Projects

I am Selling. But who is Buying?: Trustworthiness and Trust as Norms to be Contested.

With co-author, Jonathan Pettifer, this project brings together scholarship on norms and trust. The aim is to submit for publication in summer 2026.

Taking Diplomacy to Another Level: The development of Track II to Track I diplomacy through Trustworthiness Transfer.

This project focuses on developing my doctoral research into a book manuscript and sets out a theory and model for the transfer of perception of trustworthiness.

Managing Distrust, Pursuing Peace: Intra-Conflict Party Rivalries in Bilateral Conflict Negotiations.

This project draws on my doctoral research and looks at how the relationship between prime ministers and their foreign minister is managed during peace negotiations.

A Research Agenda for Trust and Diplomacy.

With my co-editors, Nicholas J., Wheeler and Scott Edwards, this project is an edited collection on trust and diplomacy. It is under contract with Edward Elgar Publishing.

Using Lego for Teaching Complex and Challenging Topics in Political Science and International Relations

This project explores the application of Playful Learning and use of LEGO in teaching complex and challenging topics in Political Science and International Relations.

Trust In Who? You?: Arafat, Rabin and the 1993-1994 Oslo and Cairo Agreements

With co-authors, Asaf Siniver and Nicholas J. Wheeler, this project looks at how relationships between leaders is impacted by changing in modality of interaction.