Dr Jocelyn Mawdsley
Lecturer in EU/European Politics

  • Email: jocelyn.mawdsley@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 7478
  • Fax: 0044 (0)191 2225069
  • Address: Room 206
    Politics
    School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
    40-42 Great North Rd
    University of Newcastle
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU

Roles and Responsibilities

On research leave 2011-12. 

Qualifications

BA Hons European Studies (German), University of Bradford
MA European Union Studies, University of Newcastle
PhD, University of Newcastle

Previous Positions

Lecturer in Security Studies, University of Manchester (2004-2005)
Marie Curie Postdoc Research Fellow & part-time lecturer in International Politics, Institut d'études européennes,Université libre de Bruxelles (2003-2004)
Marie Curie Postdoc Research Fellow, Bonn International Center for Conversion (2001-2003)

Honours and Awards

Marie Curie postdoctoral fellowship (2001-2004)
Visiting fellowship (collaborateur scientifique),Institut d'études européennes,Université libre de Bruxelles (2002- present)

Languages

German: fluent
French: fluent
Dutch: basic
Spanish: basic

Research Interests

European Security and Defence Policy (especially issues surrounding legitimacy), the arms trade and disarmament, IPE of security, French and German security policy

Other Expertise

Monitoring and evaluation of EU Structural Funds spending

Current Work

I am currently working on projects looking at: the merging of defence and security in the EU (funded by the Flemish Peace Institute), European armaments cooperation, the role of memory in the conversion of ex-military sites and European nuclear weapons policies. I am also one of the coordinators for a collaborative research network on CSDP Strategy funded by UACES. For more information visit the website at http://csdpstrategy.wordpress.com/

Postgraduate Supervision

EU politics (especially foreign and security policy), security studies, French and German politics

Projects

Undergraduate Teaching

POL2034 Politics and Policy of the European Union
POL3089 Global Security

Postgraduate Teaching

POL8036 The EU as an International Actor