Centre for Political Ethnography (CPE)

Our people

Learn about our core team and their research interests.

Dr Ka-Kin Cheuk

Lecturer in Anthropology

Research interests

  • Transnationalism
  • Migration
  • Inter-Asian connections

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Dr Mariana Borges

Lectureship in Politics and Int Relation

Research interests

  • Political Behavior
  • Ethnography
  • Clientelism
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Dr Ming-chin Monique Chu

Lecturer in Chinese Politics

Research interests

  • ¸£Àû×ÅÆ¬ization-security interconnections with reference to semiconductors;
  • Economic statecraft in the realm of semiconductors;
  • Theory and practice of sovereignty;

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Dr Natalia Cintra

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Forced Migration
  • Latin America
  • Race
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Professor Nick Clarke

Professor of Political Geography

Research interests

  • I research governance and citizenship, with a focus on three main areas:
  • 1) Innovative responses to globalisation (2004-present). This research has been funded by gra…
  • 2) The challenges presented to representative democracy by the 2007-2008 financial crisis, th…

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Professor Roderick Rhodes DPhil, FAcSS, FASSA

Professor of Government (Research)

Research interests

  • Public Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Comparative Politics

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Professor Silke Roth

Professor of Sociology

Research interests

  • activism and volunteering
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  • political participation

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Mr Thomas Guyton-Day

Research interests

  • Local government 
  • Political representation
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Dr Yifei Yan

Lecturer in Public Admin and Policy

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