International Politics (Research)

Founded in 1919, the Department of International Politics is the oldest department of its kind in the world. We have an international reputation for our research, known wherever the subject is studied.

The Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth is a leading centre of innovative research in international relations and politics, and is recognised around the globe as a place where exciting new insights into national, international and global challenges are developed.

The Departmental of International Politics is home to a number of research institutes and centres. Each of these organisations focuses on one or more specialised areas of research. Their activities include putting on conferences and workshops; hosting visiting speakers; and facilitating interaction and knowledge transfer between academics and policy-makers.

These include:

• Centre for Intelligence & International Security Studies(CIISS)

• Centre for the International Politics of Knowledge

• Centre of Welsh Politics and Society (CWPS)

• David Davies Memorial Institute (DDMI) (DDMI)

• Planetary Challenges and Politics Centre (PCPC)