Department of Politics, Languages & International Studies academic staff
Contact details for our academic team including emeritus professors, visiting research fellows and recently retired staff.
We oversee and deliver the Department’s teaching and research activities. This includes:
- teaching on our undergraduate and postgraduate courses
- research expertise across our portfolio
- supervision of postgraduate research students
Head of Department
Academic and teaching staff
- Dr Sandrine Alegre, Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in French
- Dr Peter Allen, Reader in Comparative Politics/Director of Research (Semester 2)
- Professor Felia Allum, Professor in Comparative Organised Crime and Corruption
- Dr Fran Amery, Senior Lecturer in British Politics/Director of Studies (Politics programmes Year 4)
- Dr Wali Aslam, Reader in International Relations
- Dr Elisabeth Attlmayr, Lecturer (Teaching) in German/Director of Studies (BSc International Management and Modern Languages Years 3 & 4)
- Dr Alim Baluch, Lecturer (Teaching) in German Politics and Society/Director of Studies (BSc International Management and Modern Languages Years 1 & 2)
- Dr Leire Barrera-Medrano Lecturer (Teaching) in the Spanish Language
- Dr André Barrinha, Senior Lecturer in International Relations
- Dr Mariana Bonnouvrier, Lecturer (Teaching) in French/Director of Studies (Language programmes Years 3 & 4)
- Lya Bourrelly, French Lectrice
- Dr Patrick Bury, Senior Lecturer in Conflict and Security
- Dr Mattia Cacciatori, Director of Studies (PGT Politics)/Lecturer in Conflict and Security
- Rosa Calbet, Lecturer (Teaching) in Spanish
- Enrico Cecconi, Admissions Tutor BA (Hons) Modern Languages & Director of Outreach for Languages
- Dr Iulia Cioroianu, Lecturer in Politics
- Professor Hilde Coffe, Professor of Politics/Co-Chair Equality & Diversity Officer
- Antonia Coleman, Lecturer (Teaching) Interpreting
- Dr Sandra Daroczi, Lecturer (Teaching) in French Studies
- Clotilde Daumas, French Lectrice
- Dr Benoît Dillet, Lecturer (Teaching) in French Politics and Society
- Wei-gang Ding, Course Director MA Interpreting & Translation (Mandarin)
- Professor Bill Durodie, Professor and Chair of International Relations
- Dr Brett Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Security and Public Policy/UG Dissertation Coordinator
- Professor Brad Evans, Professor of Political Violence and Aesthetics/Lead for the Centre of the Study of Violence
- Dr Juan Pablo Ferrero, Reader in Latin American Studies
- Miguel Fialho, Lecturer (Teaching) in Interpreting and Translation
- Astrid Forsyth, Language Coordinator for German/Director of Studies (Language programmes years 1 & 2)
- Professor David Galbreath, Professor of War and Technology
- Dr Maria Garcia, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Micha Germann, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics/Research Seminar Series Co-ordinator
- Dr Ivan Gololobov, Lecturer (Teaching) for Area Studies/Director of Studies (Politics Programmes Year 1)
- Dr Andrei Guter-Sandu, Lecturer (Asst Prof.) in International Political Economy
- Dr Stephen Hall, Lecturer (Assistant Prof.) in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics
- Charlotte Hatcher, Lecturer (Teaching) Interpreting
- Dr Sophia Hatzisavvidou, Deputy Director of Research (Impact)/Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics/Acting |Director of Research (Semester 1)
- Professor Paul Higate, Professor of Conflict and Security/Deputy Director of Research (Staff Development)
- Dr Christina Horvath, Reader in French Politics
- Dr Gabriel Huland, Lecturer (Teaching) in Politics & International Relations
- Louise Jarvis, Lecturer (Teaching) Interpreting
- Lara Kasyan, Lecturer (Teaching) in Russian
- Dr Lucy-Anne Katgley, Lecturer (Teaching) in French Studies
- Elena Kidd, Course Director of MA Interpreting and Translating (European)
- Professor Timo Kivimäki, Professor in International Relations
- Dr Lucas Knotter, Lecturer (Teaching) in Politics & International Relations
- Dr Yukteshwar Kumar, Course Director MA Interpreting and Translating (Chinese)
- Rachel Los, Lecturer (Teaching) in French Studies
- Dr Mauro Lubrano, Lecturer (Teaching) International Relations & Politics
- Dr Irene Macías, Senior Lecturer in Spanish Studies
- Dr Jorge Marco, Lecturer in Spanish Politics/Research Ethics Officer
- Dr Penny Miles, Lecturer (Teaching) in Politics/Co-Chair EDI
- Professor Susan Milner, Chair of European Politics and Society
- Dr Elena Minelli, Language Coordinator for Italian
- Dr Aurélien Mondon, Director of Postgraduate Studies /Senior Lecturer in Politics
- Dr David Moon, Senior Lecturer in Politics/Deputy Director of Learning & Teaching (CT)
- Dr George Newth Lecturer (Teaching) in Politics/Director of Studies (Politics Programmes Year 2)
- Dr Andrea Purdeková, Senior Lecturer in Conflict and Security
- Galadriel Ravelli, Lecturer (Teaching) in Italian Politics and Society/Senior Tutor
- Nick Regan, Lecturer (Teaching) in Spanish Translation
- Dr Milena Romano, Lecturer (Teaching) European Politics
- Thomas Staniforth, Lecturer (Teaching) Mandarin; Lecturer (Teaching) Interpreting & Translation
- David Swain, Lecturer (Teaching) MA Interpreting and Translation
- Dr Scott Thomas, Senior Lecturer in International Relations
- Dr Jennifer Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics
- Claudine Touzé, Lecturer (Teaching) in French
- Dr Katerina Vrablikova, Senior Lecturer in Politics/Director of Teaching (Politics)
- Dr Karoline Von Oppen, Senior Lecturer in German Studies/Deputy Head of Department/Director of Teaching (Languages)
- Dr Ana Weeks, Lecturer in Comparative Politics
- Dr Leslie Wehner Venegas, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
- Dr Steve Wharton, Senior Lecturer in French and Communication
- Dr Sophie Whiting, Senior Lecturer in British Politics
- Dr Bryan Pak-Nung Wong, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
- Steven Wonnacott Director of Studies (MAIT/TPLS/MATBi)/Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in Interpretation and Translation
- Silvia Xicola-Tugas, Lecturer (Teaching) in the Spanish Language
- Natasha Zhuravkina, Lecturer (Teaching) in Russian
Other academic staff
- Professor William Brooks, Emeritus Professor of French
- Professor Roger Eatwell, Honorary Professor of Politics
- Professor Axel Goodbody, Emeritus Professor of German
- Professor Jolyon Howorth, Emeritus Professor of European Studies
- Professor Rosalind Marsh, Emeritus Professor of Russian
- Dr Nicholas Startin, Honorary Lecturer in French and European Politics
- Professor Dennis Tate, Emeritus Professor of German Studies