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Louise Pears is Associate Professor in Global Security and Gender at the School of Politics and International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Leeds, where she serves as Director of Student Education and co-Director of the Centre for Teaching Innovation and Scholarship. Her feminist pedagogical approach centers care, joy, and community in teaching practices.
Her academic qualifications include:
- PhD in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, University of Leeds (2015)
- MA Gender Research, University of Leeds (2012, distinction with excellence prize)
- MSc Gender and International Relations, University of Bristol (2010, distinction)
- BA Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge (2007)
Pears' research investigates security through marginalized perspectives, focusing on vernacular security practices in everyday life. Key areas include:
- Feminist Security Studies examining gendered militarisation
- Critical Terrorism Studies analyzing counter-terrorism discourse
- Race and Postcolonial International Relations in security frameworks
- Popular Culture's role in World Politics
- Qualitative Research Methods specializing in focus groups
Professional recognition includes:
- Political Studies Association Jacqui Brigs Prize for advancing teaching in Politics
- University of Leeds Early Stage Collaborative Excellence Award
- University of Leeds Teaching Award
Pears actively supervises undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations while leading significant research initiatives including the British Studies Association funded #GlobalChallenges project on social media pedagogy, Secrecy Privacy and Intelligence Network fellowship studying CIA's social media use, and Swedish Research Council funded Militarization 2.0 project. Her professional background includes roles at Google, Oxfam, and Friends of the Earth, and she co-hosts the Politics and Pedagogy podcast while co-founding the Academic Scholarship in Politics and International Relations Education network.
