Jonathan Luke Austin

Jonathan Luke Austin is Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Copenhagen, affiliated with the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Social Sciences. As Principal Investigator for the 3.2 million EUR 'Future of Humanitarian Design' project and Director of the Centre for Advanced Security Theory (CAST), he merges political science with technology, design, and aesthetics to address global security challenges.

His research spans

• Global political violence and torture
• Transdisciplinary 'International Political Design'
• Post-critique methodologies
• Security theory and socio-technical networks

with extensive fieldwork in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Turkey.

Awarded

• Nominated for 'Best Teacher of the Year' (2023)
• 2018 'Most Influential Article' recognition

, Austin supervises PhD students and collaborates with institutions like the Geneva Graduate Institute, EPFL Lausanne, and organizations including MSF and ICRC. His publications explore violence prevention, digital visibility, and design interventions in world politics.