Guy Burton

Guy Burton is a Adjunct Professor is International Affairs at the Brussels School of Governance. He has previously held research and teaching appointments in Dubai, Palestine, Iraq and Malaysia and was a Visiting Fellow at the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics in 2018-19. He holds a PhD in Government and BSc from the London School of Economics and an MSc from London University. Before entering academia, Guy worked in the UK Parliament and local government.

Guy's research interests include rising powers like the BRICS and the politics and international relations of the Middle East and Latin America. He teaches the MA-level course on "The Success, Failure and Future of Global Governance" and runs the BA International Affairs Dissertation course, for which he provides classes and individual supervision to most of the students.

Education

• PhD The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2005 — 2009)
• MSc Latin American Politics University of London (2004 — 2005)
• BSc Government and History The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (1995 — 1998)

Companies

• Fellow Sectarianism, Proxies and De-Sectarianism Project, Lancaster University (2020)
• Adjunct Professor Brussels School of Governance (BSoG) (2019)
• Visiting Fellow LSE Middle East Centre (2018 — 2019)
• Assistant Professor Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) (2016 — 2018)
• Assistant Professor The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (2013 — 2016)
• Politics Lecturer University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH) (2012 — 2013)
• Acting Director Centre for Development Studies, Birzeit University (2011 — 2012)
• Research Fellow Centre for Development Studies, Birzeit University (2010 — 2012)
• Campaigns Executive London Chamber of Commerce (2004 — 2004)