People
Our people are the most important thing about our subject area. It takes a team of academics, professional services colleagues and PhD students working together to deliver our teaching, carry out our research and keep the department running. Together, they form a supportive community covering a range of professional expertise. You can search by name or role here, or browse below.
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Dr Marc Geddes
Senior Lecturer in Politics
- British politics research
- Governance & Democracy
- Science, knowledge and policy

Andrea Gimeno Solaz
PhD Student
- Finance and economic sociology
- International development
- International Political Economy Research Group
- International Relations Research Group

Unai Gómez-Hernández
PhD Candidate
- Elections, public opinion and parties
- European Union Studies
- Governance & Democracy

Dr Joe Greenwood-Hau
Lecturer in Politics (Quantitative Methods)
- British politics research
- Culture
- Elections, public opinion and parties
- Identities & Inequalities
- Methods

Caroline Groisillier
Subject Academic Support Officer - PIR

Dr Hemangini Gupta
Lecturer in Gender and Global Politics
- Gender Politics Research Group
- International Political Economy Research Group
- South Asian studies
- Studies of information and communication technology
- Work & Economy

Dr Iain Hardie
Visiting Lecturer in International Relations
- International Political Economy Research Group

Professor Tim Hayward
Professor of Environmental Political Theory
- Political Theory Research Group

Ailsa Henderson
Professor of Political Science
- British politics research
- Elections, public opinion and parties

Jessica E. Hewkin
PhD student

Stephen Hill
Senior Teaching Fellow

Dr Jared Holley
Lecturer (Political Theory)
- Identities & Inequalities
- Methods
- Political Theory Research Group
- Race and decolonial thought

Dr Andrew Hom
Senior Lecturer in International Relations
- International Relations Research Group
Mr Jingbo Hua
PhD Student

Katie Hudson
PhD Student, Tutor

Mr Scot Hunter
Teaching Fellow (Quantitative Methods)
- Identities & Inequalities
- Methods
- Work & Economy

Camilo Jara-Villalobos
PhD title: Effectiveness of Freedom of Information Laws and Information Commissioners in the fight against corruption
- Data & Digital
- Governance & Democracy

Dr Johannes Jude
Marie-Skłodowska-Curie-Action Postdoctoral Fellow
- International Relations Research Group
- Nationalism and political action
- Politics and political violence

Katarzyna (Kasia) Kaczmarska
Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
- Governance & Democracy
- International Relations Research Group

Manolis Kalaitzake
Lecturer in Political Economy
- International Political Economy Research Group

Beth Katz
PhD Student

Professor Emeritus Russell Keat
Emeritus Professor
Jaida Casakit Keaveney
PhD Candidate
- Environment and energy
- Middle East Research Group
- Politics and political violence

Professor Meryl Kenny
Professor of Gender and Politics
- British politics research
- Elections, public opinion and parties
- Gender Politics Research Group
- Gender, Feminism and Sexuality
- Governance & Democracy
- Identities & Inequalities
- Territorial Politics Research Group

Abdullah Kesvelioglu
PhD Student
- International Relations Research Group

Thijs Keulen
PhD student
- Governance & Democracy
- Political Theory Research Group
- Work & Economy

Dr Harshan Kumarasingham
Reader in Politics and History
- British politics research
- Culture
- Governance & Democracy
- Race and decolonial thought
- South Asian studies
- Territorial Politics Research Group

Constantinos Kyritsopoulos
PHD Politics - Research Fellow
- Elections, public opinion and parties
- European Union Studies
- Governance & Democracy
- Identities & Inequalities
- International Relations Research Group
- Nationalism and political action
- Territorial Politics Research Group

Dr Valerie Lapointe
Postdoctoral fellow
- Elections, public opinion and parties
- Gender Politics Research Group
- Gender, Feminism and Sexuality
- Governance & Democracy
- Identities & Inequalities
- Methods
- Nationalism and political action
- Territorial Politics Research Group

Natalie Lau
PhD Candidate
- Elections, public opinion and parties
- Nationalism and political action
- Territorial Politics Research Group

Jack Liddall
Research Assistant
- British politics research
- Elections, public opinion and parties
- Governance & Democracy
- Territorial Politics Research Group

Sarah Liu
Senior Lecturer in Gender and Politics
- Elections, public opinion and parties
- Gender Politics Research Group
- Migration and experiences of displacement
- Welfare, policy and Covid-19

Dr Clare Llewellyn
Lecture in Governance, Technology, and Data

Mrs Sally Loudon OBE
Honorary Fellow

Fiona Mackay
Professor of Politics
- British politics research
- Gender Politics Research Group
- Identities & Inequalities

Cetta Mainwaring
Senior Lecturer in International Relations
- Identities & Inequalities
- Migration and experiences of displacement
- Nationalism and political action
Professor Luke March
Personal Chair of Post-Soviet and Comparative Politics
- Elections, public opinion and parties
- Nationalism and political action
Dr Benjamin Martill
Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
- International Relations Research Group

Alyssa Martin
PhD Student
- Gender Politics Research Group
- Gender, Feminism and Sexuality
- Territorial Politics Research Group

Mr Richard McAllister
Honorary Fellow

Dr Leah McCabe
Lecturer in British Politics
- British politics research
- Gender Politics Research Group
- Health & Well-being
- Identities & Inequalities
- Race and decolonial thought
- Religion and social movements
- Territorial Politics Research Group

Dr Fraser McMillan
Career Launch Fellow (Territorial Politics)
- British politics research
- Elections, public opinion and parties
- Governance & Democracy
- Territorial Politics Research Group
Professor Mihaela Mihai
Personal Chair of Political Theory
- Cultural Heritage
- Culture
- Gender Politics Research Group
- Identities & Inequalities
- Political Theory Research Group
- Politics and political violence

Juan Pablo Orrego
PhD Student
- Elections, public opinion and parties
- Governance & Democracy

Professor James Mitchell
Professor of Public Policy
- British politics research
- Elections, public opinion and parties
- Governance & Democracy

Alexis Montambault-Trudelle
PhD Student
- International Political Economy Research Group
- Middle East Research Group
Joe Murphy
PhD Student
- International Relations Research Group

Saqif Mustafa
PhD student & global health consultant
- Global health policy
Professor Andrew Neal
Personal Chair of International Security; Director of Postgraduate Research Programmes for the School of Social and Political Science
- British politics research
- Data & Digital
- Governance & Democracy
- International Relations Research Group
- Methods
- Politics and political violence

Dr Nicola Nymalm
Lecturer in International Relations of East Asia
- International Relations Research Group