Dan Kenealy

Dr. Dan Kenealy is a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science. His academic journey includes a PhD in International Relations from the same institution (2012), and he has held significant administrative roles including Director of Postgraduate Teaching and advisor to the Scottish Parliament's European and External Relations Committee (2013-14).

Kenealy's research bridges political science and visual studies, focusing on:

• Representation of policy issues in documentary film
• Constitutional change in the UK and EU
• Devolution dynamics and intergovernmental relations
• Public attitudes toward welfare and European integration
• Historical analogies in foreign policy decision-making

His publications demonstrate consistent focus on UK constitutional reform, EU governance, and social policy attitudes, with recent work exploring public understanding of welfare economics and political behavior.

Kenealy has led major research projects including 'Liverpool, Glasgow and Thatcher's Statecraft' (2018-19) and the 'Kenealy Open Society' initiative (2023). He currently supervises PhD candidates in British politics and policy-visual studies intersections.