Josephine Harmon

Josephine Harmon is an Assistant Professor in Political Science at Northeastern University London, specializing in US politics, comparative Western politics, and themes like political rationality and communication. She holds a PhD and prior degrees from Yale University and University College London.

• Education: PhD and prior degrees from Yale University and University College London

Her research focuses on ideology, belief-based political behavior, and urban policy analysis (e.g., London’s ULEZ policy). She employs both empirical and theoretical methodologies.

Her work has been published in Sociology Lens, Critical Studies-Critical Methodologies, and The Washington Post.

• Awards: Harvard University Press Research Paper Prize (2020), UCL Research Prize (2020), Yale Research Fellowship (2018)

Prior roles include teaching at New York University, King’s College London, and the British Library, covering comparative politics, US history, and post-colonial international politics.