Charlotte Heath-Kelly

Charlotte Heath-Kelly is a Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, leading the ERC-funded 'Neoliberal Terror' project examining counter-radicalisation practices in Europe. Her work bridges security studies, criminology, and political theory, with a focus on counter-terrorism policies, memory studies, and the intersection of social welfare with national security.

Education: PhD in International Politics (Aberystwyth, 2012); MSc Political Theory (Cardiff, 2008); BA Politics and Philosophy (Cardiff, 2005).

Research Highlights:

• Principal Investigator on the ERC-funded 'Neoliberal Terror' project (€1.5M, 2020–2025).
• Leading studies on UK Prevent Strategy implementation in healthcare and education sectors.
• Author of Death and Security: Memory and Mortality at the Bombsite (2016) and co-author of The Politics of Preventing Violent Extremism (2025).

Awards: Shortlisted for the Susan Strange Book Prize (2014) for Politics of Violence.

Grants and Projects:

• ESRC Future Research Leaders Award (£135,486, 2016–2019).
• Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship (£82,560, 2015).

Lab/Team: Leads the 'Neoliberal Terror' research team at Warwick, exploring CVE policy diffusion and healthcare-sector counterterrorism surveillance.