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Staff

We are an inclusive and engaging department that educates students with high quality, research-led teaching and encourages them to display the highest levels of commitment to educational excellence. Supporting the students to consistently innovate is a central feature of what we do in order to ensure that graduates will have outstanding skills to take into the world of work. 

Our aim is to produce graduates who are self-aware, reflective and ambitious global citizens. 

Academic Staff

NameTitle
Dr Kavi Joseph AbrahamAssistant Professor in International Relations
Dr David AndersenAssociate Professor in US Politics
Professor Jutta BakonyiProfessor in Development and Conflict
Professor Ilan Zvi BaronProfessor in International Political Theory
Dr Bahar BaserAssociate Professor in Middle East Politics
Dr Carly BeckermanAssociate Professor in the International Relations of the Middle East
Dr Jessica BegonAssistant Professor in Political Theory
Dr Oliver BelcherAssociate Professor
Dr Brian CareyAssistant Professor in Political Theory
Dr Gordon C.K. CheungAssociate Professor in International Relations of China
Dr Kodili Henry ChukwumaAssistant Professor in International Security
Professor Gidon CohenAssociate Professor and Head of School
Dr Jack CopleyAssistant Professor in International Political Economy
Dr Olga DemetriouAssociate Professor in Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Dr Maria Dimova-CooksonAssociate Professor in Political Theory
Dr Tessa DitontoAssociate Professor
Dr Harris DousemetzisTutor (part time)
Professor Anoush EhteshamiNasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah Chair in International Relations
Dr Alice FindenAssistant Professor in International Politics
Professor Christopher FinlayProfessor in Political Theory and Deputy Head of School
Dr Anne FlaspölerAssistant Professor in International Relations
Dr Rob Geist PinfoldLecturer in Peace and Security
Dr Maria Eugenia GiraudoAssistant Professor in International Political Economy
Dr Saerom HanNINE DTP Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Cameron HarringtonAssistant Professor in International Relations
Dr Graham HarrisonAssociate Professor
Dr Małgorzata (Gosia) JakimówAssistant Professor in East Asian Politics
Professor Clive JonesProfessor of Regional Security
Dr Elizabeth KahnAssociate Professor in Political Theory
Dr Jan KandiyaliAssistant Professor in Political Theory
Professor Stefanie KapplerProfessor in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Dr Marzieh Kouhi-EsfahaniAssistant Professor in Politics and International Relations of the Middle East
Dr Patrick M KuhnAssociate Professor in Comparative Politics
Professor Roger Mac GintyProfessor in Defence, Development and Diplomacy
Dr Lewis MatesAssociate Professor in Political Theory
Dr Rory McCarthyAssistant Professor In Politics and Islam
Dr Juraj MedzihorskyAssistant Professor in Social Data Science
Dr Vittorio MerolaAssistant Professor in Comparative Politics
Dr Kevin MillerAssistant Professor
Dr Adrian MillicanAssociate Professor of Comparative Political Science
Dr Javier Moreno ZacarésAssistant Professor in International Political Economy
Professor Emma MurphyProfessor of Political Economy
Dr Kyriaki NanouAssociate Professor in European Politics
Dr Alex NeadsAssistant Professor in International Security
Dr Moritz OsnabrüggeAssistant Professor in Quantitative Comparative Politics
Dr William PlowrightAssistant Professor of International Security
Dr Anouk S. RigterinkAssistant Professor in Quantitative Comparative Politics
Dr Corey RobinsonLecturer in International Relations
Dr Dennis R. SchmidtAssistant Professor in International Relations
Professor Julia StapletonProfessor of Political Thought
Dr Resul UmitAssistant Professor in Comparative Politics
Dr Neil VisalvanichAssistant Professor
Professor Nick VivyanProfessor
Professor John WilliamsProfessor
Dr Chenchen ZhangAssistant Professor in International Relations

Professors in Practice

NameTitle
Mr David ElleryProfessor in Practice
Professor Suresh NanwaniProfessor in Practice

Research Staff

NameTitle
Dr Thia Sagherian-dickeyPost-Doctoral Research Assistant in Peace & Conflict Studies

Teaching Staff

NameTitle
Dr Can CinarTeaching Fellow in international Political Economy
Dr Ferran Perez-menaTeaching Fellow in East Asian Politics
Dr Kenneth SearleTeaching Fellow in Quantative Politics

Administrative Staff

NameTitle
Miss Abigail BlenkinsoppLearning and Teaching Administrator
Mrs Kelly GuyLearning and Teaching Manager
Mr Graeme HarrisSenior Research Administrator
Miss Ashley KirkOperations Administrator
Mrs Tracy MarchbanksLearning and Teaching Administrator
Ms Katy QuigleyDepartment Manager
Miss Elysia ScottLearning and Teaching Administrator
Miss Catherine SmithLearning and Teaching Coordinator
Mr Paolo VignaliLearning and Teaching Administrator

Associated Staff

NameTitle
Mrs Louise HayseyGlobal Policy Institute Manager
Professor Thom BrooksAssociate
Dr Eva-Maria NagGlobal Policy Journal Executive Editor

Honorary & Visiting Research Fellows

NameTitle
Dr Gary HutchisonVisiting Fellow
Professor Paul LuftHonorary Research Fellow
Mr James Michael PageHonorary Research Fellow
Dr Mohd Irwan Syazli SaidinVisiting Fellow
Priv.-Doz. Dr Robert SchuettHonorary Fellow
Dr Stephen WelchHonorary Fellow

Research Students

NameTitle
Mr. Abdullah Al-khonainiDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Abdulla Al-sabahDoctoral Research Student
Ms. Shorooq Al-zaabiDoctoral Research Student
Ms. Tania AlahendraDoctoral Research Student
Miss Sarah AlareqiDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Saleh AlbulayhiDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Mirdef AlqashoutiDoctoral Research Student
Miss Amal AnaamDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Michael BatesDoctoral Research Student
Ms Galit Benhaim-PedahzurDoctoral Research Student
Ms Vanessa BentilDoctoral Research Student
Mr Ahmet BorazanDoctoral Research Student
Mr Mark BurdonDoctoral Research Student
Miss Francesca CollierDoctoral Research Student
Miss Laura CretneyDoctoral Research Student
Mr Alexander CrockettDoctoral Research Student
Ms Elisabeth de Vega AlavedraDoctoral Research Student
Miss Georgia DimitriouDoctoral Research Student
Mr Riccardo FabianiDoctoral Research Student
Ms Esther García MonrealDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Murad GeybullaDoctoral Research Student
Ms. Junyi HaoDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Azad HasanDoctoral Research Student
Mr Benjamin HoughtonDoctoral Research Student
Ms Selma ImamogluDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Md IslamDoctoral Research Student
Ms Dorien KeizerDoctoral Research Student
Ms. Jia LiuDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Jiannan LuoDoctoral Research Student
Ms Phellecitus MontanaDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Alexander MoodieDoctoral Research Student
Mrs. Rachel MorelandDoctoral Research Student
Mr Nchimunya MuleyaDoctoral Research Student
Miss Dina NaserDoctoral Research Student
Mr Daniel NichollsDoctoral Research Student
Mr Germán Otálora-GallegoDoctoral Research Student
Miss Rachael RhoadesDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Cyrus RoedelDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Johannes SauerlandDoctoral Research Student
Mrs. Liu ShiDoctoral Research Student
Ms Hannah SiddleDoctoral Research Student
Ms. Sidiqa SohailDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Mengqi SunDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Tomos VaughanDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Tom WalshDoctoral Research Student
Ms Dan WangDoctoral Research Student
Miss Jue WangDoctoral Research Student
Mr Bryan WhitelockDoctoral Research Student
Mrs. Amanda WhitfieldDoctoral Research Student
Mr Mudar ZahranDoctoral Research Student
Mr. Wangyin ZhaoDoctoral Research Student