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Professor David Phinnemore

School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Professor David Phinnemore

School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics

Professor 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 UK's withdrawal from the EU has led to a recent focus on the negotiation of ‘Brexit’ and in particular the implications of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland - now Windsor Framework - for the EU, the UK and Northern Ireland.

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  • d.phinnemore@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0) 28 9097 1585

Research Interests

I am open to PhD applications in the fields of:

  • Brexit and UK-EU relations
  • Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland/Windsor Framework
  • EU enlargement
  • EU external relations/governance
  • EU treaty reform

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Public outreach & key achievements

Professor Phinnemore has provided evidence to parliamentary/assembly committees on Brexit and EU enlargement, and is engaged in promoting public understanding of Brexit and in particular the challenges and issues it raises for Northern Ireland, particularly with the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, now 'Windsor Framework'.

He recently lead a four-year ESRC-funded project on Governance for 'a place between’: the Multilevel Dynamics of Implementing the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland.

He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe (Bruges and Tirana).

He has extensive media experience and has contributed comment on and analysis of Brexit and the Protocol/Windsor Framework to a range of print media and online platforms.

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title Brexit and the Northern Ireland Constitution 
Name Lisa Claire Whitten
Country Northern Ireland
Current Position   Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
   
PhD Title  Kaliningrad and Europeanisation - A review of environmental cooperation and governance (2003-2010)
Name Guido Müntel
Country  Germany
Current Position  Diplomat
   
PhD Title Explaining European union enlargement: a comparative study of Romania and Turkey (2003-2007)
Name Erhan İçener
Country Turkey
Current Position  Professor of Politics and International Relations

 


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  • Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
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  • The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice
  • Post-Brexit Governance NI
  • Bluesky profile: @dphinnemore.bsky.social

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