Centre for Global Politics, Economy and Society (GPES)
Director: Dr Tina Managhan, Dr Chrissie Steenkamp
Contact: csteenkamp@brookes.ac.uk
News
Tina Managhan and Chrissie Steenkamp have taken over the directorship of the Centre from Dan Bulley. Dan Bulley is staying in the leadership team, with a focus on the seminar series.
About us
An inter-disciplinary research centre with a remit to encourage reflection on social transformations of global scope. The Centre provides a forum for scholars to collaborate and explore such phenomena through theory construction and empirical investigation.
The Centre’s commitment to inter-disciplinarity offers its members and affiliates excellent opportunities for contacts and networking, as well as a venue for collective reflection.
We seek to provide a lively intellectual environment for our members and sponsor a varied programme of events including workshops, symposia, conferences and talks from visiting academics.
Related courses
- International Relations (MA / PGDip / PGCert)
- International Security (MA / PGDip / PGCert)
Research impact

The Centre is committed to the dissemination of high quality research to a wide audience, which includes the academy, policy makers, business and civil society.
Our research is currently making an impact in UK foreign aid policy, government understanding of Ukrainian politics, public understandings of Vietnamese migration, public policy on family caring practices and reproductive health, and the production of Voting Advice Apps to help inform the public when making election decisions.
More information can be found in the detailed impact of our specific research projects (see below).
Leadership

Professor Dan Bulley
Professor of International Relations

Dr Molly Cochran
Reader in International Relations

Professor Michael Lister
Professor of Politics

Dr Tina Managhan
Senior Lecturer in International Relations


Dr Chrissie Steenkamp
Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Change

Dr Jon Wheatley
Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics