Fiona B Adamson

Professor Fiona B. Adamson is a leading academic in International Relations at SOAS University of London, specializing in migration, conflict, and security. She holds the rank of Professor of International Relations and currently serves as Associate Editor of Security Studies and co-president of the American Political Science Association's Migration and Citizenship section. Her academic career includes roles as Head of Department (2010–2013) and Research Director (2018–2021) at SOAS, and prior directorship of UCL's International Public Policy Programme. She is an adjunct faculty member at Chatham House and leads the EU-funded MAGYC project on migration governance.

Education: BA (Stanford University), PhD (Columbia University). Research focuses on diaspora geopolitics, forced migration diplomacy, and the interplay between mobility and state-building. Notable projects include a British Academy-funded study on the diplomacy of forced migration and EU-funded research on Kurdish diaspora communities in Europe. Her work has been supported by the Guggenheim Foundation, ESRC, and Leverhulme Trust.

• Research Interests: Migration governance, conflict dynamics, diaspora mobilization, transnational repression, and decolonizing security studies.
• Awards/Funding: Guggenheim Fellowship, British Academy grants, ESRC funding.

Advisees/Grants: Supervised six PhD theses on topics like diaspora governance, transnational activism, and Middle Eastern conflict dynamics. Holds grants from major institutions including the European Commission's H2020 programme. Co-convenes the London Migration Research Group, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.

Labs/Teams: Leads the MAGYC project team and collaborates with global institutions like Chatham House and the Queen Elizabeth II Academy for Leadership in International Affairs.