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Edinburgh Politics & International Relations currently runs nine research groups. All staff, postdocs and research students belong to at least one research group. Research groups provide a framework for cooperation among colleagues with shared interests, support collaboration with researchers elsewhere in the University and externally, and provide regular research seminars (alongside our weekly general seminar for all Politics researchers). Several host events connected to professional associations and research networks such as BISA, ECPR, FP6 EU-CONSENT network, UACES, PSA specialist groups on Women and Politics and British and Comparative Territorial Politics, and the Northern Political Theory Association.

African Politics

The African Politics research group  examines power, discourse and culture in African politics and society, and the many ways in which Africa interacts with the world. 

Visit the African Politics Research Group Site.

EPOP

Research on Elections, Public Opinion, and Political Parties at Edinburgh has three main focal points:

• Multi-level electoral politics, dealing with the relationship of voting behaviour and party systems at statewide and sub-state levels of government
• Public attitudes and national identity in Scotland, where we work with colleagues in Sociology and the Institute of Governance to explore devolution’s impact on attitudes and identity
• Parties of the radical left in post-communist and western Europe
  

European Integration

The European Union research group explores contemporary directions in European integration.

Gender and Politics

The Gender and Politics Research Group brings together researchers from across Politics and International Relations, all of whom use gender and feminist analyses in their research.  Common themes include power, gender relations and institutional change.

Our research falls into three broad areas:

• Gender and Politics, including gender and constitutional change in the UK, gender and political recruitment, and gender mainstreaming
  
• Gender and International Relations, including military masculinities and international norm diffusion
  
• Gender and Political Theory, including feminist institutionalism and feminist ethics

Visit the Gender and Politics Website

International Politics

The International Politics research group explores the changing relations between states, the challenges of the new security agenda, transatlantic relations, political economy and global governance.

Visit the International Politics Site.

Migration & Citizenship

The Migration and Citizenship Research Group explores issues of immigration, integration, cultural diversity and citizenship.

Political Theory

The Political Theory research group is engaged with international political theory, constitutionalism and states, the global environment, and the relationship between rights and justice.

Visit the Political Theory Site

Public Policy

The Public Policy research group examines politics in its applied settings, explores the dimensions of public policy today, and is a leader in knowledge transfer with policy makers.

Visit the Public Policy Site

Territorial Politics

The Territorial Politics research group explores the changing nature of governance, devolution, and territorial identities.

Visit the Territorial Politics Website