In addition to Senior Lecturer of Politics and International Relations, Chad is Co-Director of the Europa Institute at the University of Edinburgh. He is also a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. Chad’s research generally falls within the fields of International Relations and International Political Economy, with particular emphases on transatlantic relations, international regulatory cooperation, and the role of the European Union in international politics. He is particularly interested in exploring both the international and domestic causes of state action. His research covers a number of policy areas, including regulation, competition, trade and environmental policy.