People
Who's who in the Department of International Relations
Professor Chris Alden
Professor of International Relations, Director of LSE IDEAS - on leave Winter Term 2027
Department of International Relations, LSE IDEAS
Dr Martin Bayly
Associate Professor, International Relations Theory
Department of International Relations
Dr Federica Bicchi
Associate Professor of International Relations - on leave Autumn and Winter Term 2026/27
Department of International Relations
Professor Jeffrey Chwieroth
Professor of International Relations and Head of Department
Department of International Relations
Dr Katerina Dalacoura
Associate Professor in International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Toby Dodge
Professor of International Relations - on leave for academic year 2026/27
Department of International Relations
Dr Spyros Economides
Associate Professor in International Relations and European Politics
European Institute, Department of International Relations
Dr Anna Getmansky
Associate Professor of International Relations, Deputy Head of Department (PhD and Research)
Department of International Relations
Dr Teona Giuashvili
David Davies of Llandinam Research Fellow (DINAM)
Department of International Relations
Assistant Professor, International Political Economy
Department of International Relations
Professor (Education), Associate Vice President and Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education
Department of International Relations
Assistant Professor (Education) in International Political Economy
Department of International Relations
Dr Jennifer Jackson-Preece
Associate Professor in Nationalism
European Institute, Department of International Relations
Dr Nikhil Kalyanpur
Assistant Professor - on leave Autumn Term 2026
Department of International Relations
Professor Mathias Koenig-Archibugi
Professor in Global Politics
Department of International Relations, Department of Government
Assistant Professor in International Security
Department of International Relations
Professor Jens Meierhenrich
Professor of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Dr Rohan Mukherjee
Assistant Professor, Deputy Director of LSE IDEAS - on leave Autumn and Winter Terms 2026/27
Department of International Relations, LSE IDEAS
Dr Natalya Naqvi
Assistant Professor in International Political Economy - on leave until Winter Term 2027
Department of International Relations
Dr Victoria Paniagua
Assistant Professor in International Political Economy
Department of International Relations
Dr Stephanie Schwartz
Assistant Professor - on leave Autumn and Winter Terms 2026/27
Department of International Relations
Professor Ulrich Sedelmeier
Professor in International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor John Sidel
Sir Patrick Gillam Chair in International and Comparative Politics (Joint appointment with LSE IR)
Department of Government, Department of International Relations
Dr Theresa Squatrito
Associate Professor - on leave Winter Term 2027
Department of International Relations
Dr Luca Tardelli
Associate Professor (Education) and Departmental Tutor
Department of International Relations
Professor Peter Trubowitz
Professor of International Relations and Director of the Phelan US Centre
Department of International Relations, Phelan United States Centre
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Please also check the Student Handbooks on Moodle which may provide the answers to your questions.
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Anna Izdebska
Departmental Senior Student Adviser
Department of International Relations, Department of International History
Visiting Senior Fellow
Department of International Relations
Professor William A Callahan
Emeritus Professor of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Michael Cox
Founding Director of LSE IDEAS, Emeritus Professor of International Relations
LSE IDEAS, Department of International Relations
Professor Christopher R Hughes
Emeritus Professor of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Margot Light
Emeritus Professor in International Relations
Department of International Relations
Dr Stephen Woolcock
Visiting Associate in LSE International Trade Policy Unit
Department of International Relations
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