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Professor Stephen Graham at Newcastle University is a leading scholar in critical urban studies, focusing on the intersections of militarism, surveillance, and urban infrastructure. His work explores how cities are shaped by and become sites of geopolitical conflict, technological control, and social inequality. Research spans urban verticality , military urbanism , and digital surveillance . Key themes include infrastructure disruption , elite spatial practices , and post-conflict urbanism . Recent publications analyze the militarization of urban space , robotic imperialism , and surveillance societies . His "Splintering Urbanism" framework remains foundational for understanding fragmented urban networks. Current work investigates vertical geopolitics , elite bunkering , and smart city security , with a focus on planetary-scale urban systems and their vulnerabilities.

• Military Urbanism
• Urban Infrastructure
• Surveillance Studies
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Ruben Andersson is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford’s Department of International Development, where he researches migration, borders, security, and conflict. His work spans the West African Sahel, southern Europe, and global security dynamics. Current Leverhulme Major Research Fellow (2023-26) for 'Apocalypse soon: Security, subversion and the struggle for a human future' Author of three major monographs: Wreckonomics (2023), No Go World (2019), and Illegality, Inc. (2014) Co-edits special issues on remoteness and risk in global governance His research focuses on the unintended consequences of security interventions, including: How fear maps global danger zones Counterproductive border control industries Postcolonial risk economies in Mali and Afghanistan Security-fueled displacement cycles Profits from migration control systems Anthropology of the bioeconomy Recent publications (2016-2024) analyze: Security as subversion Border wall paradoxes Bioeconomic border technologies Digital danger mapping Interventionist 'bunker politics' Time as a control mechanism Scientific recognition: Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship (2023) Co-published in The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology , Political Geography , and Security Dialogue Doctoral supervision includes: Chloe Marshall-Denton Maggie Neil His fieldwork in Mali, Senegal, and the Mediterranean has produced critical insights about: Security industry feedback loops Risk aversion in academic/interventionist practices Colonial cartographic legacies in modern geopolitics Profit motives behind 'failed' interventions

• Migration
• Borders
• Security
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Professor Benjamin Ziemann of the University of Sheffield , holds a Ph.D. and Habilitation from German institutions. His research spans Modern German History, with a focus on the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany , labor movements, and anti-nuclear pacifism . He has received grants from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation , British Academy , and others. His work includes a definitive biography of Martin Niemöller , analyzing themes like antisemitism , nationalism , and postwar moral reckoning . He has authored and edited seminal texts such as The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic and co-edits journals like Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft . Research Interests : Social history of German workers in WWI, Weimar/Nazi political culture, religious movements. Teaching : Imperial Germany (1871-1918), Weimar Republic, Gender and Violence in WWI. Supervision : PhD on German army combat, refugee camps in postwar Germany, Catholic discourses on war/peace. Public Engagement : Frequent lecturer in Europe, Japan, USA; media appearances in Deutschlandfunk and rbb Kulturradio .

• Modern German History
• Weimar Republic
• Nazi Germany
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Dr. David Jordan is a Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London, based at the Defence Academy of the UK. He serves as Co-Director of the Freeman Air and Space Institute and holds roles such as Academic Director (Air) for the Advanced Command & Staff Course. His research focuses on air and space power, military history, and strategic studies, with notable works including Understanding Modern Warfare . He has contributed to radio/TV commentary on air power and defence matters and is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Royal Historical Society, and Royal Society of Arts. Education: Doctorate in relevant field (not explicitly stated). Affiliations: RAF Centre for Air & Space Power Studies (RAFCASPS) Chief of the Air Staff’s Air Power Workshop His teaching includes modules on air power theory, the Falklands War, and Royal Air Force history. He supervises PhD students researching topics like space power theory, air power doctrine, and British military history since 1914. Recent research highlights include analyses of air power in the Falklands Conflict, RAF maritime operations, and space strategy. He has authored over 30 publications, including peer-reviewed articles on historical battles and contemporary military operations. Grants and projects involve collaboration with institutions like the Freeman Air and Space Institute, focusing on independent research into air and space power issues. His work often intersects with policy analysis, such as NATO operations and defense reviews.

• Air and Space Power
• Military History
• First World War
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Jocelyn Alexander is Professor of Commonwealth Studies and Head of Department at the University of Oxford's Department of International Development (ODID). She teaches primarily on the MPhil in Development Studies and the DPhil in International Development, and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Southern African Studies and the publications committee of the International Africa Institute. Her research interests include: Southern African social and political history Liberation movements and their legacies Violence and memory Political imprisonment Rural politics and state-making Political & International Dimensions of Development Sub-Saharan Africa Professor Alexander is currently working on a Leverhulme-funded collaborative research project titled 'Global Soldiers in the Cold War: Making southern Africa's liberation armies', and writing a history of political imprisonment in Zimbabwe. Her research uses qualitative methodologies, notably oral history and archival research, and she is interested in cross-disciplinary approaches combining history, anthropology, politics, and literature. Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on transnational histories of Southern African liberation movements, political imprisonment in Zimbabwe, and the legacies of violence in post-colonial states. She has made significant contributions to understanding the connections between liberation movements, the Cold War context, and the formation of post-colonial states in Southern Africa. Scientific awards: Leverhulme grant for project on Cold War-era 'global soldiers' (2019) Professor Alexander has supervised numerous doctoral students working on topics related to Southern African politics, history, and development. She has also co-authored important works including 'Violence and Memory: One Hundred Years in the 'Dark Forests' of Matabeleland' (2000) and authored 'The Unsettled Land: The Politics of Land and State-making in Zimbabwe, 1893-2003' (2006). She has taught at Sussex and Bristol Universities and has been a Research Associate at the University of Zimbabwe, bringing extensive regional experience to her academic work.

• Southern African social and political history
• liberation movements and their legacies
• violence and memory
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David Anderson is a Professor in African History at the University of Warwick's Faculty of Arts. His academic career spans over four decades, including roles as Professor in African Politics at the University of Oxford (2006-12) and Senior Lecturer in History at SOAS, University of London (1991-2002). His research focuses on colonial history, counter-insurgency, decolonization, and environmental politics. Anderson holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Cambridge (1978-82) and a B.A. in History from the University of Sussex (1975-78). His notable works include Histories of the Hanged (2005), examining British counter-insurgency in Kenya, and Eroding the Commons (2002), analyzing colonial environmental policies. He has been honored with the 2025 Award for Research Communications, Fellow of the British Academy (2022–), and the Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar (2021–23). Anderson has supervised over 20 doctoral students, many of whom now hold academic positions globally. His research extends to public engagement, including documentaries on colonial history and Mau Mau rebellion. He is affiliated with the Global History & Culture Centre at Warwick and collaborates internationally on projects like the Stellenbosch-Warwick Partnership. Key themes in his work include colonial violence, environmental change, and postcolonial governance, reflected in his lectures and publications on topics such as Kenya’s detention camps, climate-driven conflicts, and the 'Migrated Archive' controversy.

• African History
• Colonial Studies
• Counter-Insurgency
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Dr. Adam Storring is a Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London’s Department of War Studies, School of Security Studies. His research bridges cultural/intellectual history with military operations, focusing on King Frederick II of Prussia (1740–1786). He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge (2018), supervised by Christopher Clark, and previously held fellowships at the Lichtenberg-Kolleg (Göttingen) and multiple German institutions. His work challenges traditional narratives of Frederick II’s militarism, emphasizing French intellectual influences and subjective military thought. Education: BA History (St. John’s College, Cambridge, 2001); MPhil Historical Studies (2007); PhD History (2018) Awards: 2019 André Corvisier Prize (top global military history dissertation) Roles: Member of the Bibliographical Committee of the International Commission of Military History; peer reviewer for War in History and National Science Centre, Poland His research redefines Frederick II’s military ideas as rooted in French Enlightenment thought rather than German militarism. He examines temporality in warfare, collective strategy formation in Prussia, and Russia’s role in the Seven Years War. His publications analyze battles like Zorndorf (1758) and challenge the notion of warfare as purely mathematical. Teaching includes courses on modern war history, international relations, and historiography. He combines rigorous archival work with interdisciplinary approaches, integrating history of science and classical scholarship into military studies.

• History of the Long 18th Century
• History of War and International Relations
• French and German History
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Catherine Eschle is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Strathclyde’s Department of Government and Public Policy, serving as Undergraduate Director and co-Director of Teaching. Her work bridges feminist International Relations (IR), social movement studies, and nuclear politics. She co-founded the FemNukes research network in 2020 to integrate feminist and post-colonial critiques of the global nuclear order. Her research focuses on feminist antinuclear activism, protest camps, and transnational solidarity, with key publications including Feminism and Protest Camps (2023) and Making Feminist Sense of the Global Justice Movement (2010). Education: PhD in Feminism from University of Sussex (1999), MSc from LSE (1995), BSc from University of Bristol (1993) Teaching: Honours/Masters courses on Feminism and Politics, Global Nuclear Politics, and Applied Gender Studies Her research interests emphasize feminist critiques of nuclear militarism, post-colonial reimaginings of security, and the entanglement of academic and activist work. Recent projects include Weaving Webs Across Oceans (2023–) exploring Indigenous and Greenham Women solidarity, and The Contested Afterlives of Nuclear Bases (2025–2026). She has received the Britta Baumgarten Memorial Prize (2019) and a 2024 award for activism in disarmament. Her work highlights how protest camps act as sites of collective memory and everyday resistance, while advancing decolonized understandings of nuclear politics. Grants include British Academy funding and initiatives fostering transnational antinuclear collaboration.

• Feminist International Relations
• Global Nuclear Politics
• Social Movements
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Ruth Kinna is a Professor of Political Theory at Loughborough University, specializing in anarchism, 19th-century socialist thought, and utopianism. She is co-editor of Anarchist Studies and leads the Anarchy Rules! research group. She holds a DPhil from Nuffield College, Oxford, funded by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). Her work emphasizes anarchist constitutionalism, mutual aid, and radical political alternatives. Education: BA (1st class) in History and Politics from Queen Mary, University of London; DPhil in Political Theory from Oxford. Research is supported by grants from ESRC, ISRF, and the British Academy. Notable publications include The Government of No One (2019) and Kropotkin: Reviewing the Classical Anarchist Tradition (2016). Awards include the ISRF Mid-Career Fellowship (2023-24) and ESRC Transformative Research Award (2016). She explores contemporary anarchism’s relevance to movements like Iceland’s crowd-sourced constitution and mutual aid networks during the pandemic. Active in public engagement through The Conversation, addressing anarchist contributions to democracy and social justice.

• Anarchism
• Political Theory
• Political Philosophy
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Dr Daniel Conway is a Reader in Politics and International Relations at the University of Westminster, specializing at the intersection of Feminist International Relations, political sociology, and queer theory. He leads research on LGBTQ+ activism, migration, and critical whiteness studies. His Leverhulme Trust-funded project examines global LGBTQ+ Pride events, challenging Western-centric narratives through comparative studies in Africa, Asia, and North America. His forthcoming book The Queer Politics of Pride critiques homocapitalism and activist dynamics. Previously, he explored anti-apartheid activism in South Africa, focusing on white conscientious objectors and the End Conscription Campaign. His British Academy project analyzed British migrants' transnational identities in South Africa, published in Migration, Space and Transnational Identities: The British in South Africa . He holds a PhD from Rhodes University, with prior roles at Open University, Loughborough University, and visiting fellowships at institutions like UCL and UCT. His teaching emphasizes real-world connections, leading modules on Gender, Sexuality and International Relations. Awards include the 2018-19 Leverhulme Fellowship and ESRC Post-Doctoral Fellowship. He supervises PhD students in queer theory, South African history, migration studies, and critical whiteness.

• Feminist International Relations
• Queer Theory
• LGBTQ+ Activism
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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos is a Reader in Politics and International Relations at Loughborough University, United Kingdom. He holds a PhD in Politics and Religion from the University of Kent, where he also completed his BA in Economics and MA in International Relations and European Studies. Before joining Loughborough in 2010, he taught at the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University. His research and teaching focus on pacifism, anarcho-pacifism, political theory (especially Leo Tolstoy), critical security studies, and the intersections of religion and politics. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence (Brill) and has authored numerous books and articles on Christian anarchism, nonviolence, and Tolstoy’s thought. He is also known for his pedagogical innovations, such as the Socratic Hive platform showcasing student essays. Education: European Baccalaureate (Brussels) BA Economics (University of Kent) MA International Relations and European Studies (University of Kent) PhD in Politics and Religion (University of Kent) Research Interests: Pacifism and nonviolence (especially anarcho-pacifism) Political theory and history of political thought (Leo Tolstoy) Anarchism (particularly religious/Christian) Critical security and terrorism studies Religion and politics Teaching: A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (since 2011) and Senior Fellow (since 2020), Christoyannopoulos has taught since 2005. He designs modules emphasizing pedagogical innovation, including the Socratic Hive platform that publishes top student essays. His work bridges theory and practice, advocating nonviolent solutions to global challenges.

• Pacifism and Nonviolence
• Political Theory
• Anarchism
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Dr Michael Brown is a Lecturer in Modern British History at Lancaster University, specializing in the cultural history of Britain (1760–1914). He holds leadership roles as Deputy Research Director and Postgraduate Research Director for History. His research focuses on medicine, surgery, war, gender, emotions, and the body, with a particular interest in materiality. Brown has held prestigious fellowships, including a Wellcome Trust Research Fellowship (2007–2010) and a Wellcome Trust Investigator Award (2016–2021). He leads major projects like the AHRC-funded The Victorian Hand (2024–2028), exploring embodiment and identity through historical lenses. His work bridges academic research with public engagement, including podcasts and films on surgical history and militarism. Education: BA History (University of York, 1998), MSc History of Science (Wellcome Institute/University of London, 1999), PhD History (University of York, 2004). Professional History: Lecturer at University of Kent (2005–2007), Senior Lecturer/Reader at University of Roehampton (2010–2022). Research Interests : Medicine/surgery history, war and militarism, gender, emotions, body studies, material culture. Current projects include the Victorian Hand and late Victorian popular militarism. Grants : AHRC Standard Research Grant (£846,900), Wellcome Trust Investigator Award (£628,760), among others. Collaborations : London College of Fashion (Prof. Joanne Begiato), Centre for War and Diplomacy at Lancaster University.

• Medical History
• Cultural History
• Gender Studies
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Dr. Kevin A. O'Brien is a Visiting Professor in Digital Intelligence and Cyber Security at King's College London's Department of War Studies, within the School of Security Studies. He serves as a security consultant to governments and the private sector, with prior roles in the Canadian Government and RAND Europe. Holding a PhD from the University of Hull, his expertise spans over 30 years of research in intelligence, cyber security, and counter-terrorism. His research focuses on Five Eyes alliances, cyber threats, African security dynamics, and the privatization of military/security functions. He actively contributes to King's Cyber Security Research Group and the King's Centre for the Study of Intelligence. Notable publications include analyses of Brexit's cyber implications, terrorism in West Africa, and South African intelligence history. His policy work includes studies on active cyber defense mechanisms and counter-terrorism policymaking in Europe. Recent collaborations with Tim Stevens highlight trends in cyber security strategy and public-private sector engagement. O'Brien's work bridges academia and practice, advising on contemporary security challenges while maintaining affiliations with leading institutions.

• Cyber Security
• Intelligence Studies
• National Security
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Dr. Eugene Miakinkov is a Senior Lecturer in History at Swansea University's School of Culture and Communication. Specializing in Russian history within a broader European context, his research examines war as a cultural practice, militarization of society, and the evolution of information states. He has published extensively on topics ranging from Catherine II's military culture to modern Russian militarism under Putin. Research Focus: Russian history, war and society, Enlightenment studies, information history, and 18th-century European history. Current Projects: Investigating Russia's 'information state' development and the militarization of Russian culture under Vladimir Putin. Scientific Recognition: Awarded by the Canadian Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences, received honourable mention from the Canadian Association of Slavists, and recognized as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Teaching: HIH121 (Europe of Extremes), HIH122 (Making History), WS-M94 (From Swords to AI), and convenor of War and Society MA program. Leadership: Admissions Officer for War and Society program, Academic Integrity Officer for Political and Cultural Studies.

• Russian History
• War and Society
• European History
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Nicholas Martin is a Reader (Associate Professor) in German at the University of Birmingham's Department of Modern Languages, specializing in modern German intellectual history and the cultural history of war and political violence in 20th-century Germany. Formerly Director of the Institute for German and European Studies (2013–2020), he has also held visiting professorships at California State University Long Beach and Loyola University Maryland. His research focuses on Nietzsche’s legacy, Weimar classicism, and the cultural memory of the First World War. Education: D.Phil., M.A., and B.A. in Philosophy and Modern Languages from the University of Oxford. Professional roles include Editor-in-Chief of *Forum for Modern Language Studies* (2013–2017) and founding Director of the Graduate Centre for Europe (2005–2015). Research interests span Nietzsche’s reception, Thomas Mann’s writings, and Nazi cultural practices. He has published extensively, including edited volumes on Nietzsche, Schiller’s legacy, and post-war cultural memory. Awards include the Theodor Heuss Fellowship (1994–1995) and the DAAD Scholarship (1983–1984). Teaches undergraduate courses on German language, Nietzsche, and cultural history. Supervised 12 PhD and 14 Master’s theses, including studies on Thomas Mann, Nietzsche, and German unification narratives. Engages in interdisciplinary work through the Institute for German and European Studies, addressing contemporary issues in German politics and culture.

• Modern German Intellectual History
• Cultural History of War
• Political Violence in Germany
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