Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University

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academic department university department

The Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University is an interdisciplinary academic unit that combines political science, philosophical inquiry and religious studies in both teaching and research.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion	2
Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Target entity: Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University
Context triple: [Lancaster University, hasDepartment, Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University]

A. School of Philosophy
The School of Philosophy at Wuhan University is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in philosophy and related humanities disciplines within the university.
B. Faculty of Philosophy
The Faculty of Philosophy is an academic division of the Pontifical Xavierian University dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical disciplines.
C. Faculty of Philosophy
The Faculty of Philosophy is an academic division dedicated to teaching and research in philosophy and related humanities disciplines at the University of Frankfurt (Oder).
D. School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences at Rice University is an academic division that focuses on disciplines such as economics, political science, sociology, psychology, and related fields to study human behavior and social systems.
E. School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences is an academic division within the University of Manchester that focuses on disciplines such as sociology, politics, economics, and related social science fields.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University
Target entity description: The Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster University is an interdisciplinary academic unit that combines political science, philosophical inquiry and religious studies in both teaching and research.

A. School of Philosophy
The School of Philosophy at Wuhan University is an academic unit dedicated to teaching and research in philosophy and related humanities disciplines within the university.
B. Faculty of Philosophy
The Faculty of Philosophy is an academic division of the Pontifical Xavierian University dedicated to teaching and research in philosophical disciplines.
C. Faculty of Philosophy
The Faculty of Philosophy is an academic division dedicated to teaching and research in philosophy and related humanities disciplines at the University of Frankfurt (Oder).
D. School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences at Rice University is an academic division that focuses on disciplines such as economics, political science, sociology, psychology, and related fields to study human behavior and social systems.
E. School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences is an academic division within the University of Manchester that focuses on disciplines such as sociology, politics, economics, and related social science fields.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic department ⓘ university department ⓘ
abbreviation	PPR ⓘ
campus	Bailrigg campus ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
emphasis	combining politics, philosophy and religion ⓘ interdisciplinary research ⓘ interdisciplinary teaching ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Asian religions ⓘ Chinese studies ⓘ Middle Eastern politics ⓘ comparative politics ⓘ continental philosophy ⓘ ethics ⓘ international relations ⓘ peace studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ political science ⓘ political theory ⓘ politics ⓘ religion and politics ⓘ religious studies ⓘ
focus	critical thinking ⓘ ethics and public policy ⓘ global issues ⓘ religion in contemporary society ⓘ
hasType	interdisciplinary department ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Lancaster, England ⓘ
offersProgram	PhD programmes ⓘ postgraduate research degrees ⓘ postgraduate taught programmes ⓘ undergraduate degree in philosophy ⓘ undergraduate degree in politics ⓘ undergraduate degree in religious studies ⓘ
parentOrganization	Lancaster University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences ⓘ surface form: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Lancaster University
partOf	Lancaster University ⓘ
researchActivity	Chinese politics and society research ⓘ continental philosophy research ⓘ ethics and value theory research ⓘ international relations research ⓘ political economy research ⓘ political theory research ⓘ religion and conflict research ⓘ religion and public life research ⓘ
website	https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/ppr/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lancaster University → hasDepartment → Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University ⓘ

Lancaster University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences → hasPart → Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion

PPR → fullName → Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, Lancaster University ⓘ