Academic staff

Dr Rob Aitken
Ethnicity and nationalism in conflict and postconflict situations; processes of ethnicization and the politicisation of ethnicity, and clientelism and political culture
Office: D/001
Tel: Internal 3514, External (01904) 323514
email: rob.aitken@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours:  Fridays 14:00-15:30 

Professor Sultan Barakat
Reconstruction of war-torn societies, impact assessment of relief and development programmes, peacebuilding
Office: D/108f
Tel: Internal 2642, External (01904) 322642
email: sultan.barakat@york.ac.uk

Dr Alex Bavister-Gould
Contemporary political philosophy; theories of politics; political realism
Office: D/B/015
Tel: Internal 3566, External (01904) 323566
email: alex.bavister-gould@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours:  Thursdays 13:15-14:15

Professor Werner Bonefeld
Global political economy, Marxist social theory, political sociology
Office: D/118
Tel: Internal 3544, External (01904) 323544
email: werner.bonefeld@york.ac.uk

Dr Jim Buller
British politics and public policy, policy transfer and welfare policy, Europeanisation and statecraft
Office: D/102
Tel: Internal 3570, External (01904) 323570
email: jim.buller@york.ac.uk

Professor Neil Carter
Environmental politics and policy; British politics; public policy
Office: D/100
Tel: Internal 3558, External (01904) 323558
email: neil.carter [a] york.ac.uk

Dr Liam Clegg
International Political Economy, International Organisations, IMF, World Bank
Office: D/135
Tel: Internal 2646, External (01904) 322646
email: liam.clegg@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Fridays 9:15-10:15

Dr David Connolly
Post-war recovery with focus on governance, conflict resolution, programme evaluation
Office: D/108h
Tel: Internal 3543, External (01904) 323543
email: david.connolly@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours:  Mondays 12:00-14:00

Dr Simona Davidescu
Office: D/117b
Tel: Internal 3518, External (01904) 323518
email: simona.davidescu@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Wednesdays 10:00-12:00 noon

Professor Allison Drew
Political development with special reference to Africa; social and political movements; the politics of gender, socialism and communism
Office: D/103
Tel: Internal 3548, External (01904) 323548
email: allison.drew@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Mondays 11:15-13:10

Professor Matthew Festenstein
Modern Social and Political Theory; Political Philosophy: Democratic Theory
Office: D/123
Tel: Internal 3573, External (01904) 323573
email: matthew.festenstein@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Mondays 12:15-14:15

Dr Luisa Gandolfo
Office: D/109
Tel: Internal 3545, External (01904) 323545
email: luisa.gandolfo@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Wednesdays 14:00-16:00

Professor Paul Gready
Transitional justice, human rights and development, human rights defenders
Office: I/D/20
Tel: Internal 4395, External (01904) 324395
email: paul.gready@york.ac.uk

Dr Louise Haagh
The politics of development; economic citizenship; comparative welfare states; work and labour studies; institutions, well-being and economic behaviour; basic income
Office: D/149
Tel: Internal 3549, External (01904) 323549
email: louise.haagh@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Wednesdays 15:00-16:30

Dr Alex Hall
Office: D/N/118b
Tel: Internal 3559, External (01904) 323559
email: alexandra.hall@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Wednesdays 9:00-11:00

Dr Matthew Johnson
Office: D/139
Tel: Internal 3562, External (01904) 323562
email: matthew.johnson@york.ac.uk

Dr Nicole Lindstrom
Transnational actors and domestic change; comparative political economy; East Europe and the Balkans
Office: D/101
Tel: Internal 2647, External (01904) 322647
email: nicole.lindstrom@york.ac.uk

Dr Felicity Matthews
Government and governance; state capacity; public policy and delivery; climate change; citizen engagement.
Office: D/117a
Tel: Internal 3555, External (01904) 323555
Email: felicity.matthews@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Wednesdays 9:00-10:30

Professor Matt Matravers
Contemporary political philosophy; legal and penal theory; the philosophy of punishment; dangerousness
Office: D/115
Tel: Internal 3568, External (01904) 323568
email: matt.matravers@york.ac.uk

Professor Susan Mendus, FBA
Contemporary and historical problems in political philosophy
Office: D/C/003
Tel: Internal 3195, External (01904) 323195
email: sue.mendus@york.ac.uk

Dr Audra Mitchell
Violence and international responses; political theory (in particular phenomenology and the theories of violence and conflict); social anthropology; Northern Ireland; the Balkans
Office: D/147
Tel: Internal 3550, External (01904) 323550
email: audra.mitchell@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Wednesdays 9:30-11:30

Dr Martin O'Neill
Political philosophy (especially social justice, liberty, equality, responsibility); issues at the intersection of political philosophy and public policy
Office: D/134
Tel: Internal 3546, External (01904) 323546
email: martin.oneill [a] york.ac.uk

Dr Simon Parker
Comparative urban politics; urban theory; political sociology; comparative European politics (especially Italy); the politics of immigration and asylum.
Office: D/N/150
Tel: Internal 3557, External (01904) 323557
email: simon.parker@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Wednesdays 9:15-11:15

Dr Jon Parkin
History of political philosophy; seventeenth century political thought; reading and reception of political ideas
Office: D/118a
Tel: Internal 3552, External (01904) 323552
email: jon.parkin@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Tuesdays 14:00-16:00

Professor Lucia Quaglia
European economic governance; financial services regulation in the European Union; central banking in the European Union; economic and monetary union; european public policy; european political economy
Office: tbc
email: lucia.quaglia@york.ac.uk

Dr Nick Ritchie
Office: D/126c
Tel: Internal 4104, External (01904) 324104
email: nick.ritchie@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Fridays 13:15-15:15

Dr Chris Rogers
British Politics; Social Democracy; depoliticization; Marxism; mutual organization; the IMF
Office: D/137
Tel: Internal 3540, External (01904) 323540
email: chris.rogers@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours:  Wednesdays (wk 1-4) 9:00-11:00, (wk 5-9) 11:00-13:00

Dr Claire Smith
Office: D/108g
Tel: Internal 2643, External (01904) 322643
email: claire.smith@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Mondays 15:00-17:00

Dr Carole Spary
Indian Politics; gender and development; gender and politics; development, identity and democratisation
Office: D/136
Tel: Internal 3547, External (01904) 323547
email: carole.spary@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Wednesdays 10:15-12:15

Dr Tim Stanton
History of political thought; philosophy of John Locke; Enemies of liberalism 
Office: D/117
Tel: Internal 3567, External (01904) 323567
email: tim.stanton@york.ac.uk

Dr Sofia Vasilopoulou
Comparative European Politics, European Union Politics, Party Politics, Euroscepticism, radical right, qualitative and quantitative methodology
Office: D/N/126D
Tel: Internal 3569, External (01904) 323569
email: sofia.vasilopoulou@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Tuesdays 15:00-17:00

Dr Tom Waldman
ESRC Research Fellow
Office: D/108e
Tel: Internal 2644, External (01904) 322644
email: tom.waldman@york.ac.uk

Dr Adam White
Governance of security; public policy; changing nature of the state; British Politics
Office: D/146
Tel: Internal 3590, External (01904) 323590
email: adam.white@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Thursdays 14:00-16:00

Dr Kerri Woods 
Contemporary political philosophy (especially cosmopolitanism), human rights theory, environmental ethics and politics
Office: D/148
Tel: Internal 4108, External (01904) 324108
email: kerri.woods@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Tuesdays (wks 3-7 only) 11:15-12:15

Dr Nicholas Worsfold
Office: D/140
Tel: Internal 3564, External (01904) 323564
email: nicholas.worsfold@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Mondays 9:30-11:30

Dr Christopher Wylde
Office: D/139
Tel: Internal 3562, External (01904) 323562
email: christopher.wylde@york.ac.uk
Feedback and Guidance Hours: Tuesdays 14:00-16:00

Support staff

Ms Caroline Carfrae Graduate Administrator Office: D/121 Tel: 01904 323561 email: caroline.carfrae@york.ac.uk
Ms Andi Carte School of PEP Administrator Office: D/154 Tel: 01904 323565 email: andi.carte@york.ac.uk
Ms Sally Carter PRDU Administrator Office: D/108k Tel: 01904 322640 email: sally.carter@york.ac.uk
Miss Sue Leatt Feedback & Assessment Administrator Office: D/116 Tel: 01904 323556 email: sue.leatt@york.ac.uk
Ms Josine Opmeer Research Facilitator Office: D/107 Tel: 01904 323553 email: josine.opmeer@york.ac.uk
Ms Karen Prescott Stage 1 Undergraduate Administrator Office: D/116 Tel: 01904 323542 email: karen.prescott@york.ac.uk
Miss Lisa Webster Departmental Administrator Office: D/122 Tel: 01904 323541 email: lisa.webster@york.ac.uk

Officers

Head of Department
Prof Matthew Festenstein
matthew.festenstein@york.ac.uk

Chair of the Board of Studies
Dr Jon Parkin
jon.parkin@york.ac.uk

Director, Graduate School
Dr Tim Stanton
tim.stanton@york.ac.uk

Admissions Tutor (Undergraduates)
Dr Audra Mitchell
audra.mitchell@york.ac.uk

Chair, Research Committee
Prof Neil Carter
neil.carter@york.ac.uk

Examinations Officer
Dr Adam White
adam.white@york.ac.uk

Dean of Students
Prof Allison Drew
allison.drew@york.ac.uk

Deputy Head of Department
Dr Simon Parker
simon.parker@york.ac.uk

Chair, Teaching Committee
Dr Felicity Matthews
felicity.matthews@york.ac.uk

Emeritus and Honorary Staff

Professor the Baroness Haleh Afshar, OBE
Islam; economics and development, gender relations in the Third World
email: haleh.afshar@york.ac.uk

Professor David Howell
British political history; comparative labour movements, historical sociology
email: david.howell@york.ac.uk

Dr Adrian Leftwich
Honorary Fellow
Politics of economic development, political analysis
Office: D/132
Tel: Internal 3551, External (01904) 323551
email: adrian.leftwich@york.ac.uk