Research Accolades

Meet our Fellows

Being a Fellow means that a researcher's work has been reviewed and recognised as outstanding by a professional association.

We have many distinguished scholars and professors in our departments who are leaders in their disciplines - meet our Fellows below.

Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences	Fellows of the British Academy
Professor Ana Aliverti (School of Law) Ana Aliverti's research work looks at the intersections between criminal law, criminal justice, and border regimes.	Emeritus Professor Robin Alexander (SELCS) Robin Alexander specialises in education at the interfaces of culture, policy and practice, prioritising pedagogy, classroom discourse, curriculum, and comparative/international education.
Professor Sascha O. Becker (Economics) Sascha O. Becker is interested in economics history, political economy, labour economics and the economics of religion.	Emeritus Professor Hugh Beale (School of Law) Hugh Beale's research interests are in contract (including European and comparative contract law) and commercial law.
Professor Sonia Bhalotra (Economics) Sonia Bhalotra is an applied economist with research interests in the areas of skill creation, early childhood development and health (including mental health).	Professor Quassim Cassam (Philosophy) Quassim Cassam's current research is on extremism, the philosophy of terrorism, and the philosophy of general practice.
Professor Michael J Bradshaw (WBS) Michael Bradshaw works at the interface between economic and political geography, business and management and international relations.	Professor Nick Chater (WBS) Nick Chater's research focuses on the cognitive and social foundations of rationality, with applications to business and public policy.
Professor Nickie Charles (Sociology) Nickie Charles' research focusses on women and gender and includes an interest in gender relations at work and at home and how women - through involvement in feminist social movements - can bring about social change.	Emeritus Professor Colin Crouch (WBS) Colin Crouch works on on general social comparisons among European countries, and on problematic relations between democracy and economic inequality in post-modern societies.
Professor Bo Chen (WBS) Bo Chen specializes in developing successful interfaces between ORMS, economics, and computer science.	Professor Stuart Elden (PAIS) Stuart Elden's recent work has focussed on the history, concept and practice of territory and the history of twentieth-century French thought.
Professor Stuart Croft (PAIS) Stuart Croft is Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Warwick, appointed on 1st February 2016 after moving from his previous role as the University’s Provost.	Emeritus Professor Peter J. Hammond (Economics) Peter Hammond's interests include economic theory, games and allocation mechanisms with many agents, social choice and individual well-being.
Emeritus Professor Colin Crouch (WBS) Colin Crouch works on on general social comparisons among European countries, and on problematic relations between democracy and economic inequality in post-modern societies.	Emeritus Professor Mark Harrison (Economics) Working in the area of economic history, Mark Harrison's research focuses on Russia and the Soviet bloc, defence and security, and fighting, cheating, stealing, lying, and spying.
Professor Graeme Currie (WBS) Graeme Currie's research interests include leadership, knowledge mobilisation, innovation, strategic change, and management learning, with a focus public services organisation and management.	Professor Jacqueline Hodgson (School of Law) Jacqueline Hodgson has researched and written in the area of European & comparative criminal justice.
Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Dowler (Sociology) Elizabeth Dowler works in the area of food and poverty, including household food security, food rights and justice, local food initiatives, and the evaluation of policy intervention at local and national levels.	Professor Graham Loomes (WBS) Graham Loomes's research is focused on the analysis of people's preferences, particularly as they relate to decision making in the face of risk and uncertainty.
Professor Nigel Driffield (WBS) Nigel Driffield research interests currently revolve around the links between FDI and productivity, and also better understanding the drivers of productivity at the regional level.	Professor Alan Norrie (School of Law) Alan Norrie is interested in the critical and historical analysis of criminal law and in its ethical and doctrinal problems, and in ideas of guilt, forgiveness and justice.
Emeritus Professor Peter Elias (IER) Peter Elias has worked across a wide range of research areas, such as the evaluation of government programmes, the study of occupational change and the relationship between education and labour market outcomes.	Professor Shirin Rai (PAIS) Shirin Rai is an interdisciplinary scholar and has written extensively on issues of gender, governance and development and gender and political institutions.
Professor Leslie Francis (SELCS) Leslie J. Francis' research includes religious education, empirical theology, and the psychology of religion.	Emeritus Professor Lord Robert Skidelsky (Economics) Lord Robert Skidelsky's research focuses on the theory of the State, the social market economy, and the history of economic thought.
Professor Steve Fuller (Sociology) Steve Fuller is interested in the future of the university, challenges of interdisciplinarity, epistemology, and the future of humanity.	Emeritus Professor Kenneth F. Wallis (Economics) Kenneth F. Wallis' research interests include time series analysis and macroeconometric modelling.
Emeritus Professor Wyn P Grant (PAIS) Wyn Grant's general area of interest is comparative public policy with particular reference to the European Union and the United States.
Professor Bishnuprya Gupta (Economics) Bishnuprya Gupta has published widely on industrial development in colonial India and is a key contributor to the debate on the Great Divergence.
Emeritus Professor Mark Harrison (Economics) Working in the area of economic history, Mark Harrison's research focuses on Russia and the Soviet bloc, defence and security, and fighting, cheating, stealing, lying, and spying.
Emeritus Professor Mark Hart (WBS) Mark Hart has worked and published extensively in the areas of entrepreneurship, enterprise and small business development and policy.
Professor Seamus Hegarty (SELCS) Seamus Hegarty's research interests include disability studies, education studies, and inclusive education.
Professor Jacqueline Hodgson (School of Law) Jacqueline Hodgson has researched and written in the area of European & comparative criminal justice.
Professor Christopher W. Hughes (PAIS) Christopher Hughes is interested in Japan's international relations and foreign policy, multilateral security in the Asia-Pacific, and globalisation.
Emeritus Professor Robert Jackson (SELCS) Robert Jackson's work has focussed on teaching and learning in religious education, intercultural education and citizenship education.
Professor Anthony Liddicoat (Applied Linguistics) Anthony Liddicoat's research spans a number of areas of applied linguistics including language education, language policy and planning and discourse analysis.
Emeritus Professor Robert Lindley (IER) Robert Lindley is interested in the inter-relationships between the economy, the labour market, and systems of education and training institutions, organisations and markets in European economic and social development.
Emeritus Professor Geoff Lindsay (SELCS) Geoff Lindsay's main research concerns special educational needs and disability (SEND), parenting support, and early intervention.
Emeritus Professor Audrey Mullender (SELCS) Audrey Mullender has worked on the topics of domestic violence, adoption and post-adoption issues, as well as group work theory.
Professor Vanessa Munro (School of Law) Vanessa Munro has conducted research into law and policy responses to sexual and gender-based violence, focusing on professional and lay decision-making within criminal, asylum and family justice processes.
Professor Davide Nicolini (WBS) Davide Nicolini is interested in practice-based approaches to the study of knowing, learning, and change in organisations; innovation processes in complex environments, and the study and promotion of safety.
Professor Alan Norrie (School of Law) Alan Norrie is interested in the critical and historical analysis of criminal law and in its ethical and doctrinal problems, and in ideas of guilt, forgiveness and justice.
Professor Shirin Rai (PAIS) Shirin Rai is an interdisciplinary scholar and has written extensively on issues of gender, governance and development and gender and political institutions.
Professor Stephen Roper (WBS) Stephen Roper's research interests include innovation, research and innovation policy, enterprise growth and productivity, workplace well-being, and policy evaluation.
Professor Sharifah Sekalala (School of Law) Sharifah Sekalala is an interdisciplinary researcher whose work is at the intersection of international law, public policy, and global health.
Emeritus Professor John Solomos (Sociology) John Solomos' scholarship focuses on the sociology of race and ethnicity, racism and anti-racism, processes of racialisation, political mobilisation and race, multiculturalism and comparative race and ethnic relations.
Professor Chris Warhurst (IER) Chris Warhurst's research interests include job quality, skills, and labour market and labour process developments, trends and issues.
Emeritus Professor Simon J Williams (Sociology) Simon J Williams' research is located at the intersections of sociology, politics and science and technology studies.