Entity titlePolitics and International RelationsEntity identifier408Entity typeAgencyDate range2011 - DescriptionThe Department of Politics was originally part of the Faculty of Economics and Politics. The founding professor of Politics was Solomon Rufus Davis, appointed 1 January 1962. Prior to this he was senior lecturer in the Department of Politics.
Politics was transferred to the Faculty of Arts in 1990. In 2000 the department became part of the School of Political and Social Inquiry. This school was renamed the School of Social Sciences in 2014.
Heads:
Solomon Rufus Davis 1961-1969, 1976, 1979-1980
Herbert Feith 1970-1975
David Alistair Kemp 1981, 1984, 1987-1988
Hugh Vincent Emy 1977-1978, 1982-1983, 1984-1986, 1989-1991, 1993
Anthony O'Grady 1992
Raymond Lindley Nichols 1994-1995, 1998
David John Goldsworthy 1996-1997
Alistair Browne Davidson
Nick Economou
Ben Wellings
