Centre for European and International Studies Research (CEISR)

Profile

I became a full-time lecturer in the School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies in 2004. My PhD was awarded in recognition of a programme of research entitled ‘Europe and the United States as Contending Perspectives in British Policy-Making’. My main research interests remain largely in the field of foreign policy. Currently I am working on an article to reflect the coalition government’s approach to Europe and to working in and with the European Union.

Qualifications

• PhD in International Relations  -  University of Portsmouth
• BA (Hons) in International Relations and Politics with First Class Honours  -  University of Portsmouth

Research Clusters

• Policy, Politics, Justice and Security in Europe

Research CV

Current Research Projects

My current research focus is on the changing geopolitical environment and the role of Britain within it. The research seeks to determine, analyse and evaluate Britain’ s place in the international system by appraising the level at which British influence and status now resides. As such, it particularly sets out to examine and explore the so-called ‘special relationship’ between the UK and the US, the relationships forged with the newly rising powers, and where Britain stands within the EU, and in specific bilateral relationships with fellow European states.

Journal Articles

• ‘Europeanising the National Interest: Tony Blair’s and New Labour’s Lost Objective’, The Journal of Contemporary European Studies, December 2008 issue, Volume 16, Issue 3, pp.421-432.

Conference Papers

• Britain and European Security: Europeanising the ‘National Interest’
• UACES Conference, Queens University, Belfast, September 2002