Find an expert in Politics and International Relations
Contact our experts for comment on their areas of research and knowledge via our press office at news@keele.ac.uk or by calling +44 (0)1782 733857 / 734925 / 734161.
Dr Philip Catney
Senior Lecturer in Politics
Expert in UK Politics, elections, Parliamentary standards, Parliamentary procedure.
- CBA 2.028
- +44 (0) 1782 733346
- p.j.j.catney@keele.ac.uk
Professor Robert Ladrech
Emeritus Professor of European Politics
Expert in French politics, the EU, European party politics, the politics of climate change.
- CBA 1.029
- +44 (0) 1782 734316
- r.ladrech@keele.ac.uk
Dr Gemma Loomes
Teaching Fellow in Politics
Expert in British politics, party systems in western Europe, political parties and democracy, electoral systems and institutional engineering.
- CBA1.038
- 01782 734236
- g.loomes@keele.ac.uk
Dr Jon Parker
Senior Lecturer in Politics
Expert in US Politics, the US justice system, US domestic policy, the Presidency, American elections.
- CBB 2.029
- +44 (0) 1782 733547
- j.parker@keele.ac.uk
Dr Afshin Shahi
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Middle East Politics & International Relations
Expert in Iranian politics, climate change and conflict, sectarianism, and political Islam in the Middle East.
Mr Naveed S Sheikh
Lecturer in International Relations
Expert in International Relations, politics of the Middle East, political violence, terrorism, history of the Middle East, the Cold War.
- CBB 2.019
- +44 (0) 1782 733400
- n.sheikh@keele.ac.uk
Dr Kathryn Simpson
Associate Professor in Politics & Economics of the European Union
Expert in Brexit, European politics, political behaviour, the Northern Ireland Protocol, political economy
- Keele Business School
- k.simpson@keele.ac.uk
Professor Bulent Gokay
Professor of International Relations
Expert in History, Politics, International Relations, Economics, Political Economy
Dr Jon Herbert
Senior Lecturer
Expert in the US Presidency (rhetoric and communication, policy leadership, executive power); US Presidents; Domestic Policy in the US
Michael Tappin
Honorary Fellow
Expert in US politics, US presidents, US elections, history of American politics
Dr Heidi Wang-Kaeding
Lecturer in International Relations
Expert in How the rise of China is shaping the region/wider world; global environmental governance; economic statecraft in East Asia; and the role of emotions in international politics.
- CBA1.030
- 01782 733217
- h.wang-kaeding@keele.ac.uk