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Contact our experts for comment on their areas of research and knowledge via our press office at news@keele.ac.uk or by calling +44 (0)1782 733857 / 734925 / 734161.

Dr Philip Catney

Dr Philip Catney
Senior Lecturer in Politics

Expert in UK Politics, elections, Parliamentary standards, Parliamentary procedure.

Professor Robert Ladrech

Professor Robert Ladrech
Emeritus Professor of European Politics

Expert in French politics, the EU, European party politics, the politics of climate change.

Dr Gemma Loomes

Dr Gemma Loomes
Teaching Fellow in Politics

Expert in British politics, party systems in western Europe, political parties and democracy, electoral systems and institutional engineering.

Dr Jon Parker

Dr Jon Parker
Senior Lecturer in Politics

Expert in US Politics, the US justice system, US domestic policy, the Presidency, American elections.

Dr Afshin Shahi

Dr Afshin Shahi
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Middle East Politics & International Relations

Expert in Iranian politics, climate change and conflict, sectarianism, and political Islam in the Middle East.

Mr Naveed S Sheikh

Mr Naveed S Sheikh
Lecturer in International Relations

Expert in International Relations, politics of the Middle East, political violence, terrorism, history of the Middle East, the Cold War.

Dr Kathryn Simpson

Dr Kathryn Simpson
Associate Professor in Politics & Economics of the European Union

Expert in Brexit, European politics, political behaviour, the Northern Ireland Protocol, political economy

Professor Bulent Gokay

Professor Bulent Gokay
Professor of International Relations

Expert in History, Politics, International Relations, Economics, Political Economy

    Dr Jon Herbert

    Dr Jon Herbert
    Senior Lecturer

    Expert in the US Presidency (rhetoric and communication, policy leadership, executive power); US Presidents; Domestic Policy in the US

      Michael Tappin

      Michael Tappin
      Honorary Fellow

      Expert in US politics, US presidents, US elections, history of American politics

        Dr Heidi Wang-Kaeding

        Dr Heidi Wang-Kaeding
        Lecturer in International Relations

        Expert in How the rise of China is shaping the region/wider world; global environmental governance; economic statecraft in East Asia; and the role of emotions in international politics.