Biography

I am Associate Professor in Politics at the University of Portsmouth, serve as the Departmental Director of Postgraduate Research for the School of Area Studies, Sociology, History, Politics, and Literature, and as Area Studies Disciplinary Pathway Coordinator for the ESRC South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership.

I completed my PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London, in 2015. My doctoral thesis explored how EU free movement shapes young people's perceptions of citizenship, identity, and political participation. This research culminated in my monograph The Politics of Mobile Citizenship in Europe published by Palgrave in 2020. I was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2019-22), where I participated in the Democracy and Citizenship in Education group and the 2022 International Citizenship and Civic Education project. 

Research interests

My research focuses on the politics of citizenship and belonging at national and international levels, with a focus on how shifting notions of citizenship and European dis/integration processes shape political identities and behaviour. I am especially interested in examining the gaps between policies and practices at the intersection of citizenship, migration, gender, and race/ethnicity and developing more inclusive approaches and methods in the study of politics.

In addition to my own research, I am collaborating on two related projects:

1) As part of the Reading Through project (2022–), alongside Dr Seoyoung Choi (Yonsei University, South Korea) and Dr Olivia Rutazibwa (LSE, UK), we seek to challenge and unlearn disciplinary mastery, Western-centrism, and patriarchy.

2) With Professor Nicholas Allen (Royal Holloway, UK) and Dr Kenny Ie (University of British Columbia, Canada), we examine the interplay of gender and representation (2021–). 

I actively contribute to the wider academic community:

1) Lead Editor of Political Studies Review (PSR) - one of the flagshop journals of the Political Studies Association  (PSA)

2) Chair of European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Standing Group on Citizenship

3) Co-Lead of the Transnational Politics and Society Research Group - Centre for European and International Studies Research (CEISR)

4) Steering Commmittee member of ECPR Standign Group on Identity

5) Board member of the ECIT Foundation

Teaching responsibilities

I contribute to a seires of modules on politics (general, UK, Europe) and research methods across UG and PG politics and IR courses, and as part of a school- and university-wide PhD training initiatives.

I am currently coordinating the following modules:

1. Bending the Truth a Little? Researching Politics and International Relations (Year 2 core module for in Politics, IR, IRP and Development Studies);

2. Post-Brexit Politics (Year 3 core module in Politics).

I always welcome PhD proposals on my research interests and expertise. I am currently supervising the following PhD Candidates:

Antony Horne (ESRC SCDTP 1+3, as first supervisor);

Toby Meredith (ESRC SCDTP 1+ 3.5, as first supervisor);

Madelene Mouland (ESRC SCDTP 1+ 3.5, as first supervisor);

Rachid Sekkai (ESRC SCDTP 1+3.5, as first supervisor);

Hiba Benlarbi (as second supervisor);

Mark Anthony Kaye (ESRC SCDTP 1+3.5, as second supervisor);

Vangelis Palaskas (as third supervisor); and

Ed Shrimpton (as third supervisor).