Professor Richard G. Whitman is an academic, think tank member and media commentator focusing on the

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's international role and the UK's foreign policy. He is professor of politics and international relations and a member of the Global Europe Centre at the

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. He is also an associate fellow at Chatham House (formerly known as the

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Biography

Whitman was professor of politics at the University of Bath 2006-2011. He was senior fellow, Europe (April 2006-April 2007) and head of th
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 , mottoeng = The Lord is our Strength , type = Public , established = 1838: Royal Polytechnic Institution 1891: Polytechnic-Regent Street 1970: Polytechnic of Central London 1992: University of Westminster , endowment = £5.1 million ...

, where he was also director of the

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from 2001 to 2003.

Academic work

Whitman is a co-lead editor of the ''Journal of Common Market Studies'' http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1468-5965 Whitman is co-editor of the ''Routledge Studies in European Security and Strategy'' book series. He is a contributor to leading journals, including ''

International Affairs International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

'' and the ''

Journal of Common Market Studies The ''JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the politics and economics of European integration, focusing principally on developments within the European Union, European politics more broadl ...

'', ''

Cooperation and Conflict ''Cooperation and Conflict'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of international studies with a Nordic and European focus. The editors-in-chief are Annika Björkdahl and Martin Hall (Lund University). The journal ...

''. 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. and the

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. Whitman was elected a Fellow of the

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in October 2007 and a trustee of the

British International Studies Association The British International Studies Association (BISA) is a learned society that promotes the study of international relations and related subjects through teaching, research, and facilitation of contact between scholars. BISA has an international m ...

(BISA) in 2014 serving as vice chair in 2015–2016 and chair 2017–2018. He was chair of UACES, the academic association for Contemporary European Studies, from 2009 to 2012.

Books

* ''The Handbook on European Security''], co-edited with Sven Biscop, Routledge 2012.

* ''The European Union as a Global Conflict Manager: Seeking security through engagement'', co-edited with

Stefan Wolff Stefan Wolff is a German political scientist. He is a specialist in international security, particularly in the management, settlement and prevention of ethnic conflicts. He is currently Professor of International Security at the University of B ...

, Routledge 2012. * ''Normative Power Europe: Empirical and theoretical perspectives'' (edited) Palgrave, 2011. * ''The European Neighbourhood Policy in perspective: context, implementation and impact'', co-edited with Stefan Wolff, Palgrave, 2010. * ''The Foreign Policies of European Union Member States'', co-edited with Ian Manners, Manchester University Press, 2000. * ''Enlargement of the European Union: Issues and Strategies'', co-edited with Victoria Curzon Price and Alice Landau, Routledge 1999. * ''Rethinking the European Union: Institutions, Interests and Identities'', co-edited with Alice Landau, Macmillan, 1997. * ''From Civilian Power to Superpower: The International Identity of the European Union'', Macmillan, 2008.

References

External links

Official web page at University of Kent
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