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Stavros Afionis

Dr Stavros Afionis

(he/him)

Lecturer in International Relations

School of Law and Politics

Overview

Stavros is a Lecturer in International Relations at the School of Law and Politics. Previously, he was a Research Fellow at the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) at the University of Leeds. From 2016 to 2018, Stavros was a Teaching Fellow in Environmental Politics at Keele University. His doctoral research examined the role played by the European Union in international climate change negotiations. His research interests currently focus on environmental politics and in particular, international climate change negotiations and global biofuel policies. Since November 2023, he is co-director of the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), located at the School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University. 

Publication

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Articles

Book sections

Books

Research

European Union environmental politics

International climate change negotiations

Global biofuels policies

Teaching

PL9194 - Introduction to Political Science

PL9242 - Animals, Air, and Areas beyond national jurisdiction - The Politics of Global Environmental Regimes

PLT426 - Global Environmental Politics

PLT062 - Research Methods: Approaches to Knowledge

Biography

Academic Positions

  • 2019-present: Lecturer in International Relations - Cardiff University (School of Law and Politics)
  • 2017-2019: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Environmental Politics - University of Leeds (Sustainability Research Institute)
  • 2016-2018: Teaching Fellow in Environmental Politics - Keele University (School of Politics, Philosophy, International Relations & Environment)
  • 2011-2016: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Environmental Politics - University of Leeds (Sustainability Research Institute

Qualifications

  • PhD in International Relations and Politics
  • MA in Environmental Politics with Distinction
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
  • BA in Political Science

Contact Details

Email AfionisS@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone +44 29208 75068
Campuses Law Building, Room 3.05A, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX

Specialisms

  • Environmental politics