Find an expert in Politics and International Relations

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 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

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.