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European Politics and Area Studies is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Politics and International Relations research programme.The Department of Politics and International Relations has an exceptionally strong research culture with a strong reputation for the quality of the research produced and the growing number of research grants it is attracting.The School offers supervision across a wide range of research topics, includingComparative
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European Politics and Area Studies is a research area within which you can focus your studies as part of our suite of Politics and International Relations research programme.
The Department of Politics and International Relations has an exceptionally strong research culture with a strong reputation for the quality of the research produced and the growing number of research grants it is attracting.
The School offers supervision across a wide range of research topics, including
Comparative politics
European politics
EU institutions
EU politices
European political economy
The Euro Area
European social model and policies
European public policies
Europeanisation
External Relations of the EU
European political parties and elections
European defence and security
History of European integration
France and Europe
Germany and Europe
Italy and Europe
Sub-national governance in Europe
The Department is also home a thriving postgraduate community. We are home to the Wales Governance Centre and to the European Governance, Identity and Public Policy Research Unit, attracting visiting scholars from all over Europe and the world.