We are delighted to warmly welcome all of our new (and some not so new!) academic staff here in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy. As we begin this new academic year, we look forward to a productive and engaging time across the School.
Department of Economics
• Dr Jian Cao's research spans computational economics, data science & empirical industrial organisation.• Dr Gustav Fredriksson works on issues related to environmental and labour economics.
• Dr Yuen Ho is a development & behavioural economist who uses field & natural experiments to study the interplay between economics and psychology.
Department of Philosophy
• Dr Ashley Shaw's research centres on mind & action, with current work on desire & rational agency & further interests in need, habit & self-control.• Dr Rossella De Bernardi's research is on “Emotions and Injustice. An Egalitarian Theory of Affective Rights and Wrongs”.
Department of Political Science
• Dr Asli Ceren Cinar's research examines how political communication and candidate traits influence political behaviour.• Dr Alan Duggan's research is on political communicaion.
• Dr Giovanni Parente's research areas include maritime security, European Union foreign policy, and the Common Security and Defence Policy.
• Dr Heidi Riley's Her research focuses on gender and armed conflict, with a particular focus on the interaction between ideology and masculinity within non-state armed groups, and the implications of this for women during and after conflict.
Department of Sociology
• Dr Joonghyun Kwak's research focuses on globalisation, sustainable development and social inequality.• Dr Larissa Meier's research explores contemporary political conflicts, with a particular focus on social movements, political violence, and civil resistance.