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Head of Department
Professor Robert Lamb	Professor of Political Philosophy	Streatham Campus, Exeter

Academic staff
Professor Suchith Anand	Professor of Practice in Science Policy	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Simge Andi	Lecturer Quantitative methods, experimental research, political communication, behavioural science, political behaviour, authoritarian regimes, Turkish politics	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Kate Bailey	Professor of Practice in Research Governance and Partnerships	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Rebecca Baker	Associate Lecturer in Politics and Enhance	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Susan Banducci	Professor and Director of the Exeter Q-Step Centre, Director of Research	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr David Benson	Associate Professor(Cornwall) Environmental politics, policy and governance	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Professor Gregorio Bettiza	Associate Professor in International Relations Norms and identities, religion, civilizational analysis, international order, international relations theory	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr David Blagden	Senior Lecturer in International Security Rising powers, realism, international relations theory, economic/military power, UK national security, deterrence.	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Aneta Brockhill	Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations Violence, culture, conflict, occupation, Israel-Palestine conflict	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Dr Sarah Bulmer	Senior Lecturer (Cornwall) Critical military studies, feminism, queer theory, veterans transition	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Dr Hannah Bunting	Senior Lecturer in Quantitative British Politics British politics; elections; voting behaviour; parties and party systems; gender and politics; quantitative methods; measurement.	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Dario Castiglione	Associate Professor	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Sergio Catignani	Associate Professor in International Relations Gender and War, militarism, military sociology, civil-military relations, critical military studies, organisational change, military families, military operations, militarised policing.	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Travis Coan	Associate Professor in Computational Social Science Environmental and political communication, climate change politics, Bayesian statistics, machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Sarah Cooper	Senior Lecturer in Politics	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Paul Cornish	Professor of Practice	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Claire Dunlop	Professor of Politics and Public Policy Comparative Public Policy, Epistemic Communities, Evidence-Based Policy, Impact Assessment, LGBT Policies, Knowledge Utilization, Policy Learning, Policy Failure, Regulation, Science and Public Policy, Theories of the Policy Process	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Isabelle Engeli	Professor of Public Policy	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Lise Esther Herman	Senior Lecturer in Politics Political Parties; Partisanship; Right-wing Populism; Democratic Theory; European Politics	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Irene Fernandez-Molina	Senior Lecturer in International Relations International relations of the Global South, foreign policy analysis, constructivism, conflicts, North Africa, EU foreign policy.	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Stuart Fox	Senior Lecturer in Politics Quantitative political science British politics Political participation Political engagement Generations Life cycle Age-period-cohort analysis Volunteering	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Dr James Fox	Associate Lecturer in Systems Thinking	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Elena Gadjanova	Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics African politics, ethnicity, ethnic politics, elections, election campaigns, democracy, democratization, social media	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Gabriela Patricia Garcia Garcia	Lecturer in Security Studies and International Relations	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Stephen Greasley	Senior Lecturer	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Alison Harcourt	Professor Agenda setting, regulatory competition, soft governance, Europeanisation, policy convergence, internet governance, standard developing organisations, standards, digital rights, self-regulation, soft governance, transnational activism, lobbying, citizenship.	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor John Heathershaw	Professor Security, Armed Conflict, Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, Nonviolence, Authoritarianism, Corruption, Development, Central Asia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Theology, Islam, Christianity	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Oliver James	Professor of Political Science	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Henry Jarrett	Associate Lecturer	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Lorien Jasny	Associate Professor in Computational Social Science Social Networks, Political Behaviour, Environmental Management, Social Movements, Community and cohesion	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Xianan Jin	Lecturer in Politics	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Dr Deborah Johnson	Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations Religion, Politics, Conflict, Peace, South Asia, Gender, Boundaries, Resources	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Professor Gabriel Katz	Professor of Politics and Quantitative Methods Quantitative Methods (Bayesian statistics, causal inference, machine learning), Comparative (Latin American) Politics, Political/Electoral Behavior, Political Economy	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Taek Kyu Kim	Lecturer in Public Policy and Public Administration	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Anthony King	Professor of Defence and Security Studies, Director Strategy and Security Institute	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Nick Kirsop-Taylor	Lecturer in Public Policy and Administration Public Policy. Public Administration. Green State. Governence.	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Dr Ekaterina Kolpinskaya	Senior Lecturer Political representation; Religion, ethnicity and politics; Legislative studies; Quantitaitve methods	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Sandra Kröger	Associate Professor of Political Science European Union politics, European integration theory, Brexit, democratic theory, representation, digital democracy, dataethics, smartphones	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Robert Lamb	Professor of Political Philosophy	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Sarah Drews Lucas	Senior Lecturer feminist theory, care ethics, loneliness, agency, Hannah Arendt, Stanley Cavell	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Bice Maiguashca	Associate Professor National and global left politics, theory and practice of national and global feminisms, populism, social movement activism	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Amy McKay	Associate Professor of Political Science Interest groups, Lobbying, Policymaking, Congress, Health care policy	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Catriona McKinnon	Professor of Political Theory Environmental ethics, climate justice, climate ethics, intergenerational justice, geoengineering, international criminal law, contemporary liberalism, toleration, biodiversity.	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Alex McLaughlin	Lecturer in Global Political Theory	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Wendy McMahon	Senior Lecturer in Environmental Humanities	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Dr Weeda Mehran	Lecturer in International Relations Extremism, terrorism and counter terrorism, Afghanistan, conflict and statebuilding	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Michail Melidis	Associate Lecturer	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Shubranshu Mishra	Lecturer South Asia, India-Pakistan and Kashmir conflict; Postcolonial and Decolonial Approaches; Biopolitics and Critical Security Studies; Violence, Human Rights and Inequalities.	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Martin Moorby	Associate Lecturer	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Alice Moseley	Associate Professor in Public Policy & Administration Behavioural Public & Administration, Political Participation, Civic Engagement, Environmental Policy	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Klejda Mulaj	Senior Lecturer Political violence with fous on violence of war; crimes against humanity - genocide and ethnic cleansing; nationalism; intervention; state formation; postconflict rebuilding.	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Kevork Oskanian	Lecturer (E&S) in Comparative Politics Russia Eurasia Imperialism Securitisation Theory Copenhagen School Bourdieu (Neo)Classical Realism Liberal International Order	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Catherine Owen	Associate Professor of International Relations Russia; China; Eurasia; authoritarianism; illiberalism; civic participation; governance;	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Dr Maria (Mary) Papageorgiou	Lecturer in Politics and International Relations	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Pedro Perfeito Da Silva	Lecturer in Political Economy	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Carolyn Petersen	Research Fellow	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Harry Pitts	Senior Lecturer in Politics \| Director of Business Engagement & Innovation	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Dr Brieg Powel	Senior Lecturer in International Relations International Relations; historical sociology; international political sociology; historical international relations, global history; international relations theory; multiplicity; Middle East.	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Alex Prichard	Professor of International Political Theory Anarchist political thought; International political theory; The ethics and phenomenology of war and violence; Republican political theory; Constitutional politics; Co-production methods in political philosophy	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Lesley Rowan	Associate Lecturer	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Duncan Russel	Professor, Associate Dean for Education Public policy, environmental policy, climate policy, policy coordination, science-policy interations, policy appraisal, urban environmental governance	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Clare Saunders	Professor in Politics (Cornwall) Social movements Political participation Social change Democracy from below Environmental politics Pro-environmental behaviour change	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Dr Andrew Schaap	Associate Professor Contemporary political theory, democratic theory, agonistic politics, radical democracy, transitional justice, indigenous rights, politics of reconciliation, Hannah Arendt, Jacques Rancière.	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Dr Darren Schreiber	Senior Lecturer	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Karen Scott	Senior Lecturer Knowledge Politics, Epistemic Injustice, Evidence, Public Policy, decolonising, Feminism, Wellbeing, Sustainability, Rural	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Professor Dan Stevens	Professor (Cornwall)	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
David Stevens	Education Support Assistant	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Florian Stoeckel	Associate Professor in Political Science Public Opinion, Political Psychology, Comparative Politics with a focus on Europe, European Integration, Quantitative Methods and Experiments	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Doug Stokes	Professor of International Relations, Director of the Centre for Advanced International Studies and College Director of Commercial Engagement US foreign policy, Security Studies, Grand Strategy, International Political Economy.	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Harrison Swinhoe	Lecturer in Politics	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Jack Tagney	Associate Lecturer	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Frances Tammer	Faculty Professor	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Delacey Tedesco	Lecturer (Cornwall) Global urban transitions, political geography, aesthetics, sovereignty, boundaries	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Professor Owen Thomas	Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations International Relations; Security; Foreign Policy; Secrecy; Deception; Privacy; Iraq; Transparency; Accountability; War; Violence	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Dr Catarina Thomson	Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations. National security; foreign policy; UK and US security elites; political psychology; experimental methods; political behaviour	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Simon Townsend	Lecturer	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Kate Goldie Townsend	Lecturer Bodily autonomy, bodily integrity, children's rights, women's rights, practices and norms	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Maya Vachkova	Senior Lecturer in Systems Thinking and Programme Director of the Systems Thinking Practitioner Apprenticeship	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Associate Professor Joanie Willett	Associate Professor in Politics - Cornwall	Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Professor Jason Zhao	Associate Professor of International Development and Policy Global Development; Global Governance; Global Public Policy; International Political Economy; Political Economy of China	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Andrei Zhirnov	Lecturer	Streatham Campus, Exeter

Research staff
Dr Elizabeth Ablett	Research Fellow	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Miss Berta Caihuelas Navajas	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Mr Alejandro Castro	Research Fellow	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Miss Aditi Dutta	PDRA (TWICEASGOOD)	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Rick Harmes	Associate Research Fellow	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr David Jackson	Postdoctoral Research Associate	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Clare Maudling	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Jamie McCauley	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Michele Scotto Di Vettimo	Postdoctoral Research Fellow European Union politics, Euroscepticism, policy responsiveness, Responsiveness of non-majoritarian institutions, quantitative text analysis, item response theory, survey data, public opinion.	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Kaitlin Senk	Research Fellow	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Jack Thompson	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	Streatham Campus, Exeter

Associate members
Professor David Armstrong	Emeritus Professor	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Dimitris Chryssochoou	Honorary Senior Research Fellow	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Michael Dumper	Emeritus Professor in Middle East Politics Middle East, religion, conflict, cities, ethno-nationalism, reconciliation	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Robin Durie	Senior Lecturer Health Healthcare Complexity theory Phenomenology Poststructuralism Time Difference Husserl Bergson Derrida Deleuze Marx Heidegger Communities Engaged research	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Patrick English	Honorary Lecturer	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Joe Foweraker	Honorary Professor Democracy, oligarchy, state, comparative, Latin America	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Saipira Furstenberg	Honorary Senior Research Fellow Central Asia, Global Governance, Democratisation	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Associate Professor Dr Deborah Goodwin OBE	Honorary Associate Professor POLM159/163 POLM 164/165, negotiation, diplomacy, influence, persuasion, human behaviours, conflict resolution, understanding, de-escalation, psychology of influence, mediation, facilitation, applied skills, leadership	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Emeritus Professor Iain Hampsher-Monk		Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor David Lewis	Emeritus Professor Russia; Authoritarianism; Peacebuilding; Conflict; International Relations	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor John McInerney	Emeritus Professor	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr James McQuilken	Honorary Lecturer	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Caroline Micklewright	Honorary Research Fellow Female Military Leadership, Veteran Transition.	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Munira Mirza	Honorary Professor	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Dr Mansour Nsasra	Honorary University Fellow	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Jason Reifler	Professor of Political Science	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Mr Bill Tupman	Honorary Research Fellow	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Professor Stephen Wilks	Professor of Politics	Streatham Campus, Exeter

Professional Services Staff
Ellie Carter	Administrator	Streatham Campus, Exeter
Chloe Hrycyszyn	Administrator	Streatham Campus, Exeter

Affiliates
Professor Lise Storm	Professor of Political Science and International Studies Democracy; democratization; authoritarianism; political parties; party systems; democracy assistance; aid; development; SDG16.	Streatham Campus, Exeter