Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
University of Strathclyde | Department of Government
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Description area
Dates of existence
Established in 1989
History
The Department of Government had its origins in the Department of Politics, which was established in 1965. In 1989, the Department of Politics was restructured and expanded to include both a Sociology and a Politics division, the new grouping becoming known as the Department of Government. In August 2004, the Division of Sociology merged with the Department of Geography to form a new Department of Geography and Sociology.
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Relationships area
Related entity
University of Strathclyde (1964 to date)
Identifier of related entity
C0047
Category of relationship
hierarchical
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
University of Strathclyde | Department of Politics (1965 - 1989)
Identifier of related entity
C0324
Category of relationship
temporal
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Related entity
University of Strathclyde | Department of Sociology (1967 -)
Identifier of related entity
C0333
Category of relationship
temporal
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
The Department of Sociology became the Division of Sociology in the Department of Government.
Related entity
University of Strathclyde | Department of Geography (1964 - 2004)
Identifier of related entity
C0312
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
2004
Description of relationship
In 2004, the Division of Sociology in the Department of Government merged with the Department of Geography to form a new Department of Geography and Sociology.
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Control area
Authority record identifier
C0345
Institution identifier
GB 249
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).
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Created by Kimberly Sommerville, November 2011.