About us
The Europe and the World Centre focuses on the diverse ways in which Europe is being refashioned through internal developments and interactions with the world outside.
Our activities aim to enhance understanding of this complex process by providing research-based analysis of what is happening both at political/governmental and societal levels.
We are working in partnership with the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence.
Find out more about our team and their areas of expertise.
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Erika is the Director of the Centre. Her research focuses mainly on politics of nations and nationalism, identity politics and the relationship between identity, democracy and European integration generally.
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Hannes' main research interests are in the political economy of development and the politics of ethnicity and nationalism.
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Alex's research focuses on the politics and policy of immigration and on efforts to combat forced labour and human trafficking. He has worked with a range of government and non-government organisations on research projects.
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Gemma's work crosses the boundaries between political theory and international relations.
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Birte's research focuses on global governance and international post-conflict peacebuilding. She is interested in local agency in peacebuilding operations, local legitimacy and resistance, and EU security and defence policy.
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Özge has led several research projects, actively contributing to public debates and policymaking. Özge is a member of Carnegie Endowment's Civic Research Network.
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Richard is an Honorary associate of the Centre. His research interests are in European foreign and security policy, democratisation in North Africa, The Union for the Mediterranean and nationalism and autonomy in Spain.