CISRUL’s PhD candidates represent a variety of disciplines, including sociology, law, race studies, international security studies, and history. Browse their individual profiles to learn more about their backgrounds, projects, and their unique interdisciplinary contributions to CISRUL.
Neha Dwivedi began her PhD in October 2023, focusing on the discursive construction of the 'right' time in US-Afghan peace negotiations. Her research is supervised by Professor Gearoid Millar, Professor Joanne McEvoy, and Dr Tom Bentley.
Shao-Chi Kuo began his doctoral research in 2022 and joined CISRUL in 2023. Under the supervision of Professor Brian Brock (Divinity), he is researching the political and public theological significance of faith disobedience in Chinese house churches.
Sabelo Ndwandwe started in January 2023. His work under the supervision of Dr Owen Walsh and Professor Tommy J. Curry (Edinburgh) combines philosophy, critical race theory and social history to think about Black Maleness as a peculiar social location of sexual victimization and disposability that remains understudied in [southern] African Studies.
Sam McReavy is a third year PhD candidate, focusing on urban spatial theory and Science Fiction as a pedagogical tool in the work of Henri Lefebvre. His supervisors are Professor Timothy Baker (LLMVC) and Dr Joseph Pierce (the School of Geosciences).
Daisy Mugadza began her PhD in February of 2025. Her subject area is Constitutional Law, and, under the supervision of Dr Erin Ferguson (UoA School of Law and CISRUL) and Dr Robert Taylor (UoA School of Law), she is conducting research surrounding the separation of powers in English public law.
Boglarka Vincze’s PhD project began in October 2024. She researches waves of constitutional change in the UK’s devolved nations, focusing on the evolution of devolution frameworks. Her supervisors are Professor Tamas Gyorfi and Dr Erin Ferguson.
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