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Interest in the study of Politics & International Relations has grown considerably since 2015, as the importance of engaging with political processes has become apparent to young people. The pedagogy of Politics & International relations is rapidly developing in response both to changing political events and a wide range of policy agendas.

As a non-vocational, interdisciplinary subject area, there are core pedagogical debates on how and in what way political concepts, theories and subject knowledge can be delivered to maximise employability and labour market value. This is critical for new universities, which take in a much larger proportion of students from under-represented backgrounds for whom labour market value is an essential consideration. In recent years, pedagogical research has focused on linking access with success through a range of curricular interventions.

This research cluster is concerned centrally with pedagogical innovation grounded in substantive and long-term action research. This work engages with and advances examples and guidelines of good practice, specifically with regard to harnessing growing interest in the subject area against the QAA Subject Benchmark, Civic University Agreements and Anchor Institution commitments.

This research cluster advances cutting-edge research into the future of Politics and International Relations pedagogy.

Contact: Matthew Johnson matthew7.johnson@northumbria.ac.uk