'The European Commission in Question' will help us make the Commission a more efficient and effective administration that better serves European citizens.
José Manuel Barroso, EC President
Dr David Milne has given us an absorbing history of the rise to power of Walt Rostow and his disastrous impact on US foreign policy. A book that illuminates the dangers of ideology in foreign policy, America‘s Rasputin could not be more timely.
Professor John Gray, LSE
With a breadth and depth that one would expect to find in an edited collection, John Street's Music and Politics argues for expansive definitions of music and the political without inflating them beyond all meaning.
Reebee Garofalo, University of Massachusetts

PSI engages with the most pressing issues of the contemporary world. Research in PSI can be divided into four main areas, where our scholars deliver highly-rated research, achieving national and international recognition.

Politics and media

Key research themes are: public service broadcasting and competition policy; entertainment and citizenship; political communication; public opinion; new media and society; new media methods; international communication.

Public policy and public management

Key research themes are: British politics; electoral institutions; EU institutions and administration; competition policy; environmental policy and sustainable development; media policy; policy theory; science and public understanding

Cultural politics and contemporary political theory

Key research themes are: contemporary cultural and political theory; language and politics; public intellectuals and politics; cultural policy; interculturalism.

International politics

Key research themes are: international environmental politics; international security; global cities; international law; EU politics.

Our scholars have been awarded grants by the ESRC, the AHRC, the British Academy, the European Commission, the Leverhulme Trust and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.

We also run a host of research events. Discover more about our current research projects, seminars, and students.