Dr Rhiannon Stephens Early African History, gender, kinship, reproduction, poverty, Uganda, Great Lakes, historical linguistics.
Professor Cristobal Kay Latin American theories of development, political economy of agrarian change, rural livelihoods, farming systems, land reform, peasant movements, historical comparative analyses of the European and Latin American rural economy and society
Dr Mehri Honarbin-Halliday Dr Honarbin-Holliday is a practicing artist and works interdisciplinary exploring the intersections of gender, identity, and education. She is the author of Becoming Visible in Iran: Women in Contemporary Iranian Society (2008). She has exhibited her video and fired clay installations in Iran, Britain, Mexico, and the United States and is the recipient of the 2007 national award from the Art and Culture Secretariat at Tehran Municipality. Dr Honarbin-Holliday is currently working on a new book for I.B. Tauris titled Masculinities in Urban Iran.
Mr Jian Wang Research: The equalization of basic public services in the process of China's government transition. One of the most outstanding issues arousing wide attention is the rapid expansion of the demand for public services and their inadequate provision at the current stage in China. Therefore, equalization of public services are major tasks and important driving force in the new stage of reform in China.
Dr Edwige Fortier Research interests include the Middle East and North Africa, international development, civil society, transitions from authoritarian rule, democratisation, neoliberalism, vulnerable and marginalised groups, human rights, multilateralism, non-governmental organisations and HIV/Aids.