The University of Glasgow has a long tradition of researching and teaching Politics, which dates back to the 1760s when Adam Smith gave a series of lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue and Arms.  Today, Politics at Glasgow produces innovative and influential research across the three main areas of the discipline: Comparative Politics, International Relations and Political Theory.

Our researchers are actively involved in various research networks and groups across the University, which help to support and develop a range of interdisciplinary research projects.  These include:

• Gender and Sexualities Forum
• Gender based Violence Research Forum
• Glasgow Global Security Network
• Glasgow Human Rights Network
• Glasgow Latin American Research Network
• Glasgow Quantitative Methods Group
• Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNet)
• John Smith Centre for Public Service
• Scottish Centre for China Research
• Stevenson Trust for Citizenship

Our high level of research was reflected in the 2014 REF, with 66% of our outputs assessed to be internationally excellent or better.