hello. i am a political scientist with trans-disciplinary expertise on (world) political violence, political aesthetics, political design, and social critique.
Jonathan Luke Austin is Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of International Relations at the University of Copenhagen. He is also Director of the Centre for Advanced Security Theory (CAST) at the University of Copenhagen, and Principal Investigator for the Future of Humanitarian Design research project. Austin’s research agenda is currently orientated around four main axes: 1) the comparative and microsociological study 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.
Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut, Lebanon
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Nablus, Palestine
Van, Turkey
Raqqa, Syria
Hebron, Palestine
Hebron, Palestine
Erbil, Iraq
Kirkuk, Iraq
New Orleans, United States of America
Ramallah, Palestine
Damascus, Syria
Israeli Checkpoint, Palestine
Istanbul, Turkey
Tripoli, Lebanon
Dohuk, Iraq
Saida, Lebanon
Damascus, Syria
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Diyarbakır, Turkey
Jerusalem, Palestine
Beirut, Lebanon
Silopi, Turkey
Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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