| 1980-1983 | B.A. (Hons.) International Relations, First Class, Staffordshire Polytechnic |
| 1983-1988 | Part-time lecturer, Department of International Relations and Politics, Staffordshire Polytechnic |
| 1988 | Polytechnic Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education, Staffordshire Polytechnic |
| Doctor of Philosophy, University of London |
| 1988-1990 | Lecturer, Department of International Relations and Politics, Staffordshire Polytechnic |
| 1990-1997 | Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics and Modern History, London Guildhall University (LGU) |
| 1993-2005 | Chair, Politics Board of Studies |
| Politics Course Organiser (Administration and management of all undergraduate Politics degrees: Early specialist, Deferred specialist, Joint and Minor pathways) |
| 1997-2000 | Chair, Departmental Academic Standards Committee |
| Reader, Department of Politics and Modern History, LGU |
| 1997-2009 | Departmental Erasmus coordinator with "English-speaking" universities (Stockholm, Amsterdam, Maynooth, Bilgi, Roosevelt, Wroclaw) |
| 2000-2002 | Professor of Politics, Department of Politics and Modern History, LGU |
| since 2008 | Director, Centre for the Study of Religion, Conflict and Cooperation |
| 2002-2009 | Professor of Politics and Coordinator, Governance and International Relations, City Campus, Department of Law, Governance and International Relations, London Metropolitan University |
| 2009-2010 | Associate Head of Department (Research and Postgraduate), Department of Law, Governance and International Relations, London Metropolitan University |
| since 2010 | Associate Dean of Faculty (Research and Postgraduate), Faculty of Law, Governance and International Relations, London Metropolitan University |
