Professor Adam Fagan

Biography

Adam Fagan joined the Department of Political Economy in 2019 as Professor of European Politics, as well as Vice-Dean (Education) for the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy. Adam held a Chair at Queen Mary University of London, where he was also Head of the School of Politics and International Relations.

Research

Adam’s research primarily focuses on the Europeanization of South-East Europe and the Western Balkans, with particular reference to judicial reform, civil society development and environmental governance in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo. In addition, Adam has recently started to work on populism and the far-right in post-communist Europe, focusing in particular on the interaction between far-right parties and civil society networks. In collaboration with Stijn van Kessel (QMUL), he is also conducting research on pro-EU activism in the UK.

Adam is also Senior Editor of East European Politics.