O is for Omertà. Next in our A-Z series of secrecy and ignorance, @katie83062433, Politics and IR student at UoB @spaisstudents @spaisBristol defines O for Omertà, exploring the intertwining of secrecy, silence and loyalty.

Read at: wp.me/pb19Tu-QM

Watch Head of School Therese, Student Experience Coordinator Rosie and UG student Elliot chat about recent improvements in SPAIS.

Find out about:
👉our new student lounge
👉upcoming socials
👉changes to marking/assessment

And how to have your say📢

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2day via my course SPAIS Bristol on #HowToWinAPoliticalArgument , I'm working w. Bristol SPAIS Students on competition+relationship between 'hard' power+'soft' ideas. Core reading=BlackPantherParty 10point plan (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Point….) We'll cover FreedomOfSpeech>TheFBI... Chris Rossdale

Michelle Cini Michelle Cini SPAIS Bristol article

'Organizational responses to scandals: how effective is the European Commission?' is available Online First OA.

link.springer.com/article/10.105…

#EuropeanCommission #Scandal #Reputationmanagement #Cashforinfluence #Publicintegrity

🌐 In this latest student essay, Liam Rosser Liam Rosser, Politics and IR student at the University of Bristol (@spaisstudents @spaisBristol) asks to what extent should governments intervene when it comes to anonymity and X/Twitter? Read at wp.me/pb19Tu-Pe

Meet Professor Jutta Weldes Jutta Weldes Prof of International Relations SPAIS Bristol. Focused on US foreign policy, popular culture, gender, and security, Weldes' pathbreaking work spans a range of topics from the Cuban Missile Crisis to Star Trek! t.ly/LbCn

In this episode of the SPIN podcast series, Dr Rosie Nelson ( @roropanolo ) from SPAIS Bristol talks about the meaning of secrecy for those with bisexual identities.

Listen here: bit.ly/2V4ThZw

🌍SPIN is pleased to share an essay by Harry Couchman, UoB Politics student (@spaisstudents & @spaisBristol), which investigates silence as a symptom of an unhealthy democracy and its potential applications in resisting authoritarianism. Read at wp.me/pb19Tu-Pb