Nic Cheeseman is Professor of Democracy at the University of Birmingham. He mainly works on democracy, elections and development in a range of African countries including Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Catherine Mangan is the Director of the Public Services Academy and leads the consultancy work for the Institute of Local Government Studies at the University of Birmingham.
Amna Ahmed is studying Politics and International Studies at the University of Birmingham.
Lyndsey Stonebridge is Professor of Humanities and Human Rights in the Department of English Literature at the University of Birmingham.
Kyle Gunnels is a communications professional based in the US, advising organizations and companies on media relations, stakeholder engagement and project management support. He is a graduate of the University College Dublin and the University of Queensland.
Chris Featherstone is a doctoral candidate at the University of Birmingham, specializing in US and UK foreign policy, the 2003 Iraq War, and the Syrian conflict from 2011.
