The Department of POLIS at the University of Cambridge - teaching and researching the world's most complex and pressing issues in politics around the world. www.polis.cam.ac.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3mvieg2ct622x🎉Thrilled to see politics at University of Cambridge ranked #1 in the 2027 @theguardian.com University Guide!🎓 It's a reflection of the dedication of our staff and students, whose hard work and enthusiasm create a vibrant academic community. Find out about studying with us: www.polis.cam.ac.uk [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvieg2ct622xhttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3mv5wtev2yk2aPhD candidate Cristian Rivera’s recent paper presents a compelling way out of the discursive dilemma—showing that we don’t have to choose between responsiveness and coherence in collective decision-making. Read it here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13698230.2026.272258410 Sep 2026 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5wtev2yk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3muwi7vlchc2bThe Centre of Governance and Human Rights @cghrcambridge.bsky.social welcomes Martin Breaugh this December. In his talk, Professor Breaugh proposes a “living critique of domination” grounded in three gestures for radically rethinking politics. Register now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/towards-a-living-critique-of-domination-tickets-1999763914701?aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail&ref=eemail&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite07 Sep 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwi7vlchc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3muwfncwn4k2bDr Jostein Hauge @haugejostein.bsky.social was recently interviewed by CNN's Mike Valerio on the topic of automation in Chinese industry. Watch Dr Hauge compare Chinese and American industry in "Inside China's robot-filled 'dark factories'". https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/05/world/video/china-robot-factories-mike-valerio-pkg-090512aseg2-cnni-world-fast07 Sep 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwfncwn4k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3muwegzyaic2bCongratulations to the winners of our annual PhD Fieldwork Photography Competition. This year's winners are Janani Mohan, Daniela Meneses Sala and Chelsea Thorpe. The wonderful photographs taken during their fieldwork can be viewed on our website: https://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/news/congratulations-winners-2026-phd-fieldwork-photography-competition07 Sep 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwegzyaic2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3mumfj5ndkc2n👏🎓Huge congratulations to @duncanbell.bsky.social who has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. 🎉 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumfj5ndkc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3mumcykccjk2x✍️We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2026 R.A. Butler Prize! 👏Congratulations to our First Prize winners, Jasmine Kaur De Lisio (UK) and Erin Jia (International), and to all of our commended students.🎓 Read the full announcement: https://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/news/2026-ra-butler-prize-winners-have-been-announced03 Sep 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumcykccjk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3mukj36dqt22yWant to earn a Cambridge Master’s in International Relations without taking a career break? 🎓🌐 Join our upcoming Open Evening to discover how our 2-year part-time MSt program allows you to study while you work. Register today 👇 https://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/postgraduate/mstir02 Sep 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukj36dqt22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3mukfq6hfas2xDr Antoine Sander's @absander.bsky.social new article in 'Political Studies', based on his PhD research, is titled "Popular tribunate or bourgeois populism? #saccageparis and social media’s radical-democratic paradox". Read it here: https://doi-org.ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/10.1177/0032321726147731202 Sep 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukfq6hfas2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3mttg23u7bs2aApplications are invited for an organised and experienced administrator with a special emphasis on undergraduate programmes for maternity cover in the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS). Closing date: Wed 9 September 2026 Apply now: polis.cam.ac.uk/work-with-us24 Aug 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttg23u7bs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3msv3xjdcrc2m🤞Good luck to everyone receiving their results tomorrow. We hope you achieve everything you've worked so hard for, and we look forward to welcoming you to Cambridge in October.🍀12 Aug 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv3xjdcrc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3msg4n6am7222Sign up now for Cambridge's Postgraduate College Visit Days from 17-21 September 2026. Take the opportunity to tour the Colleges, chat with current students and academic staff, and learn more about postgraduate life at Cambridge. https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/events/college-visit-days?utm_source=FAU&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=UKSRM_Events_PG_College_visitday_2026_Aug_2606 Aug 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg4n6am7222https://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3mpxtjdc22s2uThe Centre for Gender Studies @cambridgegender.bsky.social and Peterhouse @peterhousecam.bsky.social are recruiting for an INT Academic Career Development Fellow in Gender Studies & HSPS (Fixed Term) The closing date is 16 July. For more information and to apply: https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/int-academic-career-development-fellow-in-gender-studies-hsps-fixed-term-ue5022306 Jul 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxtjdc22s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3mpggh6ra4c2k📰Dr Tobias Müller @tobiasmueller.bsky.social has published a new paper in Contemporary Political Theory, with Karolin Tuncel, titled “Is Religion a Problem for Intersectional Theory? Muslim Women, Feminism, and Varieties of Patriarchy”. Read it here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41296-026-00817-929 Jun 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpggh6ra4c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3mpgbzdya722aDr Shruti Balaji @shrutibalaji.bsky.social has published a new article in in the Journal of the History of Ideas titled, "'The African Problem Is a World Problem': (Dis)locating Race in Late Colonial Indian Intellectual Thought". You can read it here: https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/article/98931529 Jun 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgbzdya722ahttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3mp47p5wmk22aAre you a prospective international student, thinking of joining one of our postgraduate programmes? Tomorrow (Friday 26 June) is the next Postgraduate International Q&A Webinar from 9am - 10am. Bring your questions and sign up now: https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/international/international-visits-and-events25 Jun 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp47p5wmk22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3moujrdvcwc2iDr Farhana Afrin Rahman has published a new peer-reviewed journal article, out now (open access) in Women's Studies International Forum titled "'Trapped In Safety': Carceral Domesticity and the Gendered Geographies of Rohingya Refugee Women in Urban Malaysia". https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027753952600093222 Jun 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3moujrdvcwc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/campolis.bsky.social/post/3mnzp572ihk2e🎉📢Please join me in congratulating Christian Sorace and Jostein Hauge (@haugejostein.bsky.social) on their promotion to Associate Professor, and Giovanni Mantilla (@giofabman.bsky.social ) and Tomas Larsson on their promotion to Professor. 👏11 Jun 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:pgi6kdkq2tledmaajpkscs5o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzp572ihk2e