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COVID-19, nationalism, and students: how we are impacted and why you should care
Posted on: 8 January 2021 | Category: 2021 posts
First year Politics student Charlotte Marshall gives her view on the emergence of COVID nationalism, and how government restrictions have impacted her student peers.
2020: My year in review as a Politics student
Posted on: 9 December 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Third year International Politics student Ash Mears talks about how 2020 has changed her perspective on why her degree is important and how she wants to help in developing a more equal world in her career.
How Covid-19 has highlighted the value of citizenship
Posted on: 10 November 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Mate Subašić is a PhD student at the University of Liverpool. His research is focused on nationalism, identity politics and trans-border groups in South East Europe. Within this blog post he discusses how Covid-19 has highlighted the importance of citizenship within Europe.
Sweet Home Alabama to Washington DC - an election Spotify playlist
Posted on: 28 October 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Dr Stuart Wilks-Heeg, Senior Lecturer in Politics, provides your soundtrack to the US election with a playlist of songs to represent each state.
The Electoral College: A flawed system? - How America elects its leaders
Posted on: 28 October 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
With the US presidential election just around the corner, politics student, Jack McNulty, looks at how America elects its leaders and explains the key battleground states.
Why is the appointment of the next US supreme court judge so important?
Posted on: 15 October 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
The debate continues about Amy Coney Barrett, who has been selected by President Trump as the nominated replacement for the late Ruth Bader Ginsberg, for the role of supreme court judge. We asked politics lecturer, Dr Sean Haughey, to give an explainer as to why the role is such a pivotal appointment in the US and how this relates to the upcoming presidential election.
Welcome to Liverpool! 5 tips for Politics students new to University of Liverpool
Posted on: 26 September 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Welcome Week runs from 28 September – 2 October 2020 and is set to be a little different this year, however there are still tons of events and tools that you can use to interact with the Department of Politics and get to know the University of Liverpool as a new student. Here are 5 tips for Politics students during Welcome Week to help you get settled in and enjoying university life from week one:
‘Building Back Better’ from COVID-19 Requires Black Lives to Matter
Posted on: 10 September 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Dr Leona Vaughn is a Derby Research Fellow in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and co-author of the recent report 'Racial Inequalities and COVID-19: Building Back Better For All'.
Why writer and activist, Audre Lorde, is still a vibrant and important voice today.
Posted on: 4 September 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
Audre Lorde was a writer, poet, feminist and activist. Her writing is known for its calls for social and racial justice and the collection 'The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House' contains \"...urgent essays on the power of women, poetry and anger\" (Penguin Books). Lorde dedicated her life and creativity to challenging racism, sexism, classism and homophobia. She supported civil rights and Black cultural movements, as well as advocating for LGBT equality.
After University: Graduate Pathways from Politics (Part 2)
Posted on: 5 June 2020 | Category: 2020 posts
We got in touch with another of our former students to ask how their degree from the Department of Politics, helped them get to where they are today. Politics BA graduate James Christopher Maxwell tells us about how his degree brought him to a career in healthcare policy and public affairs.
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COVID-19, nationalism, and students: how we are impacted and why you should care
Posted on: 8 January 2021 | Category: 2021 posts
First year Politics student Charlotte Marshall gives her view on the emergence of COVID nationalism, and how government restrictions have impacted her student peers.