Dean Cooper-CunninghamView profile
Assistant Professor
Dean Cooper-Cunningham serves as Tenure Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen , where they completed their PhD. Their research merges feminist and queer theory , critical security studies , and visual politics to examine power dynamics in international relations. PhD in Political Science, University of Copenhagen MSc Political Science, University of Copenhagen MA International Security, University of Sussex MA Hons International Relations, University of St Andrews Their work explores how powerful actors employ pro- or anti-queer agendas in foreign policy, evidenced in publications across International Feminist Journal of Politics , Security Dialogue , and International Affairs . Current research projects include Queering Atrocity Prevention , a policy initiative reimagining mass atrocity frameworks through queer ethical perspectives. Methodologically, they pioneered qualitative visual methods and discourse analysis , developing novel approaches like visual genealogy through archival research and digital meme analysis. Their forthcoming book introduces innovative visual methodologies for security studies. Erik Hoffmeyers Travel Grant Chancellor’s Masters Scholarship Michael Nicholson PhD Thesis Prize Education Award in Teaching Practice As Associate Editor for Critical Studies on Security and member of Bristol University Press's Feminist Reimaginings series, they shape critical security discourse. Their teaching emphasizes inclusive pedagogy , co-creation of knowledge, and critical methods in international relations and gender politics.
