Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford explained

The Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) is a department of the Social Sciences Division of the University of Oxford in England.

History

The department was established in 2000. It has been said that a "distinctive institutional feature of Oxford over the [20th] century ... (and ... a feature considered detrimental by some authors) was its remarkably late 'departmentalization' of political science and international relations."^[1] The Oxford Philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) degree had been offered since 1920, and in 1934 the sub-faculty of Politics was established within the faculty of social sciences.

Rankings

, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranks Oxford first for politics and international studies (including development studies) overall, and for research, and fifth for teaching.^[2]

The Academic Ranking of World Universities,, ranks Oxford as ninth in a worldwide listing of universities for the study of political sciences; the only higher-ranked UK institution was the London School of Economics.^[3]

, Oxford is ranked in first place in the Complete University Guide listing for the study of politics in British universities.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Hood . Christopher . Christopher Hood. King . Desmond. Desmond King (professor) . Peele . Gillian. Gillian Peele . Forging a discipline : a critical assessment of Oxford's development of the study of politics and international relations in comparative perspective . Introduction: The Editors . 2014 . Oxford University Press . 9780199682218. 19 . 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199682218.003.0001 .
2. Web site: World University Rankings . Times Higher Education (THE) . 28 November 2021 . en . 25 August 2021.
3. Web site: Political Sciences . Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects . 28 November 2021.
4. Web site: Politics Subject League Table 2022 . www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk . 28 November 2021 . en.