Richard G. Whitman

Professor Richard G. Whitman is an academic, think tank member and media commentator focusing on the European Union's international role and the UK's foreign policy. He is the Director of the Global Europe Centre, Head of the School of Politics and International Relations and Professor of Politics and International Relations [1] at the University of Kent. He was also an Associate Fellow at Chatham House (formerly known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs).

Biography

Whitman was Professor of Politics at the University of Bath 2006-2011.[2] He was Senior Fellow, Europe (April 2006-April 2007) and Head of the European Programme at Chatham House (April 2004 to April 2006). Prior to arrival at Chatham House he was Professor of European Studies at the University of Westminster and where he was also Director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy from 2001-2003.

Academic work

Whitman is co-editor of the Routledge Studies in European Security and Strategy book series .[3] He is a contributor to leading journals including International Affairs and the Journal of Common Market Studies, Cooperation and Conflict. His current research interests include the external relations and foreign and security and defence policies of the EU, and the governance and future priorities of the EU.

He has provided evidence to inquiries conducted by the UK House of Commons.[4] and the House of Lords.

Whitman was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in October 2007 and a Trustee of the British International Studies Association (BISA) in 2014. He was Chair of the University Association for Contemporary European Studies www.uaces.org (UACES) 2009-2012.

Books

References

  1. Who's in who's out? Times Higher Education, 3 February 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2014 http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/whos-in-whos-out/201146.article
  2. http://www.routledge.com/books/series/SESS/
  3. Written evidence from Dr Andrew Blick, University of Kent and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies, King’s College London and Professor G Whitman, University of Kent and Associate Fellow, Chatham House http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmselect/cmfaff/643/643we05.htm

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 14, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.