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School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies
Welcome to the School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies.
In our School we work to solve the problems facing the world today. We do so by crossing borders of all kinds, by studying different parts of the world, identifying where change is needed and how it is achieved, thinking creatively and innovatively, and applying diverse skills across our subjects of study. This approach underpins the excellence of our research and teaching in Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies.
We put student experience at the heart of School life, delivering our superb teaching in a nurturing, supportive environment. We build communities inside and outside the classroom and the university. Please enjoy discovering more about our communities by following the links to each of our departments.
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People

Dr Baris Ari
- Lecturer in Political Science, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Pierre Bocquillon
- Member, Centre for Competition Policy
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
- Member, Policy & Politics
- Member, ClimateUEA
- Associate Professor in EU Politics and Policy, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Sally Broughton Micova
- Member, Centre for Competition Policy
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Policy & Politics
- Member, Cultural Politics, Communications & Media
- Member, East Centre: UEA Centre for the Study of East Central Europe and the Former Soviet Space
- Associate Professor in Communications, Policy & Politics, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Alexander Brown
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Policy & Politics
- Reader, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor John Collins
- Member, Philosophy
- Professor of Philosophy, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Mark Curtis
- Lecturer in Ethics, Norwich Medical School
- Member, Philosophy
- Honorary Research Fellow, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Simon Curtis
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Critical Global Politics
- Honorary Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies
Dr Suzanne Doyle
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Critical Global Politics
- Lecturer in International Relations, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Hilary Emmett
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Associate Professor in American Studies, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor Jacqueline Fear-Segal
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Emeritus Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor Alan Finlayson
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Policy & Politics
- Member, Cultural Politics, Communications & Media
- Professor of Political & Social Theory, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Eugen Fischer
- Member, Philosophy
- Member, Wittgenstein
- Member, UEA Experimental Philosophy Group
- Professor of Experimental Philosophy, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor Rebecca Fraser
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Professor of American History & Culture, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Sarah Garland
- Steering Committee Member, CreativeUEA
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Member, Legible / Visible
- Associate Professor in American Literature & Visual Culture, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Michael Gough
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Associate Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Nicholas Grant
- Member, Global & Transnational History
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Associate Professor of International History, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Tom Greaves
- Member, Philosophy
- Member, ClimateUEA
- Member, Developing Resilience through Climate Narratives
- Associate Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor Marie-Noelle Guillot
- Member, Area Studies
- Member, Language and Communication Studies
- Emeritus Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies
Dr Ross Hair
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Emeritus Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor Susan Hodgett
- Group Lead, Area Studies
- Professor of Area Studies, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies
Dr Juvaria Jafri
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Lecturer in International Relations, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor Toby S. James
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Policy & Politics
- Professor of Politics & Public Policy, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor Mark Jancovich
- Member, Film, Television and Media
- Member, Comics Studies Research Group
- Emeritus Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Christopher Jones
- Associate Professor and Widening Participation Academic Lead, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Oskari Kuusela
- Member, Philosophy
- Member, Wittgenstein
- Associate Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Civic Benjamin Little
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Comics Studies Research Group
- Member, Cultural Politics, Communications & Media
- Member, Critical Volunteering Studies
- Group Lead, Hyperlocal and Grassroots Associations
- Associate Professor in Media & Cultural Politics, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Emma-Jane Long
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Associate Professor in American History and Politics, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor Lee Marsden
- Member, Area Studies
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Emeritus Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Ra Mason
- Member, Area Studies
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Centre for Japanese Studies
- Sasakawa Associate Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Malcolm McLaughlin
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Professor of Cultural History, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Rachael McLennan
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Associate Professor in American Literature and Culture, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Kaeten Mistry
- Member, Global & Transnational History
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Associate Professor of American History, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Jonathan Mitchell
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Associate Professor in American Studies, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor Andreas Musolff
- Member, Area Studies
- Member, Language and Communication Studies
- Member, Migration Research Network
- Member, Heritage and History
- Emeritus Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Soul Park
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Critical Global Politics
- Lecturer in International Relations, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Marina Prentoulis
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Cultural Politics, Communications & Media
- Emeritus Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Rupert Read
- Member, Philosophy
- Member, Wittgenstein
- Member, ClimateUEA
- Member, Developing Resilience through Climate Narratives
- Emeritus Associate Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Davide Rizza
- Member, Philosophy
- Associate Professor in Philosophy, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies
- Member, Algebra, Number Theory, Logic, and Representations (ANTLR)

Professor Catherine Rowett
- Member, Philosophy
- Member, Wittgenstein
- Emeritus Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Fiona Roxburgh
- Member, Philosophy
- Lecturer in Philosophy, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor Thomas Ruys Smith
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Professor of American Literature and Culture, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Anuradha Sajjanhar
- Senior Lecturer in Politics & Public Policy, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Professor Nick Selby
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Member, Legible / Visible
- Professor of American Literature, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Maria Serban
- Lecturer in Philosophy, Philosophy
- Lecturer in Philosophy, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Associate Professor Adriana Sinclair
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Critical Global Politics
- Associate Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Mr Robert Stillwell
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Associate Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Emeritus Professor John Street
- Member, Centre for Competition Policy
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Policy & Politics
- Member, Cultural Politics, Communications & Media
- Emeritus Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Rebecca Tillett
- Member, American Studies
- Member, Area Studies
- Member, ClimateUEA
- Member, Developing Resilience through Climate Narratives
- Associate Professor in American Literatures and Cultures, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr John Turnpenny
- Member, Centre for Competition Policy
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
- Member, Policy & Politics
- Member, ClimateUEA
- Associate Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Eitan Tzelgov
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Associate Professor in Politics, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Mr Mark Wells
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Cultural Politics, Communications & Media
- Honorary Fellow, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Alexander Williams
- Member, Politics & International Relations
- Member, Cultural Politics, Communications & Media
- Lecturer in Digital Media & Society, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies

Dr Leticia Yulita
- Member, Language and Communication Studies
- Member, Literacy and Development Group
- Emeritus Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies
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Wednesday 28 May 2025, 5:19pm
PhD researcher wins 11th Sultan Qaboos Award for poetry collection
Wednesday 5 February 2025, 2:05pm
UEA welcomes former members of the US Congress to campus
Friday 29 November 2024, 10:09am
Shine wears off the European Green Deal as the bloc shifts right
Tuesday 27 August 2024, 1:52pm
Election quality around the world: new UEA Electoral Integrity Project research report released
Wednesday 24 July 2024, 12:09pm
Effects of Ukraine War much deeper and longer lasting, say researchers
Friday 26 April 2024, 12:20pm
UEA to teach highly regarded Parliamentary Studies Module from 2024/25
Friday 17 November 2023, 3:12pm
Former Minister and Norwich North MP takes up Honorary Fellowship at UEA
Friday 20 October 2023, 10am