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Staff in the Department of Public Administration and Policy

Head of Department: Professor Nicole Curato

  • Professor Nicole Curato

    Professor of Democratic Governance

    Nicole Curato's research demonstrates the transformative power of deliberative governance in fragile and conflict-affected settings.

    • Email: n.curato@bham.ac.uk

  • Professor Christopher Pietroni

    Professor of Leadership Practice

    Professor Pietroni is Director of the Birmingham Leadership Institute, University of Birmingham.

    • Phone: +44 0121 414 8213
    • Email: c.pietroni@bham.ac.uk

  • Dr Koen P.R. Bartels

    Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy

    Dr Bartels is a leading international scholar in public encounters, social innovation, action research, and interpretive policy analysis.

  • Dr Karin A. Bottom

    Associate Professor of Public Sector Learning

    Dr Karin Bottom is particularly interested in the education, learning and development of public sector professionals.

  • Emeritus Professor Tony Bovaird

    Emeritus Professor of Public Management and Governance

    Tony Bovaird worked in the UK Civil Service, Birmingham University, Aston Business School and Bristol Business School before returning to University of Birmi...

  • Dr Sonia Bussu

    Associate Professor in Public Policy

    Sonia studies and teaches public policy. Her main research interests are participatory governance and democratic innovations, and creative and arts-based met...

  • Dr May Chu

    Associate Professor in Public Policy and Management

    Dr Chu's main research interests centre on public governance and risk regulation.

  • Professor Matthew Flinders

    125th Anniversary Chair

    Professor Matthew Flinders teaches Politics and Public Policy in the Department of Public Administration and Policy, in the School of Government within the C...

  • Dr Abena Frimpoma Dadze-Arthur

    Associate Professor

    Abena's research and teaching focus is on decolonizing and transforming approaches to public management and governance.

  • Professor Slava Jankin

    Chair in Data Science and Government

    Slava Jankin specialises in computational approaches to governance and society, focusing on how AI can transform public institutions and address complex soci...

  • Dr Stephen Jeffares

    Associate Professor

    Dr Jeffares is interested in research that draw on social media data to understand change or controversies in public policy.