Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Loyola Marymount University, specializing in Political Theory with secondary interests in American Politics and International Relations. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara (2022), alongside multiple master's degrees in Political Science (UCSB, 2018) and Philosophy (Louisiana State University, 2010), and a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Maine (2008). His interdisciplinary work bridges Global Studies, Black Studies, and Sociology, focusing on the historical and theoretical critiques of policing institutions and political narratives.

Johnson’s research interrogates the intersections of power, history, and activism. His doctoral dissertation, On the Uses and Abuses of History for Politics, examines how historical narratives shape police legitimacy and social movements. He has published widely on Foucault, Nietzsche, Deleuze, and Derrida, addressing themes like police abolition, fascism, environmental apocalypse, and critical theory.

His academic trajectory includes teaching in interdisciplinary departments and engaging with activist discourses. He has collaborated with scholars such as Kevin Anderson, Paige Digeser, and George Lipsitz, emphasizing the transformative potential of theoretical rigor in political praxis.