Lisa Downing is Professor of French Discourses of Sexuality at the University of Birmingham. Her book Selfish Women is published by Routledge on June 13, 2019.
Jon Bloomfield is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Local Government Studies at the University of Birmingham and the author of Our City: Migrants and the Making of Modern Birmingham.
Matthew Cole is a historian of modern Britain with a particular interest in 20th-century constitutional and party politics, and in local history.
Sara Jones is Professor in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Birmingham.
Alan Greene is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Birmingham, specializing in constitutional law and human rights.
Dr Simone Jeger is a Clinical Scientist in cancer therapy research and development. She has volunteered as a humanitarian aid worker in multiple field missions and is an advisor for health-related NGOs.
Susan Dodsworth is a Research Fellow in the University of Birmingham's International Development Department. She is part of the Political Economy of Democracy Promotion Project.
Paul Jackson is Professor of African Politics at the University of Birmingham. H is a political economist working primarily on conflict and post-conflict reconstruction.
