People

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Co-Directors

Colin

Hay

Co-Director
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations

Colin Hay is Co-Director of SPERI and Professor of Political Analysis. He joined the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield in 2007.

Email address: c.hay@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor

Andrew

Hindmoor

Professor of Politics

Political Economy

Email address: a.hindmoor@sheffield.ac.uk

Affiliated Staff

Email address: a.m.gamble@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 1694

Dr

Jonathan K

Gamu

Lecturer in International Politics

Email address: j.k.gamu@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 1668

Professor

Andrew

Hindmoor

Professor of Politics

Political Economy

Email address: a.hindmoor@sheffield.ac.uk

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Tom

Hunt

Deputy Director
Faculty of Social Sciences

Email address: Tom.Hunt@sheffield.ac.uk

Emeritus Professor

Michael

Jacobs

Emeritus Professor of Political Economy
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations

Email address: m.jacobs@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor

Hannah

Lambie-Mumford

Professor of Food and Social Policy

Email address: h.lambie-mumford@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr

Owen

Parker

Senior Lecturer in European Politics

Email address: o.parker@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr

Liam

Stanley

Senior Lecturer

Email address: l.m.stanley@sheffield.ac.uk

Doctoral Researcher Network conveners

Nina

Lotze

PhD research student
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations

PhD title: Neoliberal ideas in crises: Covid-19 and Inflation

Email address: nilotze1@sheffield.ac.uk

Vicki

Reif-Breitwieser

PhD Student
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations

PhD title: The Shadows of the Green Transition - Continuity or Change in Everyday Extractive Violence?

Political Economy

Email address: vmreif-breitwieser1@sheffield.ac.uk

Josh

White

PhD Research Student
School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations

PhD Title: How do states shape, and how are they themselves shaped by, global production networks?

Political Economy

Email address: JWhite9@sheffield.ac.uk

Emma

Mahoney

PhD Candidate
School of Geography and Planning

PhD project title: Understanding Power in Urban Climate Governance: The Case of Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Email address: elmmamahoney1@sheffield.ac.uk

International Advisory Board

Professor

Jacqueline

Best

Professor at the School of Political Studies, the University of Ottawa
Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor

Gurminder K

Bhambra

Professor of Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies, University of Sussex
Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor

David W.

Blight

Sterling Professor of History, Yale University
Faculty of Social Sciences

Ben

Chu

Economics Editor, BBC Newsnight
Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor

Jennifer

Clapp

Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability, University of Waterloo
Faculty of Social Sciences

Rana

Foroohar

Global Business Columnist and Associate Editor, Financial Times
Faculty of Social Sciences

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Kieran

Guilbert

Journalist and Editor
Faculty of Social Sciences

Andrew

Haldane

RSA Chief Executive
Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor

Eric

Helleiner

Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Waterloo
Faculty of Social Sciences

Gavin

Kelly

Chair, Resolution Foundation
Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor

Daniel

Mügge

Professor of Political Arithmetic, University of Amsterdam
Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor

Jamie

Peck

Canada Research Chair in Urban & Regional Political Economy, University of British Columbia
Faculty of Social Sciences

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Professor

V. Spike

Peterson

Professor of International Relations, University of Arizona
Faculty of Social Sciences

Anne

Posthuma

Director of ILO/Cinterfor (The Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training)
Faculty of Social Sciences

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Randeep

Ramesh

Chief leader writer, The Guardian
Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor

Vivien

Schmidt

Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Boston University
Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor

Robbie

Shilliam

Professor of International Relations, Johns Hopkins University
Faculty of Social Sciences

Professor

Helen

Thompson

Professor of Political Economy, University of Cambridge
Faculty of Social Sciences

Associate Fellows

Professor

Rowland

Atkinson

Research Chair in Inclusive Societies
School of Geography and Planning

I am Chair in Inclusive Societies. My work focuses on social inequalities and cities, urban violence and disorder, illicit finance in property, and hostile architecture.

Email address: rowland.atkinson@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor

Ruth

Blakeley

Vice-President and Head of Faculty of Social Sciences

International Relations

Email address: r.blakeley@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr

Luke

Blindell

University Teacher
School of Law

Law

Email address: l.blindell@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor

Sarah

Brown

Professor of Economics

My research interests lie in the broad area of applied microeconometrics focusing on labour economics, the economics of education and household finances.

Email address: sarah.brown@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3404

Professor

Bojan

Bugarič

Professor of Law
School of Law

Law

Email address: B.Bugaric@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor

Charlotte (Charlie)

Burns

Professor of Politics

EU and UK environmental policy
European Parliament
Brexit and environmental policy

Email address: charlotte.burns@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor

Diane

Burns

Professor in Organisation Studies
Management School

Email address: d.burns@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3216

Dr

Richard

Craven

Senior Lecturer in Law
School of Law

Law

Email address: richard.craven@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor

Hugo

Dobson

Professor of Japan's International Relations; Lead Faculty Director and Interim Head of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
School of Languages, Arts and Societies

International relations; global summitry (G7 and G20); informal politics; soft power; visual politics

Email address: h.dobson@sheffield.ac.uk

Professor

Rosaleen

Duffy

Professor of International Politics

biodiversity conservation
wildlife trade
human-animal relations
political ecology
bird conservation

Email address: r.v.duffy@sheffield.ac.uk

Dr

Georgios

Efthyvoulou

Senior Lecturer in Economics

I am a political economist interested in elections, public opinion, political behaviour, migration, and political violence, and how these interact with socio-economic outcomes.

Email address: g.efthyvoulou@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3412

Professor

Liam

Foster

Professor of Social Policy

Ageing, pensions & income in later life
Gender
Work & care
Remembrance & sport
Pensions
Reform and the impact of particular governments

Email address: l.foster@sheffield.ac.uk

Katy Fox-Hodess wearing a green shirt and black jacket.

Dr

Katy

Fox-Hodess

Senior Lecturer in Employment Relations
Management School

Email address: Katy.Fox-Hodess@sheffield.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 114 222 3428

Dr

Irini

Katsirea

Reader in International Media Law

My research interests are in European and Comparative Media Law and Freedom of Expression. My current research includes 'Polinoculate: Inoculating and coaching policymakers to resist disinformation.'