The Scottish Council on Global Affairs: The Team

John Edward
Head of Operations, Scottish Council on Global Affairs
Management Team
Mateja Peter
Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of St Andrews
SCGA Executive Director
Member of Management Committee


Peter Jackson
Chair, Global Security, University of Glasgow
SCGA Co-Director
Member of Management Committee
Claire Duncanson
Senior Lecturer, International Relations, University of Edinburgh
SCGA Co-Director
Member of Management Committee


Gavin Sullivan
Reader in International Human Rights Law, University of Edinburgh
SCGA Co-Director
Member of Management Committee
Juliet Kaarbo
Chair, International Relations, University of St Andrews
SCGA Co-Director
Member of Management Committee


Phillips P. O’Brien
Chair in Strategic Studies, University of St Andrews
Strategic advisor and founding co-director
Sarah Dunstan
Lecturer in the International History of Modern Human Rights, University of Glasgow
Member of Management Committee


Christian J. Tams
Chair, International Law, University of Glasgow
Member of Management Committee
Rhys Crilley
Lecturer in International Relations, University of Glasgow
Member of Management Committee

David Scott
Postdoctoral Research Associate International Law & Governance, University of Glasgow
David Scott is a Postdoctoral Researcher in International Law & Governance, working between the Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security and the Scottish Council on Global Affairs.


Adam Bower
Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of St Andrews
Member of Management Committee
Gaily Lythgoe
Lecturer in Global Law, University of Edinburgh
Member of Management Committee

Governing Board

Murray Pittock
Pro-Vice Principal – Special Projects, University of Glasgow
Member of Governing Board
Brad Mackay
Vice-Principal (International Strategy and External Relations), University of St Andrews
Member of Governing Board
