Dr Ben Hawkins MA MSc PhD

Research Fellow

My background is in international politics and qualitative social science research methodologies. In particular, my work has focused on the relationship between Britian and the EU. My PhD examined the issue of British euroscepticism through an analysis of the debates surrounding the European Constitution and the Treaty of Lisbon.

Prior to my PhD I worked in sales and marketing for Diageo, a leading alcoholic drinks retailer.

Affiliation

Teaching

I am Deputy Module Organiser for module GHM 102 (The politics of Global Health Policy) on new distance learning MSc in Global Health Policy. I am also a contributor to two core modules. My sessions focus on the role of corporate actors, the state and international financial institutions (World Bank, IMF and WTO) as actors in global health policy.

In addition, I lecture on corporate actors and tobacco regulation on the in-house module Globalisation and Health and on discourse theory and discursive approaches to policy analysis on the module Sociological Approaches to Health

I welcome applications from current RD students to supervise summer projects on alcohol and tobacco policy or other policy issues related to my research interests including the use of evidence in policy making. Similarly, I offer PhD supervision in these areas and am happy to discuss potential research projects and supervision arrangements with potential applicants to the school.

Research

My recent research has focused on UK alcohol policy. I have recently completed an Alcohol research UK funded project on the role of corporate actors in the development and implementation of policies to tackle alcohol related harm. Currently I work on two collaborative research projects with colleagues at the School. The first, funded by the NIH, focuses on international trade agreements and their impact on global tobacco control policies. The second is an ERC funded project on the use of scientific evidence to inform health policy (GRIP Health).

Research areas

  • Globalisation
  • Health policy
  • Public health
  • Research : policy relationship
  • Tobacco control

Disciplines

  • Policy analysis
  • Political science
  • Sociology

Disease and Health Conditions

  • Chronic disease
  • Obesity

Other interests

  • Alcohol Policy
  • Discourse
  • Foucault
  • Global Health Governance
  • corporate actors
  • political lobbying
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