Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology

Keir Starmer’s reputation as “Mr Rules” reflects the growing “juridifcation” of politics, study shows

Keir Starmer’s efforts to be “Mr Rules” and his focus on calling for probes and inquiries reflects the growing “juridification”...

Experts at the University of Exeter’s new Centre for Computational Social Science using data science to understand our world

Experts at the University of Exeter’s new Centre for Computational Social Science are using statistics AI, big data and machine...

Major new website launched to monitor the use of lethal force by the police around the world

A major new research project and website to monitor the use of lethal force by police officers around the world...

Areas with more illegal market opportunities more likely to be targeted by organised crime, study shows

Communities with higher-than-average illegal market opportunities (proxied by drug-related activities) are more likely to be targeted by organised crime groups,...

Esteemed research centre which predicts election results now part of the University of Exeter

The esteemed Elections Centre – known for predicting election results and providing crucial data on votes for the past four...

“Significant work” needed to involve Black and Asian communities in environmental demonstrations, study says

“Significant work” is needed to ensure Black and Asian communities are more involved in environmental protests, a new report says....

University of Exeter expert joins leading journalists and lawyers to call for amendments to the Anti-SLAPP Bill

A University of Exeter expert on international kleptocracy has joined leading editors, lawyers, journalists, academics and experts to call for...

Olympics not likely to swallow up skateboarding’s subversive nature into its corporate spectacle, study says

The subversive nature of skateboarding is not likely to be affected by its continuing place in the corporate world of...

University of Exeter experts celebrate prestigious academic awards

Pioneering University of Exeter experts have celebrated being awarded prestigious academic prizes at a special ceremony. The three researchers –...