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Professor David Phinnemore
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and PoliticsProfessor David Phinnemore’s research interests are focused on European integration and cover in particular processes of EU treaty reform and their impact on the EU, the political dynamics underpinning EU enlargement and the EU’s relations with European non-member states. The prospect of the UK withdrawing from the EU has led to a recent focus on the negotiation of ‘Brexit’ and especially the implications for Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland.
Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Brexit negotiations
- Brexit and Northern Ireland/island of Ireland
- EU enlargement
- EU External Relations
- EU Treaty Reform
Public outreach & key achievements
- In 2010-11 he was seconded to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as a Senior Research Analyst to work on EU enlargement and the passage of the EU Act (2011) through parliament
- He has provided evidence to various parliamentary/assembly committees on Brexit and EU enlargement
- Heavily engaged in promoting public discussion and debate around the Brexit process and the challenges and issues it raises for Northern Ireland especially
- Visiting Professor at the College of Europe (Bruges) where he teachs a postgraduate course on EU enlargement and UK withdrawal from the EU
Research students
| PhD Title | “Brexit” and the constitutional position of Northern Ireland |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Kaliningrad and Europeanisation : a review of environmental cooperation and governance |
| Country | Germany |
| Current Position | Political Counsellor, German Embassy, Prague |
| ‘The time spent at Queen’s and the support offered there allowed me not only to work on my research project but to get to know and practice other tasks of the academic profession too, like undergraduate teaching, the attendance and organisation of conferences and scholarly networks, as well as the publishing of research results.’ | |
| PhD Title | Explaining European union enlargement: a comparative study of Romania and Turkey |
| Country | Turkey |
| Current Position | Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Bursa Orhangazi University |
| ‘During my studies at QUB, everybody from secretaries to the head of school was extremely friendly and helpful. A pleasant working and research environment was created with the support of academic staff and local and international PhD students. Academic supervision was excellent. I am proud of being a QUB graduate and I recommend QUB School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy to every student who is interested in high quality education!’ | |
| PhD Title | The transformative capacity of integration with the European Union on conflict in Croatia and Serbia |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Current Position | Director, International Conflict Research Institute, University of Ulster |