Samuel Bennett

Samuel Bennett is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of English, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland. His work bridges Critical Discourse Studies, populist politics, and colonialism/decolonisation through interdisciplinary research.

• Degree Highlights: B.A. in International Relations (University of Sussex, 2003), M.A in Peace and Development Studies (Universitat Jaume I, Spain, 2005), PhD in Linguistics (Poznań, 2015).

Bennett’s research examines how migrant integration is discursively constructed in public and policy domains, particularly analyzing neo-assimilationist shifts in UK integration discourses. He investigates populist communication on social media, including UKIP and far-right environmental rhetoric, and critiques EU legitimacy narratives during crises. His methodological focus on Discourse Historical Analysis combines policy texts with grassroots perspectives.

Key Awards:

• ESSE Type A Research Bursary (2013)
• Erasmus+ STA grants (2019, 2022)
• Conference funding (British Sociological Association, University of Witswatersrand)

International Engagement: Bennett has presented at conferences across Prague, Poznań, Budapest, Utrecht, Helsinki, Florence, and Bergamo, addressing topics like mediatisation of refugee crises, populist rhetoric, and colonial legacies. He co-edits the Journal of Language & Politics and organizes the LANCOM Research Group.