Victoria Honeyman

My PhD was a critical biography of the Labour MP Richard Crossman and was published in 2007 by I B Tauris. Since completing my PhD at the University of Leeds in 2005, I have taught on a wide range of modules, focusing on British Foreign Policy, Britain and Europe, Brexit, British Politics, the Politics of Aid, Political Corruption and Approaches to Analysis.

My primary research interest is British Politics, with a particular specialism in British foreign policy. I have written extensively on the foreign policy objectives of both the Conservative and Labour Parties. I have recently concluded a chapter on the relationship between John Major, George Bush Snr. and Bill Clinton for a new textbook ‘Presidents and Prime Ministers’, edited by Michael Cullinane and Martin Farr. I have also recently published an article on Boris Johnson’s rhetoric prior to his resignation as Foreign Secretary, and have completed an article with Dr James Strong on an article on Brexit leadership.

I served as Chair of the British International Studies Association Foreign Policy Specialist Group between 2014 and 2018. After stepping down, I was elected as a member of the APSA British Politics Group Executive Committee. I am Co-Chair of the Political Studies Association’s Learning and Teaching Network and was a member of the Subject Benchmark Statement Working Group. I work extensively with the media, providing expert analysis for BBC News and Breakfast, Channel 5, Al Jazeera, France 24, Radio 5 Live and Radio 4 amongst others. I also work extensively with members of the Associated Press. I have also written for the UK in a Changing Europe Group, the Foreign Policy Centre and the Conversation.