Politics and international relations research degrees

Politics and international relations academics at Dundee have particular strength in international politics and are part of the wider School of Social Sciences. To read more, please visit our Politics and International Relations research web pages.

Our research interests include:

• peace and security in international relations
• international relations theory and international and supranational organisations
• European Union politics 
• the impact of processes of European Integration and globalisation on parties of the European Left
• terrorism, counter-terrorism, and policing
• asylum, migration and borders
• human rights
• sexual politics
• public policy decision making relating to protection of citizens
• the global drugs problem and related policies
• law enforcement strategies
• democratic consolidation
• regional and local politics in Russia
• Irish politics
• Sub-Saharan African politics: liberation movements, nationalism, the 'invention' of traditions, post-colonial governance
• Middle Eastern politics

Current research topics include:

• Responding to human rights abuses during conflict in Africa Human rights and foreign policy - the case of Scotland The international drug control regime – can it survive in its present form?
• European drug policies and the prevention of mortality from illicit drug use EU-China and UK-China relations post-Brexit The EU-US-China strategic triangle in the 21st Century