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. 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.
Kirkuk, Iraq
Erbil, Iraq
Istanbul, Turkey
Beirut, Lebanon
Aleppo, Syria
Raqqa, Syria
Diyarbakır, Turkey
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Train to Iran, Turkey
Khiam, Lebanon
Israeli Checkpoint, Palestine
Jalazone, Palestine
Dohuk, Iraq
Silopi, Turkey
Lahore, Pakistan
Damascus, Syria
Ramallah, Palestine
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Jayous, Palestine
Erbil, Iraq
Geneva, Switzerland
Nablus, Palestine
Hebron, Palestine
Beirut, Lebanon
Road to Kirkuk, Iraq
Beirut, Lebanon
Jerusalem, Palestine
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Ramallah, Palestine
New Orleans, United States of America
Yarmouk, Damascus, Syria
Hebron, Palestine
Peshawar, Pakistan
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Ramallah, Palestine
Van, Turkey
Jerusalem, Palestine
Hebron, Palestine
Erbil, Iraq
Tripoli, Lebanon
Istanbul, Turkey
Bethlehem, Palestine
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Saida, Lebanon
Van, Turkey
Dohuk, Iraq
Damascus, Syria
Beirut, Lebanon
Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo