ICCS staff Back to 'Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security' The Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security is currently comprised of: Management Team Dr Tereza Capelos Associate Professor in Political PsychologyDirector of the Institute for Conflict Cooperation and Security Dr. Tereza Capelos is Associate Professor in Political Psychology, Director of the Institute for Conflict Cooperation and Security, Director for the MSc Global Cooperation and Security, and President Elect of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP). Her research focuses on the affective, cognitive and motivational determinants of political judgments. She is particularly ... Telephone+44 (0)121 414 6366Emailt.capelos@bham.ac.uk Professor David Dunn Professor in International PoliticsDirector of Internationalisation Telephone+44 (0)121 414 3378Emaild.h.dunn@bham.ac.uk Dr Giuditta Fontana Senior LecturerLeverhulme Fellow Dr Giuditta Fontana is a political scientist specialising in education and cultural institutions in conflict-affected and fragile societies. She is committed to multi-method research. Giuditta has expertise in conflict management, education reform, institutional design and the design of peace agreements across Europe, West Africa and the Middle East. Telephone+44 (0)121 414 8241Emailg.fontana@bham.ac.uk Professor Paul Jackson Professor of African PoliticsDirector of Research for the College of Social Sciences Paul Jackson is a political economist working predominantly on conflict and post-conflict reconstruction. A core area of interest is decentralisation and governance and it was his extensive experience in Sierra Leone immediately following the war that led him into the area of conflict analysis and security sector reform. He was Director of the GFN-SSR and is currently an advisor to the Governance ... Telephone+44 (0)121 414 7293Emailp.b.jackson@bham.ac.uk Professor Mark Webber Professor of International Politics Mark Webber is Professor of International Politics at the University of Birmingham. Formerly the Head of the Department of Politics, History and International Relations at Loughborough University, he was also the Head of the School of Government and Society at Birmingham from 2011 – July 2019. He has been a Trustee of the British International Studies Association (BISA) since 2014 and is ... Telephone+44 (0)121 415 8181Emailm.a.webber.1@bham.ac.uk Professor Nicholas J. Wheeler Professor of International Relations Nicholas J. Wheeler is Professor of International Relations and former Director of the Institute for Conflict, Cooperation, and Security at the University of Birmingham. His publications include (with Ken Booth) The Security Dilemma: Fear, Cooperation, and Trust in World Politics (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) and Saving Strangers: Humanitarian Intervention in International ... Telephone+44 (0)121 414 6215Emailn.j.wheeler@bham.ac.uk Professor Stefan Wolff Professor of International Security A political scientist by background, Stefan Wolff specialises in the management of contemporary security challenges, especially in the prevention and settlement of ethnic conflicts and civil wars and in post-conflict state-building in deeply divided and war-torn societies. Tweets by @stefwolff Telephone+44 (0)121 414 8230Emails.wolff@bham.ac.uk Researchers Dr Giuditta Fontana Senior LecturerLeverhulme Fellow Dr Giuditta Fontana is a political scientist specialising in education and cultural institutions in conflict-affected and fragile societies. She is committed to multi-method research. Giuditta has expertise in conflict management, education reform, institutional design and the design of peace agreements across Europe, West Africa and the Middle East. Telephone+44 (0)121 414 8241Emailg.fontana@bham.ac.uk Affiliates Dr Sara Fregonese Associate Professor of Political Geography Dr Fregonese is a political geographer with a background in Middle Eastern Studies. Her research is about the relations between geopolitics, security and urban space, and how geopolitical situations and events impact on the everyday life of cities, their built environment and residents. Telephone+44 (0)121 414 3635Emails.fregonese@bham.ac.uk Dr Adam Quinn Associate Professor in American and International Politics Adam Quinn is a scholar of American foreign policy and grand strategy. He is particularly interested in contests of ideas within the United States regarding the nation's status, interests, and role in the world. He also talks and teaches about both American politics and international security more generally. He has previously held various management ... Telephone+44 (0)121 414 5313Emaila.j.quinn@bham.ac.uk Dr Asaf Siniver Reader in International SecurityHead of Internationalisation, School of GovernmentEditor-in-Chief, Journal of Global Security Studies Dr Siniver is a Reader in International Security. His work is broadly concerned with conflict resolution and international mediation, the Arab-Israeli conflict, foreign policy analysis, and contemporary US foreign policy. He is currently a Leverhulme Research Fellow (2020-22) on the project “From Mediation to Arbitration: Conflict Resolution and Territorial Disputes”. Telephone+44 (0)121 414 6386Emaila.siniver@bham.ac.uk Professor Heather Widdows Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Transfer)John Ferguson Professor of Global Ethics As Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Transfer, Heather is responsible for delivering the University’s research strategy and for positioning the University amongst the leading universities in the UK. Heather is committed to research that matters; research which breaks new ground, shapes thinking, creates innovation and changes the world. Heather oversees all aspects of research ... Emailh.widdows@bham.ac.uk Dr Christalla Yakinthou Birmingham Fellow Christalla Yakinthou is a political scientist specialising in conflict transformation in deeply divided and post-war countries. She has specific expertise in transitional justice, conflict within societies, and constitutional design. Tweets by @yakinthou Telephone+44 (0)121 415 8634Emailc.yakinthou@bham.ac.uk Honorary Members There are no results that match your search Honorary Professors Honorary Professors There are no results that match your search Doctoral Researchers Donatella Bonansinga DescriptionThe Role of (In)security in Populist Narratives Chiara Cervasio DescriptionThe security dilemma in Sino-Indian Relations Sumedh Rao DescriptionTrust and Cooperation as Social Identity in Northern Ireland Alice Spilman DescriptionAlice joined the ICCS at the University of Birmingham on the MSc Global Cooperation and Security, graduating with a Distinction in 2017. Professional Services Cecilia DavisICCS AdministratorTel: +44 (0)121 414 8683Email: c.c.davis@bham.ac.uk or iccs@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Dr Tereza Capelos Associate Professor in Political PsychologyDirector of the Institute for Conflict Cooperation and Security Dr. Tereza Capelos is Associate Professor in Political Psychology, Director of the Institute for Conflict Cooperation and Security, Director for the MSc Global Cooperation and Security, and President Elect of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP). Her research focuses on the affective, cognitive and motivational determinants of political judgments. She is particularly ... Telephone+44 (0)121 414 6366Emailt.capelos@bham.ac.uk
Professor David Dunn Professor in International PoliticsDirector of Internationalisation Telephone+44 (0)121 414 3378Emaild.h.dunn@bham.ac.uk
Dr Giuditta Fontana Senior LecturerLeverhulme Fellow Dr Giuditta Fontana is a political scientist specialising in education and cultural institutions in conflict-affected and fragile societies. She is committed to multi-method research. Giuditta has expertise in conflict management, education reform, institutional design and the design of peace agreements across Europe, West Africa and the Middle East. Telephone+44 (0)121 414 8241Emailg.fontana@bham.ac.uk
Professor Paul Jackson Professor of African PoliticsDirector of Research for the College of Social Sciences Paul Jackson is a political economist working predominantly on conflict and post-conflict reconstruction. A core area of interest is decentralisation and governance and it was his extensive experience in Sierra Leone immediately following the war that led him into the area of conflict analysis and security sector reform. He was Director of the GFN-SSR and is currently an advisor to the Governance ... Telephone+44 (0)121 414 7293Emailp.b.jackson@bham.ac.uk
Professor Mark Webber Professor of International Politics Mark Webber is Professor of International Politics at the University of Birmingham. Formerly the Head of the Department of Politics, History and International Relations at Loughborough University, he was also the Head of the School of Government and Society at Birmingham from 2011 – July 2019. He has been a Trustee of the British International Studies Association (BISA) since 2014 and is ... Telephone+44 (0)121 415 8181Emailm.a.webber.1@bham.ac.uk
Professor Nicholas J. Wheeler Professor of International Relations Nicholas J. Wheeler is Professor of International Relations and former Director of the Institute for Conflict, Cooperation, and Security at the University of Birmingham. His publications include (with Ken Booth) The Security Dilemma: Fear, Cooperation, and Trust in World Politics (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) and Saving Strangers: Humanitarian Intervention in International ... Telephone+44 (0)121 414 6215Emailn.j.wheeler@bham.ac.uk
Professor Stefan Wolff Professor of International Security A political scientist by background, Stefan Wolff specialises in the management of contemporary security challenges, especially in the prevention and settlement of ethnic conflicts and civil wars and in post-conflict state-building in deeply divided and war-torn societies. Tweets by @stefwolff Telephone+44 (0)121 414 8230Emails.wolff@bham.ac.uk
Dr Giuditta Fontana Senior LecturerLeverhulme Fellow Dr Giuditta Fontana is a political scientist specialising in education and cultural institutions in conflict-affected and fragile societies. She is committed to multi-method research. Giuditta has expertise in conflict management, education reform, institutional design and the design of peace agreements across Europe, West Africa and the Middle East. Telephone+44 (0)121 414 8241Emailg.fontana@bham.ac.uk
Dr Sara Fregonese Associate Professor of Political Geography Dr Fregonese is a political geographer with a background in Middle Eastern Studies. Her research is about the relations between geopolitics, security and urban space, and how geopolitical situations and events impact on the everyday life of cities, their built environment and residents. Telephone+44 (0)121 414 3635Emails.fregonese@bham.ac.uk
Dr Adam Quinn Associate Professor in American and International Politics Adam Quinn is a scholar of American foreign policy and grand strategy. He is particularly interested in contests of ideas within the United States regarding the nation's status, interests, and role in the world. He also talks and teaches about both American politics and international security more generally. He has previously held various management ... Telephone+44 (0)121 414 5313Emaila.j.quinn@bham.ac.uk
Dr Asaf Siniver Reader in International SecurityHead of Internationalisation, School of GovernmentEditor-in-Chief, Journal of Global Security Studies Dr Siniver is a Reader in International Security. His work is broadly concerned with conflict resolution and international mediation, the Arab-Israeli conflict, foreign policy analysis, and contemporary US foreign policy. He is currently a Leverhulme Research Fellow (2020-22) on the project “From Mediation to Arbitration: Conflict Resolution and Territorial Disputes”. Telephone+44 (0)121 414 6386Emaila.siniver@bham.ac.uk
Professor Heather Widdows Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Transfer)John Ferguson Professor of Global Ethics As Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Transfer, Heather is responsible for delivering the University’s research strategy and for positioning the University amongst the leading universities in the UK. Heather is committed to research that matters; research which breaks new ground, shapes thinking, creates innovation and changes the world. Heather oversees all aspects of research ... Emailh.widdows@bham.ac.uk
Dr Christalla Yakinthou Birmingham Fellow Christalla Yakinthou is a political scientist specialising in conflict transformation in deeply divided and post-war countries. She has specific expertise in transitional justice, conflict within societies, and constitutional design. Tweets by @yakinthou Telephone+44 (0)121 415 8634Emailc.yakinthou@bham.ac.uk