Jermaine Young

Jermaine Young is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Howard University, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on emergency powers, criminal justice systems, and postcolonial contexts in Jamaica and other Caribbean states. He teaches comparative politics and political theory courses.

Education:

• PhD in Political Science, Florida International University (2022)
• MA in Political Science, Florida International University (2020)

Research interests include colonial legal structures, structural injustice, and the intersection of emergency governance with marginalized populations. His work examines how colonial-era legal frameworks persist and influence modern criminal justice and citizenship rights in postcolonial societies.

Publications reflect a focus on emergency powers' impacts, citizenship dynamics in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, and postcolonial legal critiques. He has contributed to journals such as the Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Political Studies Review.

No scientific awards are listed. Advising and grant details are not specified in available texts. His work is centered in interdisciplinary political science with connections to sociology, law, and postcolonial studies.