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/Head of People & Development
- Dr Matt Alford, Lecturer
- Professor Peter Allen, Professor in Comparative Politics
- Professor Felia Allum, Professor in Comparative Organised Crime and Corruption
- Dr Fran Amery, Senior Lecturer in British Politics
- Dr Wali Aslam, Reader in International Relations
- Dr Elisabeth Attlmayr, Lecturer (Teaching) in German/Director of Studies (International Management and Modern Languages Years 3 & 4)
- Dr Alim Baluch, Lecturer (Teaching) in German Politics and Society/Director of Studies (International Management and Modern Languages Years 1 & 2)
- Dr Leire Barrera-Medrano, Lecturer (Teaching) in the Spanish Language
- Dr André Barrinha, Reader in International Relations
- Dr Mariana Bonnouvrier, Lecturer (Teaching) in French/Director of Studies (Modern Language Programmes Years 3 & 4)
- Dr Patrick Bury, Reader in Conflict and Security
- Dr Mattia Cacciatori, Lecturer in Conflict and Security/Director of Teaching
- Rosa Calbet, Lecturer (Teaching) in Spanish
- Enrico Cecconi, Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in Italian/Admissions Tutor Modern Languages & Director of Outreach for Languages
- Dr Iulia Cioroianu, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Computational Social Science; Director of Studies (MRes Sociotechnical Futures and Digital Methods)
- Professor Hilde Coffe, Professor of Politics
- Antonia Coleman, Lecturer (Teaching) Interpreting
- Dr Sandra Daroczi, Lecturer (Teaching) in French Studies
- Lisa Davey, Lecturer (Teaching) in Interpreting & Translation
- Dr Benoît Dillet, Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in French Politics and Society
- Wei-Gang Ding, Course Director MA Interpreting & Translation (Mandarin)
- Professor Bill Durodie, Professor of International Relations
- Dr Brett Edwards, Senior Lecturer in Security and Public Policy/Undergraduate Dissertation Coordinator
- Professor Brad Evans, Professor of Political Violence and Aesthetics/Lead for the Centre of the Study of Violence
- Dr Juan Pablo Ferrero, Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies
- Miguel Fialho, Lecturer (Teaching) in Interpreting and Translation/Director of Studies (MA Interpreting & Translation)
- Astrid Forsyth, Lecturer (Teaching) in German/Director of Studies (Modern Language Programmes Years 1 & 2)
- Professor David Galbreath, Professor of War and Technology
- Dr Maria Garcia, Senior Lecturer in European Politics
- Dr Micha Germann, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Comparative in Politics
- Dr Ivan Gololobov, Lecturer (Teaching) in Area Studies
- Dr Andrei Guter-Sandu, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in International Political Economy
- Dr Stephen Hall, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics/Admissions Tutor Politics
- Charlotte Hatcher, Lecturer (Teaching) Interpreting
- Dr Sophia Hatzisavvidou, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics/Director of Research
- Professor Paul Higate, Professor of Conflict and Security
- Dr Christina Horvath, Reader in French Politics
- Louise Jarvis, Lecturer (Teaching) Interpreting
- Dr Lucy-Anne Katgley, Lecturer (Teaching) in French Studies
- Professor Timo Kivimäki, Professor of International Relations
- Dr Lucas Knotter, Lecturer (Teaching) in Politics & International Relations/Director of Studies (Politics Programmes Years 2 & 3)
- Dr Yukteshwar Kumar, Senior Lecturer/ Course Director MA Interpreting and Translating (Chinese)
- Dr Mauro Lubrano, Lecturer (Teaching) International Relations
- Dr Irene Macías, Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in Spanish Studies
- Dr Jorge Marco, Lecturer in Spanish Politics/Research Ethics Officer
- Dr Penny Miles, Lecturer (Teaching) in Politics
- Professor Susan Milner, Professor of European Politics and Society
- Dr Elena Minelli, Lecturer (Teaching) for Italian
- Dr Aurélien Mondon, Senior Lecturer in French & Comparative Politics/Director of Studies (PGR)
- Dr David Moon, Senior Lecturer in Politics/Head of Division (Politics)
- Dr George Newth Lecturer (Teaching) in Politics/Director of Studies (Politics Programmes Year 1 & Year Abroad/ Placement Year)
- Dr Orane Onyekpe Touzet, Lecturer (Teaching) in French Studies
- Dr Doreen Pastor, Lecturer (Teaching)
- Dr Andrea Purdeková, Senior Lecturer in Conflict and Security
- Dr Galadriel Ravelli, Lecturer (Teaching) in Italian Politics and Society/Senior Tutor
- Nick Regan, Lecturer (Teaching) in Spanish Translation/Language and Culture Seminar Series Convenor
- Dr Milena Romano, Lecturer (Teaching) European Politics/Director of Studies (PGT Politics)
- Dr Kaitlin Senk, Lecturer in Politics & International Relations/Research Seminar Series Coordinator
- Thomas Staniforth, Lecturer (Teaching) Mandarin
- Dr Scott Thomas, Senior Lecturer in International Relations
- Dr Jennifer Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics
- Dr Katerina Vrablikova, Senior Lecturer in Politics
- Dr Karoline Von Oppen, Senior Lecturer in German Studies/Head of Division (Languages) & Admissions Tutor International Management and Modern Languages
- Dr Ana Weeks, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics
- Professor Leslie Wehner, Professor of International Relations
- Dr Steve Wharton, Senior Lecturer in French and Communication
- Dr Sophie Whiting, Senior Lecturer in British Politics/Director of Impact & Knowledge Exchange
- Dr Pak-Nung Wong, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
- Silvia Xicola-Tugas, Lecturer (Teaching) in the Spanish Language
- Natasha Zhuravkina, Lecturer (Teaching) in Russian
Other academic staff
Emeritus professors, visiting research fellows and recently retired 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
- Mr Howard White, Emeritus Professor of Russian Studies