Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway

10/10/2024

Ben O'Loughlin's book "Strategic Narratives: Communication, Power and the New World Order" is out now in Chinese! 🎉🎊🇨🇳
Hard copies have been sighted in the wild so get your orders in!
https://m.bookschina.com/9237766.htm

07/10/2024

Join us and the Gender Institute next Monday at 4:15 in EWD 1-04 to hear from Professor Susan Franceschet on "Parenthood Dilemmas in Parliaments: New Realities and Old Institutions"

01/10/2024

Join us for a public talk next Wednesday 9th October, 6:15pm in the Windsor Building Auditorium by the Rt Hon Justine Greening, former MP and cabinet minister under Theresa May and David Cameron on 'The new 'Social Compact': How Higher Education’s role in social mobility and social purpose can shape Britain’s future success'.
Admission is free but booking is essential: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/events/rt-hon-justine-greening-the-new-social-compact/

30/09/2024

Kat Osborne is looking to hear from PGR students about gender inclusion and equity within LSS for the school's Athena Swan application.
Join her in person on 3-4:30pm on the 16th October, online on the 8th or 10th October 2-3pm, or drop her an email to arrange a meeting.
Refreshments provided at the in person meeting!

25/09/2024

Ben O'Loughlin is back in The Conversation UK this week with his analysis of Keir Starmer's party conference speech 👓👓

The prime minister was under pressure to shift the mood at party conference and he appears to have met the brief.

23/09/2024

Join us at 6:15pm on the 14th October for Jennifer Piscopo's inaugural professorial lecture "The women's rights era: 50 years of gender equality advocacy and reform across the globe"
The lecture is followed by a reception 🥂🎉

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-womens-rights-era-inaugural-lecture-by-professor-jennifer-piscopo-tickets-957344000677?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

12/09/2024

"to sell a political narrative to the public, you need a sprinkle of Batman"
- Ben O'Loughlin in The Conversation UK on the uncertainty in Keir Starmer's narrative to the public 🦇📰

The prime minister doesn’t have to mislead the public by pretending that everything is fine when it isn’t, but they need a reason to buy into his project.

11/09/2024

Check out the fantastic range of speakers we'll have at our research seminar this term, every Wednesday on our Egham campus at 1pm 👩‍🏫🧑‍💼
All are welcome!