Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- The Politics of Brexit
- Populism in Europe and North America
- Far Right Politics
- Right-wing violence in Europe
- Competition policy and single market governance
Public outreach & key achievements
- Awarded a Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration by the European Commission in 2016
- Has held three ESRC grants looking at the interface between Northern Ireland and the EU with reference to institutions of governance, public opinion and the implications of Brexit
- Held a British Academy research grant on Far Right Parties in the European Parliament and looked at the case of the British National Party.
Research students
| PhD Title | Populism in the UK, Germany and Austria |
| Name | Rebecca Kerr |
| Country | Ireland |
| Years of Study | 2017-2020 |
| PhD Title | Devolved Discourses: Rural Environmental Politics in Northern Ireland and Scotland in the Shadow of Brexit |
| Name | Sean Herron |
| Country | Scotland |
| Years of Study | 2018-2021 |
| PhD Title | The influence of non-state actors on the outcome of the UK’s EU withdrawal negotiations |
| Name | Niall Robb |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Years of Study | 2018-2021 |
| PhD Title | Northern Ireland: Borders and the Peace Process |
| Name | Olivia Brabazon |
| Country | England |
| Years of Study | 2018-2021 |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Regions and Regionalism in Sweden |
| Country | Sweden |
| Current Position | Reader in Politics, Karlstad University, Sweden |
| PhD Title | Northern Ireland: The European Dimension to Devolution in Northern Ireland |
| Country | Ireland |
| Current Position | Senior Lecturer, University College Cork |
| PhD Title | Interest Group Mobilisation in France |
| Country | UK |
| Current Position | Professor of Energy Politics, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands |