The Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy at Royal Holloway University generates world-leading research and teaching on topics ranging from the study of elections, to global environmental policy, to issues of immigration and asylum, to youth movements and the politics of young Londoners, to the impact of Brexit, to women’s under-representation in politics, and problems related to Covid-19 pandemic. Our research informs both our teaching and impact with organisations, from the United Nations to the Greater London Authority, to mental health and refugee organisations in the UK and internationally.
This page is designed to share our work with you in a form designed for easy consumption, to stimulate ideas and discussion amongst teachers and pupils in secondary schools. The resources include blogs, newspaper articles, short academic articles, and podcasts produced by our academics, and organised into themes, we hope you will enjoy them.
In addition, one of our academics, Dr. Ursula Hackett, has developed a site to help essay writing for undergraduate students. You might want to have a look at it, to give you a flavour of what to expect at university.
If you wish to discuss any of these outputs or have any ideas about resources we could provide for you, please get in touch with Dr. James Sloam by email.
Podcasts
MPs Reflecting on the Experiences in Politics and Key Issues:
- Jess Phillips MP (Deputy Leader of the Labour Party) in conversation with Sarah Childs)
- David Lammy MP in conversation with Sarah Childs
Philosophy and Ethics
Elections
Short articles
Elections and British Politics
- How Young People Voted in the 2019 General Election (James Sloam)
- MPs Don’t Get Punished Much for the Stances They Take (Chris Hanretty)
- What Kind of Speaker do We Need? (Sarah Childs)
- Decentralizing Power (Sofia Collignon)
- Theresa May’s Downfall – Where it All Went Wrong (Nicholas Allen)
- The Myth of a Classless Britain (Oliver Heath)
Women and Politics
- Women’s Representation in Parliament – a Centenary of Suffrage (Sarah Childs)
- Female representation in the UK Parliament after the 2019 General Election (Sofia Collignon)
- Women and Breastfeeding in the House of Commons (Sarah Childs)
- Maternity Leave in the House of Commons (Sarah Childs)
- The Women’s Parliamentary Labour Party (Sarah Childs)
Youth and Politics
- The Political Views of Young Londoners (Report for the Greater London Authority) (James Sloam)
- Young people are detached from politics – schools are the answer (Kaat Smets)
- How Young People can be Encourage to Vote (James Sloam)
- Turning young people into voters (Kaat Smets)
- The Electoral Participation of Young People across the World (United Nations World Youth Report, 2016) (James Sloam)
Political Theory and Philosophy
- Legal Protection for Veganism? (Jonathan Seglow)
- Religious Right to Not to Make Same-Sex Wedding Cake? (Jonathan Seglow)
- Want to Be Happy Then Live Like a Stoic for a Week (John Sellars)
The Politics of Developing Countries
- What India Could Learn From India About Food Security (Ivica Petrikova)
- Public spending cuts in developing countries (Thomas Stubbs)
- International financial institutions and development countries (Thomas Stubbs)
- Ethnopolitics the 2017 Kenyan Elections (Thomas Stubbs)
- The International Monetary Fund and Social Protection in Developing Countries (Thomas Stubbs)
International Security
- US withdrawal from international arms treaty is starting pistol on new arms race (Michelle Bentley)
- Trump’s Nuclear Weapons Policy? He doesn’t have one (Michelle Bentley)
- How religious belief encourages cooperative and militant foreign policy views (Ivica Petrikova)
- Pathways to improving military learning (Tom Dyson)
The Impact of Brexit
- Brexit, politics and Diversity Sensitive Parliaments (Sarah Childs)
- National Stereotypes and the European Dream of 19th Century Philosophers (Daniel Whistler)
The Impact of Coronavirus
- Coronavirus and Public Health (Thomas Stubbs)
- The Pandemic and the Role of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank (Thomas Stubbs)The Lancet Global Health
