International Relations Research Cluster

Description

This research cluster is primarily based within the Department of Social Sciences and focuses upon:

• Democracy and Active Citizens (philanthropy, civil society, representation, activism, social media/media in the democratic process and campaigning)
• War, Conflict and Security (terrorism, risk, organised crime, migration, European security, Latin American security, jihadism, Middle East conflicts, UN and collective security, peacekeeping, R2P, international law and security)
• Nation, State and Identity (independence movements, secession, nation building, memory and museums in identity construction);
• The role of international organisations (policy development, autonomy, authority, leadership, gender)

Areas of research include:

• European Union internal security
• The politics and policies of the EU
• Gender and international political organisations
• French politics, terrorism and human rights
• Middle east politics and conflict
• Chinese and South East Asian foreign and environmental policies
• Gender and Islamophobia

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Northumbria University
London