POLIS
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POLIS is the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, a leading centre for research and teaching in politics, international relations, and related fields.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| POLIS canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8682431 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: POLIS Context triple: [Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge, shortName, POLIS]
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Poliça
Poliça is an American synth-pop and alternative R&B band from Minneapolis known for its atmospheric production, heavy use of vocal effects, and emotionally charged songwriting.
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B.
Supernumerary Police
The Supernumerary Police were an auxiliary paramilitary police force in Mandatory Palestine, composed largely of Jewish recruits and used by the British authorities for security and counterinsurgency duties.
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C.
Kripo
Kripo was the criminal police branch of Nazi Germany, responsible for investigating non-political crimes under the broader control of the SS.
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Poli
Poli is a small village on the Greek island of Kasos in the southeastern Aegean Sea.
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E.
Poli
Poli is a small town in northern Cameroon that serves as an administrative and local trading center within the country's North Region.
- 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: POLIS Target entity description: POLIS is the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, a leading centre for research and teaching in politics, international relations, and related fields.
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A.
Poliça
Poliça is an American synth-pop and alternative R&B band from Minneapolis known for its atmospheric production, heavy use of vocal effects, and emotionally charged songwriting.
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B.
Supernumerary Police
The Supernumerary Police were an auxiliary paramilitary police force in Mandatory Palestine, composed largely of Jewish recruits and used by the British authorities for security and counterinsurgency duties.
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C.
Kripo
Kripo was the criminal police branch of Nazi Germany, responsible for investigating non-political crimes under the broader control of the SS.
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D.
Poli
Poli is a small town in northern Cameroon that serves as an administrative and local trading center within the country's North Region.
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E.
Poli
Poli is a small village on the Greek island of Kasos in the southeastern Aegean Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | academic department ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | social sciences ⓘ |
| acronym | POLIS ⓘ |
| affiliation | School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| campus | Alison Richard Building ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employs |
academic staff
ⓘ
administrative staff ⓘ research staff ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative politics
ⓘ
development studies ⓘ international relations ⓘ international studies ⓘ political science ⓘ political theory ⓘ politics ⓘ public policy ⓘ security studies ⓘ |
| fullName | Department of Politics and International Studies ⓘ |
| hasMission | to advance understanding of politics and international relations through teaching and research ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/ ⓘ |
| hostInstitution |
Cambridge Centre for Political Thought
ⓘ
Centre for Development Studies ⓘ Centre for Gender Studies ⓘ Centre for Geopolitics ⓘ Centre for Governance and Human Rights ⓘ Centre for Rising Powers ⓘ Centre for the Study of Existential Risk ⓘ Centre for the Study of Global Human Movement ⓘ Centre of International Studies ⓘ European Centre at POLIS ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge, England
England ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
MPhil programmes in politics and international studies
ⓘ
PhD in Politics and International Studies ⓘ postgraduate research degrees ⓘ postgraduate taught degrees ⓘ undergraduate courses in politics and international relations ⓘ |
| partOf |
University of Cambridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| regionServed | international ⓘ |
| reputation | leading centre for research and teaching in politics and international studies at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| researchActivity |
research in international relations
ⓘ
research in political theory ⓘ research in politics ⓘ research in public policy ⓘ research in security and conflict ⓘ |
| studentBody |
postgraduate students
ⓘ
undergraduate students ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: POLIS Description of subject: POLIS is the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge, a leading centre for research and teaching in politics, international relations, and related fields.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.