Staff in the Department of Politics and International Relations In this section Academic staff Associate lecturers Professional staff PhD students Academic staff Associate lecturers Professional staff PhD students Staff list Dr Bernadette Buckley Lecturer in International Politics b.buckley (@gold.ac.uk) Bernadette is interested in the complex relationships between art, war and terrorism. Francisco Carballo Lecturer in the politics and cultures of Latin America f.carballo (@gold.ac.uk) Francisco addresses Latin American politics from below, decolonial and postcolonial theory and rough politics. Professor Will Davies Professor in Political Economy w.davies (@gold.ac.uk) Will Davies is a political economist with interests in neoliberalism, history of economics and economic sociology. Professor Jasna Dragovic-Soso Professor j.dragovic-soso (@gold.ac.uk) Jasna has written on various aspects of Yugoslav history and politics and is currently working on the politics of memory and transitional justice in the post-Yugoslav region. Dr Sahil Dutta Lecturer in International Political Economy s.dutta (@gold.ac.uk) Sahil's research focuses on financialisation, money, managerialism, and British political economy. Professor Michael Dutton Professor of Politics m.dutton (@gold.ac.uk) Michael’s work circles his principal intellectual interest, social theory, and his principal geographic archive, China. Dr Elizabeth Evans Reader in Politics elizabeth.evans (@gold.ac.uk) Elizabeth works on issues related to feminism, gender, disability, representation and politics. Dr Simon Griffiths Head of Department s.griffiths (@gold.ac.uk) Simon teaches, writes about, and comments on, contemporary British politics, the history of political thought in the UK, and public policy. Dr Paul Gunn Lecturer in Politics p.gunn (@gold.ac.uk) Paul’s work looks at political complexity, error, and ignorance, and the institutional mechanisms available in contemporary political economy that can address these problems. Dr Rachel Ibreck Lecturer in Politics and International Relations r.ibreck (@gold.ac.uk) Rachel’s research centres on the human rights, justice, conflict and civil society, principally in Africa. Dr Maria N Ivanova Lecturer in Economics m.ivanova (@gold.ac.uk) Maria Ivanova’s research interests include social theory and political economy, theories of money and finance, crisis theories, international and comparative political economy, and the political economy of the United States. Dr Jeremy Larkins Lecturer j.larkins (@gold.ac.uk) Jeremy’s primary research area is in the cultural and intellectual history of international political theory. Professor Carl Levy Professor of Politics c.levy (@gold.ac.uk) Carl has published on modern Italian politics and history; and policymaking and regulation within the European Union. Dr David L Martin Lecturer in Visual and International Politics d.martin (@gold.ac.uk) David’s expertise is in the fields of postcolonial theory, cultural geography, medical humanities and the history of religion. Professor James Martin Professor of Political Theory j.martin (@gold.ac.uk) James Martin is a political theorist with interests in public speech, argument, and their effects on subjectivity Dr Andrea Mura Senior Lecturer in Political Theory a.mura (@gold.ac.uk) Andrea focusses on economy, religion and citizenship, with reference to psychoanalysis and the work of Jacques Lacan. Professor Saul Newman Professor of Political Theory s.newman (@gold.ac.uk) Saul explores issues of sovereignty, legal theory, post-anarchism, and human rights and statelessness. Andreas Panayides Lecturer in Political Theory A.Panayides (@gold.ac.uk) Andreas is Lecturer in Political Theory with a research focus on contemporary analytical political philosophy and theories of social justice Professor Rajyashree Pandey Professor of Japanese Studies r.pandey (@gold.ac.uk) Rajyashree examines the categories of woman, body and gender in context of medieval Japanese literature and Buddhism. John Reardon Resident Artist j.reardon (@gold.ac.uk) John Reardon is artist in residence in the Politics Department where he supports all practice-based work on the MA Art & Politics course. Dr Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi Lecturer in Comparative Political Theory E.Sadeghi (@gold.ac.uk) Eskandar's research focuses on Islamic political thought, postcolonial theory and the politics of the modern Middle East Professor Sanjay Seth Professor of Politics s.seth (@gold.ac.uk) Sanjay has published on modern Indian history, political and social theory, and postcolonial theory. Dr Nick Taylor Research Fellow, Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity N.taylor (@gold.ac.uk) Nick is a political economist with interests in the history of the welfare state and history of economic thought. Dr Martina Tazzioli Lecturer in Politics and Technology martina.tazzioli (@gold.ac.uk) Martina Tazzioli is a lecturer in Politics & Technology. Her research focuses on migration governmentality and its contestations, collective subjects, border security and the datafication of mobility. Dr Derek Wall Lecturer d.wall (@gold.ac.uk) Derek’s research is focussed on radical political economy, green politics and social movement theory. Article
Dr Bernadette Buckley Lecturer in International Politics b.buckley (@gold.ac.uk) Bernadette is interested in the complex relationships between art, war and terrorism.
Francisco Carballo Lecturer in the politics and cultures of Latin America f.carballo (@gold.ac.uk) Francisco addresses Latin American politics from below, decolonial and postcolonial theory and rough politics.
Professor Will Davies Professor in Political Economy w.davies (@gold.ac.uk) Will Davies is a political economist with interests in neoliberalism, history of economics and economic sociology.
Professor Jasna Dragovic-Soso Professor j.dragovic-soso (@gold.ac.uk) Jasna has written on various aspects of Yugoslav history and politics and is currently working on the politics of memory and transitional justice in the post-Yugoslav region.
Dr Sahil Dutta Lecturer in International Political Economy s.dutta (@gold.ac.uk) Sahil's research focuses on financialisation, money, managerialism, and British political economy.
Professor Michael Dutton Professor of Politics m.dutton (@gold.ac.uk) Michael’s work circles his principal intellectual interest, social theory, and his principal geographic archive, China.
Dr Elizabeth Evans Reader in Politics elizabeth.evans (@gold.ac.uk) Elizabeth works on issues related to feminism, gender, disability, representation and politics.
Dr Simon Griffiths Head of Department s.griffiths (@gold.ac.uk) Simon teaches, writes about, and comments on, contemporary British politics, the history of political thought in the UK, and public policy.
Dr Paul Gunn Lecturer in Politics p.gunn (@gold.ac.uk) Paul’s work looks at political complexity, error, and ignorance, and the institutional mechanisms available in contemporary political economy that can address these problems.
Dr Rachel Ibreck Lecturer in Politics and International Relations r.ibreck (@gold.ac.uk) Rachel’s research centres on the human rights, justice, conflict and civil society, principally in Africa.
Dr Maria N Ivanova Lecturer in Economics m.ivanova (@gold.ac.uk) Maria Ivanova’s research interests include social theory and political economy, theories of money and finance, crisis theories, international and comparative political economy, and the political economy of the United States.
Dr Jeremy Larkins Lecturer j.larkins (@gold.ac.uk) Jeremy’s primary research area is in the cultural and intellectual history of international political theory.
Professor Carl Levy Professor of Politics c.levy (@gold.ac.uk) Carl has published on modern Italian politics and history; and policymaking and regulation within the European Union.
Dr David L Martin Lecturer in Visual and International Politics d.martin (@gold.ac.uk) David’s expertise is in the fields of postcolonial theory, cultural geography, medical humanities and the history of religion.
Professor James Martin Professor of Political Theory j.martin (@gold.ac.uk) James Martin is a political theorist with interests in public speech, argument, and their effects on subjectivity
Dr Andrea Mura Senior Lecturer in Political Theory a.mura (@gold.ac.uk) Andrea focusses on economy, religion and citizenship, with reference to psychoanalysis and the work of Jacques Lacan.
Professor Saul Newman Professor of Political Theory s.newman (@gold.ac.uk) Saul explores issues of sovereignty, legal theory, post-anarchism, and human rights and statelessness.
Andreas Panayides Lecturer in Political Theory A.Panayides (@gold.ac.uk) Andreas is Lecturer in Political Theory with a research focus on contemporary analytical political philosophy and theories of social justice
Professor Rajyashree Pandey Professor of Japanese Studies r.pandey (@gold.ac.uk) Rajyashree examines the categories of woman, body and gender in context of medieval Japanese literature and Buddhism.
John Reardon Resident Artist j.reardon (@gold.ac.uk) John Reardon is artist in residence in the Politics Department where he supports all practice-based work on the MA Art & Politics course.
Dr Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi Lecturer in Comparative Political Theory E.Sadeghi (@gold.ac.uk) Eskandar's research focuses on Islamic political thought, postcolonial theory and the politics of the modern Middle East
Professor Sanjay Seth Professor of Politics s.seth (@gold.ac.uk) Sanjay has published on modern Indian history, political and social theory, and postcolonial theory.
Dr Nick Taylor Research Fellow, Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity N.taylor (@gold.ac.uk) Nick is a political economist with interests in the history of the welfare state and history of economic thought.
Dr Martina Tazzioli Lecturer in Politics and Technology martina.tazzioli (@gold.ac.uk) Martina Tazzioli is a lecturer in Politics & Technology. Her research focuses on migration governmentality and its contestations, collective subjects, border security and the datafication of mobility.
Dr Derek Wall Lecturer d.wall (@gold.ac.uk) Derek’s research is focussed on radical political economy, green politics and social movement theory.