School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations

School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations

Welcome to the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations (HPPI)

The three disciplines within the School and the Centre for Strategic Studies represent important fields of study, each with their own set of concepts and perspectives. Many students take courses in each of them. Graduates develop skills in critical and creative thinking, leadership, communication and research.

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Events

Jul2-5ConferencesAAEH Faultlines Conference
Date: 2–5 July 2013
Time: 9.00 am
Venue: Victoria University of Wellington
The 2013 AAEH Conference will be held at Victoria University of Wellington in 2013. Read more
Aug26-27ConferencesNew Historians Conference
Date: 26–27 August 2013
Time: 8.30 am
Venue: Victoria University Kelburn Campus
History postgraduate students seek papers for the eighth annual New Historians Postgraduate Conference. Read more
Aug28-29NZIRI Conference
Date: 28–29 August 2013
Time: 9.00 am
Changing India: from decolonization to globalization Conference to be held at Victoria University of Wellington,… Read more

News

9 January 2013 Teaching Excellence Award
David Capie of the Political Science and International Relations Programme has been awarded a Teaching Excellence Award. Read more

Welcome from the Head of School

ken-perszyk Welcome to the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations (HPPI).
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Research

The New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre is running a series of innovative research projects.
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The Political Science journal is edited in the Political Science and International Relations Programme.
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Dan Weijers, co-founder of the International Journal of Wellbeing, a journal devoted to the study of human wellbeing.
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Postgraduate Student Profile

Congratulations to Matthew Castle, an International Relations Masters graduate, who has been awarded a Woolf Fisher Scholarship to study at Cambridge next year. Read more

 

Staff Highlight

Fiona Barker"Political Science and International Relations (PSIR) asks fundamental questions about how power and resources are distributed around the world, and what impact political decisions have on societies." Fiona Barker, Lecturer in PSIR. Read more

Research Seminars

Programme Research Seminars are held regularly during Trimesters 1 and 2.
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