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Steven Matthew Oliver

Social Sciences (Political Science)

Assistant Professor
Head of Studies, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Teaching Modules
  • Introduction to International Relations
  • Introduction to Comparative Politics

Teaching Faculty

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Chris Howell

Social Sciences (Politics)

Visiting J Y Pillay Professor
Associate Dean (Faculty Development)
Research Specialisations
  • Political economy
  • Comparative politics
  • Western European politics
  • Industrial Relations
  • Labor politics
Teaching Modules
  • Comparative Social Inquiry
  • Political Economy of Capitalism
  • Contemporary Left Politics and Movements
  • Labour in Capitalist Societies

Edward John Driffill

Social Sciences (Economics)

Visiting Professor
Research Specialisations
  • Macroeconomics and monetary policy
  • Institutions and economic performance
  • European economies
Teaching Modules
  • Comparative Social Inquiry
  • Bubbles, Crashes, Panics and Crises
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Tsin Yen Koh

Social Sciences (Political Science)

Assistant Professor
Teaching Modules
  • Philosophy and Political Thought I and II
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Bjorn Gomes

Social Sciences (Political Science)

Lecturer
Teaching Modules
  • Philosophy and Political Thought I &II

Benjamin A Schupmann

Social Sciences (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics)

Assistant Professor
Research Specialisations
  • Political Theory
  • History of Political Thought
  • Carl Schmitt
  • Militant Democracy
  • Constitutional Theory
Teaching Modules
  • Populism
  • Continental Political Theory
  • Theorizing the State
  • Democratic Theory
  • Comparative Social Inquiry
  • Modern Social Thought
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Naila Maya Shofia

Social Sciences (Political Economics, Development Economics)

Assistant Professor
Research Specialisations
  • Social norms
  • Religious identities
  • Cultural preferences
  • Gender in economy and politics
  • Political economy of conflict
Teaching Modules
  • Public Economics
  • The Political Economy of Public Policy
  • Modern Social Thought