Politics and International Relations Group, Leeds Beckett University

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Listen to Politics and IR lecturer Dr Olayinka Ajala talk about his research on conflict and environment change in Nigeria

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The full schedule for the Politics and IR annual festival is here! Sign up and join us!

Politics and International Relations Festival 2022 | Events | Leeds Beckett University An online series of events celebrating research and exploring political and global issues

Next friday as part of the LBU Politics and IR Festival Michael Roberts explores how a Marxist view of the global economy helps to unravel the complex politics of the Ukraine crisis. Sign up here

Ukraine and the World Economy – A Marxist Analysis Michael Roberts explores how a Marxist view of the global economy helps to unravel the complex politics of the Ukraine crisis

Next Friday as part of the LBU PIR festival final year PhD student Yi Yu of the University of Warwick will present an overview of her research, focusing on peace education and its role in the peacebuilding process in Sierra Leone. Sign up here:

The Role of Education in Peacebuilding: Lessons from Sierra Leone PhD Student Yi Yu of the University Warwick talks about her research in Sierra Leone.

Week 1 of the LBU Politics and IR Festival concludes with alumni Sean Benstead will speaking about his career journey and working as a researcher at CLES the National Organisation for Local Economies.

Working for a ThinkTank Alumni Sean Benstead will speak about his career journey and working as a researcher at CLES the National Organisation for Local Economies.

Next Thursday ( 10th March ) as part of the Politics and IR Festival we have Dr James Rogers exploring the evolution and impact of terrorist drone use. Sign up here

Terrorist Drones Building upon recent fieldwork in the Middle East, this talk by Dr James Rogers will explore the evolution and impact of terrorist drone use

The Politics and IR Festival is online next week! Thursday 10th March we have Professor Rachel Julian talking about Involving people’s voices in the midst of armed conflict . Sign up here

Involving People’s Voices in the Midst of Armed Conflict Professor Rachel Julian speaks about her current work which focuses on the unheard voices of those affected by violence and conflict.

Also on Wednesday 9th March , between 3 - 4pm Advances in Gender Justice: The Women’s Court for the former Yugoslavia . Sign up here:

Advances in Gender Justice: The Women’s Court for the former Yugoslavia Dr. Maria O’Reilly discusses the Women’s Court for the former Yugoslavia, and its role in providing justice to women survivors of violence.

The Politics and IR Festival on Wednesday 9th March explores A feminised crisis? Gendered leadership styles and support for COVID-19 emergency measures and leaders . 12-1pm Sign up here

A feminised crisis? Gendered leadership for COVID-19 emergency measures The impact of different gendered styles in response to the pandemic on public support for leaders and their COVID emergency measures

It's here!!! The Annual Leeds Beckett Politics and IR Festival starts online on Monday 7th March with International Women’s Day Event: Breaking the Bias. Biases beyond Gender ( 2-3pm) . Sign up here:

International Women’s Day Event: Breaking the Bias. Biases beyond Gender. ‘I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own’ - Audrey Lorde.

Thinking about studying Politics and/or International Relations at Leeds Beckett? Find out more about what our alumni think about studying with us and what they go on to do after graduating

Politics and International Relations Alumni | Leeds School of Social Sciences | Leeds Beckett University Please join us in celebrating the success of our hard-working Politics and International Relations graduates.