Department of Politics, History,
Media and Communication
The Department of Politics, History, Media and Communication comprises a diverse, successful and growing community of students, researchers and lecturers. We offer a variety of courses; each one places the student at the heart of the Department.
We attract high calibre students onto three core and several joint honours undergraduate programmes and two Masters programmes while academic members of the department supervise cutting edge PhD research. Graduates enjoy very good career prospects in a variety of fields.
All academic staff are research-active and the department hosts two research centres: Please visit us at the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies and the Centre for Applied Research in Security Innovation - or CASI.
Michael Mulqueen, Associate Professor
Head of Politics, History, Media and Communication and Director of CASI
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All academic staff members are research-active. We also have a growing community of post-doctoral research fellows. The department’s research environment is strengthened by its hosting of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, the Centre for Applied Research in Security Innovation (CASI), the Irish Studies Research Group and the Popular Culture Research Group. The Department of Politics, History, Media and Communication offers opportunities for students to undertake both taught and research postgraduate degrees. The Department welcomes applications from students wishing to undertake a postgraduate research degree (MPhil and PhD) in the areas of history, politics and international studies, media and communications. The department has particular research strengths in the following fields: Politics and International Relations - American, European, British and Irish politics, national security and defence, security innovation, maritime security, peacekeeping and conflict resolution, European enlargement and integration, political communication, political economy History - British and Irish early modern, European history and ideologies, women’s history, early modern maritime and colonial history, modern economic history and modern British and Irish history Media and Communication – Media industries and innovation, film history, cinema and society, film and politics, American, British and international cinema, celebrity and fan cultures, eco media, entertainment media, social media, digital media, news framing, nature and animal representations, film marketing and distribution In the first instance, interested students should approach a faculty member who is actively pursuing research in an area commensurate to that in which they wish to pursue a programme of research. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace StudiesThe Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies is proud to bring together academics who work on issues related to peace and conflict from a variety of perspectives. The Centre promotes the benefit of drawing on interdisciplinary approaches to shed light on the multidimensional challenges that are faced by deeply divided societies. We aim to promote cooperation between academics to enable innovative and original research projects and outputs. At the same time, we believe in the importance of linking academic research to the lived realities of societies emerging from conflict. The Centre therefore aims to strengthen the links between theory and practice, inviting academics and practitioners alike to engage in its diverse activities. Centre for Applied Research in Security InnovationThe Centre for Applied Research in Security Innovation (CASI) is developing a new agenda for national security management in the twenty first century. The centre, which was founded in January 2012, draws together Security Studies and Innovation, two disparate fields of enquiry, into a fruitful, ground breaking space for applied research focussed on the application of open source innovation approaches to complex security problems. CASI unites academic and practitioner expertise in common research endeavour. Its members include leaders in intelligence, maritime security, global investment, economic growth and emergency response, in the UK, United States, France and Ireland. Within its first year of operations, the centre has published research, won £140,000 funding, staged a major symposium, co-hosted a major tri-university conference and is in advanced negotiations for a landmark national security book. For an informal consultation, you may also approach Associate Professor Michael Mulqueen, Head of the Department of Politics, History, Media and Communications: email: mulquem@hope.ac.uk ; Tel. 00 44 (0)151 291 3218. |
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As a Department of Politics, History, Media and Communication, we are embedded in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities and base our teaching on the convictions that lie in three areas.
The Faculty combines the highest level of international research with a personal, ‘hands on’ approach to teaching the textual, historical, social, intellectual, religious and political dimensions of History, Politics, Media and Communication.
We draw upon unique links with National Museums Liverpool (NML), running the MA Museums and Heritage Studies in partnership with one of the UK's largest museum networks. Moreover,
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Associate Professor and Head of Politics, History, Media and Communication |
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Senior Lecturer in History |
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Senior Lecturer in Politics |
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Lecturer in Media and Communication |
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Professor Frank Cottrell Boyce Professor of Reading and Communication |
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Lecturer in Marketing and Media |
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Lecturer in Modern History |
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Lecturer in Media and Communication |
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Senior Lecturer in Politics |
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Adjunct Professor of British Politics |
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Lecturer in International Relations |
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Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow |
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Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in History (Museum and Heritage Studies) |
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Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication |
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Lecturer in Media and Communication |
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Senior Lecturer in History |
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Lecturer in Modern History |
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Professorial Tutor in Media and Communication |
For further information, please contact the Departmental Administrator:
Karen Quinn
Department of Politics, History, Media and Communication
Tel: 0044 (0)151 291 3992
Email: artsandhumanities@hope.ac.uk
