PhD research students

Contact details for research staff in the Department of Politics and International Relations.

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A

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started

Aliyeva, Adila

aaliyeva1@sheffield.ac.uk

 Social Capital in the South Caucasus: A comparative analysis of Azerbaijani and Georgian societies Prof Maria Grasso  

10/2013
Amidi, Sabina Women and Social Change in Egypt and Tunisia Prof Ruth Blakely Prof John Hobson 10/2013

Argyroulis, Dimitrios

dargyroulis1@sheffield.ac.uk

 ECOFIN and the Post-crisis Institutionalisation of European Economic Governance: A Sociological Institutionalist Approach Prof Simon Bulmer Dr Owen Parker 10/2015

Arnott, Andrew

andrew.arnott@sheffield.ac.uk

 Variations in European Union anti-establishment parties Dr Nasos Roussias Prof Maria Grasso 10/2016
Asiamah, George   Prof James Wilsdon Prof Charlotte Burns 10/2018

B

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started

Barker, Jennifer

   Prof Charles Pattie Dr Matthew Wood 10/2018
Bastaki, Ahmed   Dr Anastasia Shesterinina Prof Maria Grasso 10/2018
Bayramova, Gunay The Role of Energy in Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy Dr Hayley Stevenson Prof John Hobson 10/2011

 C

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started
Chamberlain, James   Prof Graham Harrison Liam Stanley 10/2014

Coiley, George

   Dr Alasdair Cochrane Dr Christopher Bennet 10/2017

Cordasco, Carlo

c.cordasco@sheffield.ac.uk

 Rethinking Spontaneous Order: Norms, Institutions and Legitimacy Dr Edward Hall Dr Alasdair Cochrane 10/2012

 D

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started

Dafnos, Andreas

adafnos1@sheffield.ac.uk

 Far-right groups in the UK: Investigating cumulative extremism Prof Maria Grasso Dr Nasos Roussias 10/2014

Delfin, Pilana

   Dr Matthew Bishop

Dr Alexandra Prodromidou

 02/2017

Dickinson, Hannah

 Working in the BIOSEC Project Prof Rosaleen Duffy Prof Dan Brockington 10/2016
Duncan, Lynzi   Dr Owen Parker Prof Peter Dwyer (York) 01/2016

 F

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started

Ferhani, Adam

   Dr Simon Rushton Dr Lisa Stampnitzky 10/2017

Fey, Jana Maria

   Dr China Mills Prof Ruth Blakeley 10/2017

Foley, Laura

laura.foley@sheffield.ac.uk

 The governance of labour migration in Southeast Asia Prof Genevieve LeBaron Prof Andrew Geddes 10/2016

 G

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started
Galaz Villarroel, Eduardo   Prof Matt Flinders   10/2019

Godziewski, Charlotte

c.godziewski@sheffield.ac.uk

 Possibilities and limitations of deliberation in health governance: The case of EU governance of health promotion Dr Owen Parker Dr Simon Rushton 10/2016

 H

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started

Hanif, Hasrul

   Dr Matthew Wood Prof Allister McGregor 05/2017
Hansen, Rasmus   Prof Jonathan Joseph Dr Owen Parker 10/2015
Hill, Mary Anne   Dr Owen Parker Prof Simon Bulmer 10/2015
Ho, Ka Chun   Prof Ian Bache Prof Allister McGregor 10/2018
Hughes, Robin   Dr Katharine Dommett Prof Charles Pattie 10/2016

 J

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started

Jackson, James

jjackson13@sheffield.ac.uk

 Driving towards climate change - the barriers to decarbonising the automobile sector Dr Burak Tansel Prof Ian Bache 10/2018

Joanny, Laure

laure.joanny@sheffield.ac.uk

 Green surveillance technologies Prof Rosaleen Duffy Prof Dan Brockington 10/2017
Jung, Minju   Dr Simon Rushton Prof Ian Bache 10/2018

 K

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started
Kaczmarczyk, Patrick   Dr Owen Parker Dr Matthew Bishop 10/2018

Kaleem, Amna

 Securitised Citizenship: Prevent Strategy and the making of counter-terror citizens Dr Ross Bellaby Dr Anastasia Shesterinina 10/2018
Keegan, Rotislav   Dr Owen Parker Dr Anastasia Shesterinina 10/2019

 L

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started

Lappe-Osthege, Teresa

 Beyond Sustainable Development – The Role of the Environment in EU Peacebuilding in Kosovo Dr Hayley Stevenson Prof Jonathan Joseph 10/2014
Leary, Andrew   Dr Matt Sleat Dr Edward Hall 10/2017

Leman, Jason

JCLeman1@sheffield.ac.uk

 Local parties and participatory governance in English Local Councils Dr Felicity Matthews Dr Kate Dommett 10/2014

Lixi, Luca

luca.lixi@sheffield.ac.uk

 The European External Migration Governance: understanding the pathways to progress and the obstacles along the way. Prof Andrew Geddes Dr Owen Parker 04/2015

M

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started
Mangule, Indra   Dr Kate Dommett Dr Alasdair Cochrane 10/2015

Meakin, Alexandra

a.meakin@sheffield.ac.uk

The politics of the Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster

 Prof Matthew Flinders  Prof Ian Bache 10/2016

Mensah, Gloria

gmmensah1@sheffield.ac.uk

 Agenda-setting and Carbon Dioxide Utilization Technologies (CDU) in the UK Dr. Kate Dommett Dr. Chris Jones and Prof. Peter Styring 10/2016
Mesfer, Alqahtani   Dr Matt Bishop Dr Burak Tansel 10/2019

Morecroft, Sam

 Towards Radical Political Unionism: What Does The Emergence of Independent Workers Organisations Mean for the Future of COSATU and for Labour Relations in South Africa? Prof Graham Harrison Prof Jonathan Joseph 10/2012

Mulambia, Chishimba

chishimba.mulambia@sheffield.ac.uk

 Decentralisation and Health Service Governance in Zambia Dr. Simon Rushton Dr. Muhammad Sadiq 10/2016

N

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started
Nie, Cong   Dr Thomas R Johnson Prof Allister McGregor 10/2018
Nikolova, Madlen   Dr Lisa Stampnitzky Dr Anastasia Shesterinina 10/2019
Norton, Rod   Dr Helen Turton Dr Scott Lavery 10/2018

O

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started
Ormson, Thomas   Dr Ross Bellaby Dr Melanie Richter-Montpetit 10/2019

 P

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started
Pemberton, Edward   Dr Liam Stanley Gary Lowery 10/2018

Pettrachin, Andrea

apettrachin1@sheffield.ac.uk

 Understanding the Refugee Crisis: An Actor-Centred Analysis of the Constitution of Asylum
Governance in Italy		 Prof Andrew Geddes Dr Owen Parker 11/2016
Pietila, Kaisa   Prof Rosaleen V Duffy Prof Colin Hay 10/2016

 S

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started
Simon, Elena   Prof Jonathan Joseph Dr Melanie Richter-Montpetit 10/2019

Smith, Katherine

katherine.smith@sheffield.ac.uk

 A crisis in democratic participation? The impact of inequality on the political (dis)engagement of young people Prof Maria Grasso Dr Liam Stanley 2017

Southern, Polly

   Dr Garrett W. Brown Dr Alasdair Cochrane 10/2014

 V

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started
Valença, Henrique Lopes   Dr Matthew Bishop Dr Liam Stanley 10/2018

  W

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started
Woolf, Alex   Prof Andrew Baker Dr Matthew Wood 10/2018

 Z

Student PhD Title Primary Supervisor Secondary Supervisor Started
Zhang, Shizhi   Prof John M. Hobson Dr Helen Turton 10/2015

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