Gareth R. V. Stansfield

Gareth Robert Vincent Stansfield (born 26 October 1973) is a British political scientist who is Professor of Middle East Politics and Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Exeter University. He was Executive Dean of the faculty most affected by the university's 2026 redundancy proposals, which drew opposition from the University and College Union and several learned societies. He completed an MA in Middle East Politics and a PhD at the same institution. and the Council of University Classical Departments, which expressed concern and dismay at the proposals.

In 2004, he co-wrote The Future of Iraq: Dictatorship, Democracy or Division? with Liam Anderson.

He has been critical of Turkish policy in Syria.

Stansfield was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to UK interests in Iraq.