Research Centres
There are three Research Centres with strong links to our Department. The Centres are inclusive spaces where academics and research students can come together to focus on issues in specific fields of research. This allows ideas to be contested and debated, resulting in the development of diverse research interests.
The Department is home to two Research Centres: the Centre for Political Theory and Global Justice (CPGJ) and the Centre for International Policy Research (CIPOL). We also have a close association with the University-led Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI), which is directed by two professors from our Department, Colin Hay and Tony Payne.
- Centre for Political Theory and Global Justice (CPGJ)
- Centre for International Policy Research (CIPOL)
- Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI)
A central aim of the Research Centres is to promote research which addresses key contemporary problems and scholarly debates. Through the Centres, initiatives can be developed in collaboration with other institutions, and research findings can be shared with non-academic users of our research.
Our Centres have academic links with a wide range of other Departments and institutions, including:
- The White Rose Association of Political Philosophy
- The Centre for Peace History
- AHRC Comparative Theory Workshop Network (Nehru University India, Peking University China, Columbia University USA and Oxford University)
- The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
- European Council on Foreign Relations
- Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP)
- A range of other research groups at the University of Durham, Oxford University and the London School of Economics
The Centres also encourage links with the postgraduate research communities: MA and PhD students are welcome to attend and collaborate with academics working within the Centres and to develop research proposals which address these themes.
The Centres contribute to a research culture that draws from all the major sub-fields of the discipline of politics. In this way, they facilitate both intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary interaction in creative, agenda-setting ways. They are sustained by the energy and commitment of staff and PGR student contributors.