Koen Slootmaeckers

Koen Slootmaeckers is a Senior Lecturer in International Politics at the Department of International Politics at City, University of London. He has a multidisciplinary background and combines insights from sociology and political science into his work.

His research focusses on gender and sexuality politics in Europe and is particularly interested in analysing hierarchies within the international system. More specifically, Koen has studied the EU accession of Serbia and how this process affects LGBT politics and activism. And his more recent project is interested in the transnational politics of LGBT Pride Parades.

His work has been widely published, including a (co-)edited volume ‘EU Enlargement and Gay Politics’ (Palgrave 2016; with Heleen Touquet and Peter Vermeersch), and articles in, amongst others, East European Politics, Politics, Contemporary Southeastern Europe, Journal of Homosexuality, and Europe-Asia Studies

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Queen Mary, University of London (2013 — 2018)
• Master of Science (MSc) Ghent University (2010 — 2011)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) Ghent University (2007 — 2010)

Companies

• Associate Dean (Student Experience) for the School of Arts and Social Sciences City, University of London (2021)
• Senior Lecturer in International Politics City, University of London (2020)
• Research Associate KU Leuven (2013 — 2021)
• Lecturer in International Politics City, University of London (2017 — 2020)
• PhD Candidate in European Politics Queen Mary University of London (2013 — 2017)
• Teaching Assistant The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2015 — 2017)
• Teaching Assistant UCL (2017 — 2017)
• Teaching Assistant Queen Mary University of London (2014 — 2015)
• Project Research Associate University of Leuven (2011 — 2013)