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UCL’s Department of Political Science & School of Public Policy offers you a uniquely stimulating environment for the study of all fields of politics, including international relations, political theory, human rights, public policy-making and administration. The Department is recognized for its world-class research and policy impact, ranking second in the UK in the latest Guardian rankings on research excellence in politics.

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UCL Uncovering Politics

In this weekly podcast academics explore key themes of contemporary politics and let you into some of their research findings that we think the wider world needs to know about. Episode topics include the limits of free speech, monarchy in modern democracy, the politics of asylum, Trump's legacy, and more.

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The latest episode: Intermarriage and Voting in Africa
This week we are looking at ethnic voting in Africa. What is it? What are its effects? And how are increasing rates of intermarriage changing it?

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Fergus
Current MSc Democracy and Comparative Politics student Fergus Neilson discusses the programme so far...

Student Testimonial

Meet Vaania Achuthan, BSc Politics and International Relations Student. 

Andreas Juon 

Andreas Juon's 'fascinating' thesis wins this year's Jean Blondel PhD Prize!

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In addition to our specialist teaching programmes, we act as a gateway between UCL’s world class research and the policy making community in Britain and internationally. 

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