Centre for International Studies at Oxford University

Centre for International Studies at Oxford University

"Established in 1992, the Centre for International Studies (CIS) exists to promote and advance research in International Relations. One of the largest and most active centres in Europe, CIS serves as the focal point for International Relations research in Oxford -- convening seminars and conferences, hosting visiting scholars, and organising externally funded research projects."


 * Andrew Hurrell is Director of the Centre for International Studies at Oxford University and a Fellow of Nuffield College.

Research Fellows and Associates
Accessed August 2007:


 * Alex Betts, Research Associate and Hedley Bull Research Fellow in International Relations
 * Jane Boulden, Senior Research Associate
 * Elisabetta Brighi, Research Associate
 * Tom Davies, Junior Research Fellow (project on Civil Resistance and Power Politics)
 * Carolyn Deere, Senior Researcher and Trade Project Director (Global Economic Governance)
 * Tim Dunne, Senior Visiting Research Fellow (HT and TT 2208)
 * Gil Loescher, Senior Research Associate
 * Terry MacDonald, Research Associate
 * Amrita Narlikar, Senior Research Associate
 * Joseph Nye, Senior Research Fellow
 * Jochen Prantl, Senior Research Fellow
 * Monica Serrano, Senior Research Associate
 * Devi Sridhar, Research Associate (GEG Global Health Governance)
 * Dominik Zaum, Senior Research Associate

Management Committee
Accessed August 2007:


 * Andrew Hurrell, Director of the Centre for International Studies (Chair)
 * Sarmila Bose, Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
 * Richard Caplan, Professor of International Relations and Official Fellow, Linacre College
 * Audrey Cronin, Director of Studies, Programme on the Changing Character of War
 * Valpy Fitzgerald, University Reader in International Economics and Finance, and Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House)
 * Roger Goodman, Acting Warden, St Antony’s College
 * Diana Liverman, Professor of Environmental Science, Director of the Environmental Change Institute
 * Vaughan Lowe, Chichele Professor of International Law, All Souls College
 * S. Neil MacFarlane, Lester B Pearson Professor of International Relations, Head of the Department of Politics and International Relations
 * Hew Strachan, Chichele Professor of the History of War, Director of the Programme on the Changing Character of War
 * Jennifer Welsh, Professor of International Relations, Somerville College
 * Ngaire Woods, Director of the Global Economic Governance Programme, University College

Academic Visitors 2006-07
Accessed August 2007:


 * Jonathan Bailey (FormerMajor-General, and Director-General of Development and Doctrine, British Army), Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Leverhulme Programme on ‘The Changing Character of War’, whole academic year.
 * Patrick O. Cohrs, Alistair Horne Visiting Fellow, Centre for European Studies, St Antony’s College, whole academic year. (‘Pax Britannica’ and the Demise of European Peace)
 * Ana Covarrubias (Colegio de México) Senior Associate Member, St Antony's College.
 * Lt. Commander Nigel Dawson (Royal Navy), Hudson Visiting Fellow, whole academic year. (Regional instability and piracy in South-East Asia.)
 * Ali Dayan Hasan (Researcher for Human Rights Watch in South Asia), Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Leverhulme Programme on ‘The Changing Character of War’, Michaelmas Term 2006 and Hilary Term 2007.
 * Commodore Stephen Jermy (Royal Navy), Hudson Visiting Fellow, whole academic year.
 * John Owen (University of Virginia), Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies and Politics Group Visitor, Nuffield College, Hilary and Trinity Terms 2007.
 * Michael Quinlan, GCB (Former Director, Ditchley Foundation), Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Leverhulme Programme on ‘The Changing Character of War’, whole academic year.
 * Tariq Ramadan, Research Fellow, St Antony’s College. (Islam and Europe).
 * Cheyney Ryan (Clark Professor of Philosophy and Critical Thinking at the University of Oregon), Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Leverhulme Programme on ‘The Changing Character of War’, Hilary Term 2007.
 * Carey Schofield, Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Leverhulme Programme on ‘The Changing Character of War’, whole academic year.
 * Ben Shephard (Military and medical historian), Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Leverhulme Programme on ‘The Changing Character of War’, Hilary and Trinity Terms 2007.
 * Christopher Waters (School of Law, Reading University), Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Leverhulme Programme on ‘The Changing Character of War’, Michaelmas Term 2006. (Military perceptions of the legal framework within which armed forces operate.)