The Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) is a department of the Social Sciences Division of the University of Oxford in England.
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. [1]
As of November 2021 [update] , 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 , as of November 2021 [update] , 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]
As of November 2021 [update] , Oxford is ranked in first place in the Complete University Guide listing for the study of politics in British universities. [4]
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