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Thesis Advisor
Fields of expertise
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Education
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Ph.D, US political history, University of Manchester, England
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M.A., British and American History, University of Manchester, England
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Post-Graduate Certificate in Education, University of Leeds, England
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B.A. with Honors, Humanities, Middlesex Polytechnic, England
Other current posts
Previous experience
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Tutor in Comparative British and American History, Open University, UK, 1986-93
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Political assistant to Thomas Megahy, Member of the European Parliament, 1986-99
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Member of the Secretariat and advisor on environmental affairs, European Parliament United Left Group, 1999-2005
Selected publications
Books
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Poisoned Spring: The European Union and Water Privatisation (London: Pluto Press, 2009)
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The European Union: A Critical Guide (2nd Edition; Dutch and Romanian translations) (London: Pluto Press, 2005)
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Biotechnology: Corporate Power versus the Public Interest (London: Pluto Press, 2005)
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Globalisation (Harpenden, England: Pocket Essentials, 2002)
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Tennant's Rock (a novel) (New York: St Martin's Press, 2001)
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Edits www.spectrezine.org, an English-language website sponsored by the Socialist Party of the Netherlands
Articles
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“The European Union as ‘Universalist’ Project: Developing a Critical Left response” (Politika Annual Journal 2009, University of Hong Kong)
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“Bloodless Coup d’Etat: The European Union’s Response to the Eurozone Crisis” Socialism & Democracy Vol 25/2, 56 (2011) pp25-44
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“European ‘Democracy Promotion’: dynamic versus passive revolutions in the Arab Spring”, Chapter 3 of Osha, Sanya (ed.) The Social Contract in Africa (Pretoria, RSA, Africa Institute of South Africa, 2014)
Contact
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