• Room: NW902
• Phone:01212043600
• Email: v.grzelczyk@aston.ac.uk

Dr. Virginie Grzelczyk is a Reader in International Relations at  Aston University and the Head of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities.

She holds a MA and PhD in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland, and a MA in Diplomacy and Security from Ewha University.

Virginie's research focuses on security relationships over the Korean Peninsula, and especially about North Korea, with publications spanning the Six-Party Talks process, North Korea’s energy Security Dilemma, Korean identity in the context of reunification and the concept of crisis in Northeast Asia.

Her latest project focuses on the Politics of Toys in Conflict and Post-Conflict Spheres and has been supported by a Leverhulme Research Fellowship. 

• PhD, Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, United States, 2006
• MA, Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, United States, 2006
• MA, Diplomacy and Security, Ewha Womans’ University, Seoul, South Korea, 2002
• BA, English Language, Literature and Translation, Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France, 2000
• Exchange Student Program, Korean Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, 1999

• Reader in International Relations, Head of School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aston University, 2013-present
• Visiting Professor, Sciences Po, Lille, France, 2015-2019
• Visiting Professor, University of Seoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea, June-July 2014
• Senior Lecturer, Division of Politics and International Relations, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2010-2013
• Tutor, School of Politics, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, 2009-2010
• Visiting Lecturer, School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, 2008
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Government and Law, Lafayette College, Easton, United States, 2006-2007
• Adjunct Faculty, Department of Political Sciences, George Washington University, Washington DC, United States, 2004-2006

• Senior Fellowship, Higher Education Academy, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2015
• Fellowship, Higher Education Academy Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 2013

• Information Skills
• Security Studies
• Understanding Foreign Policy
• Northeast Asia, From Conflict to Cooperation
• International Relations Theory (Postgraduate)          
• Coercion and Engagement, The Politics of Rogue States (Postgraduate)

Virginie welcomes doctoral student enquiries in the field of security, and particularly those interested in the Korean peninsula.