hello. i am a political sociologist with trans-disciplinary expertise on (world) political violence, political aesthetics, political design, and social critique.
Jonathan Luke Austin is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Copenhagen. Austin’s research agenda is currently orientated around four main axes: 1) the ontology and microsociology of political violence, 2) the relationships between technology, design theory and world politics, 3) the political status of aesthetics, and 4) the contemporary state of scientific critique. Alongside these foci, Austin possesses a decade of research and field experience in the Middle East (Syria, Lebanon, Iraq) and regularly consults for NGOs and the media on current events.
Grievable / Ungrievable: A short dance-based film encapsulating my work on political violence.
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Virunga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Saida, Lebanon
Peshawar, Pakistan
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Kirkuk, Iraq
Erbil, Iraq
Aleppo, Syria
Ramallah, Palestine
Jayous, Palestine
Khiam, Lebanon
Jerusalem, Palestine
Damascus, Syria
Hebron, Palestine
Ramallah, Palestine
Beirut, Lebanon
Istanbul, Turkey
Jerusalem, Palestine
Tripoli, Lebanon
Diyarbakır, Turkey
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Yarmouk, Damascus, Syria
Nablus, Palestine
Dohuk, Iraq
Hebron, Palestine
Israeli Checkpoint, Palestine
New Orleans, United States of America
Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo