Dr Fiona Adamson
BA (Stanford), MA, PhD(Columbia)
Overview
Department of Politics and International Studies
Head of Department
Centre of Contemporary Central Asia & the Caucasus
Member
Centre for the International Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice
Member
Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies
Member
London Middle East Institute (LMEI)
Member
Governing Body
Member
- Name:
- Dr Fiona Adamson
- Email address:
- fa33@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 (0)20 7898 4683
- Address:
- SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 212
- Office Hours:
- Weds. 1-3, or by appointment
Biography
Fiona is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies. She received her first degree from Stanford University and her MA and PhD from Columbia University, New York. Her research focuses on the international politics of migration, security and transnationalism. She co-edits the Routledge book series Security Governance, is Associate Editor of the Journal of International Relations and Development and Co-Convenor of the London Migration Research Group (LMRG). Fiona was appointed to the Board of Governors in September 2010. Prior to joining SOAS, she was Director of the Program in International Public Policy at University College London.
Current Committee Membership
- Governing Body
- Academic Board
- Law & Social Sciences Faculty Board
- Resources & Planning Committee
Teaching
Courses Taught
PhD Students supervised
- Goktug Sonmez, Grand Strategy in the Making: The Case of Turkey and the Interplay between International and Domestic Factors, 2002-2011
- Myung Ja Kim , Diaspora and Divided Homeland: How Does Geopolitics Affect the Identity of the Zainichi?
- Priya Kumar, “Wireless Platforms and Borderless Grievance: An Analysis of Transnational Diaspora Linkages and Mobilization Outcomes” (Preliminary title)
- Yusuf Yerkel, A critical analysis of the culture of geopolitics: The relationship between Turkey and Iran in the post 1980s. (Preliminary)
Research
Holder of ESRC Research Grant: Diaspora Mobilisation and International Security, affiliated to the New Security Challenges Programme at the University of Warwick
Co-Chair (with Eiko Thielemann of LSE): London Migration Research Group (LMRG)
Honorary Research Fellow: UCL Department of Political Science
Expertise
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Available for
Regional Expertise
- Global
Country Expertise
Languages
Publications
Book Chapters
Adamson, Fiona and Sriram, Chandra (2010) 'Perspectives on International Law in International Relations.' In: Cali, Basak, (ed.), International Law for International Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 25-45.
Adamson, Fiona (2006) 'International Terrorism, Non-State Actors and Transnational Political Mobilization: A Perspective from International Relations.' In: Biersteker, Thomas and Spiro, Peter and Raffo, Veronica and Sriram, Chandra, (eds.), International Law and International Relations: Bridging Theory and Practice. New York: Routledge, pp. 79-92.
Adamson, Fiona (2006) 'International Migration in a Globalizing World: Assessing Impacts on National Security.' In: Kirshner, Jonathan, (ed.), Globalization and National Security. New York: Routledge, pp. 35-73.
Adamson, Fiona (2004) 'Displacement, Diaspora Mobilization, and Transnational Cycles of Political Violence.' In: Tirman, John, (ed.), Maze of Fear: Security and Migration After September 11th. New York: New Press, pp. 45-58.
Adamson, Fiona (2002) 'Mobilizing for the Transformation of Home: Politicized Identities and Transnational Practices.' In: Al-Ali, Nadje and Koser, Khalid, (eds.), New Approaches to Migration? Transnational Communities and the Transformation of Home. London: Routledge, pp. 155-168.
Adamson, Fiona (2002) 'International Democracy Assistance in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan: Building Civil Society From the Outside?' In: Mendelson, Sarah E. and Glenn, John K., (eds.), The Power and Limits of NGOs: A Critical Look at Building Democracy in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. New York: Columbia University Press, pp. 177-206.
Adamson, Fiona (2002) 'Democratization in Turkey, European Union Enlargement and the Regional Dynamics of the Cyprus Conflict: Past Lessons and Future Prospects.' In: Diez, Thomas, (ed.), Modern Conflict, Postmodern Union: The EU and the Cyprus Conflict. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 163-180 .
Articles
Adamson, Fiona and Demetriou, M. (2007) 'Remapping the Boundaries of "State" and "National Identity": Incorporating Diasporas into IR Theorizing.' European Journal of International Relations, 13 (4). pp. 489-526.
Adamson, Fiona (2006) 'Crossing Borders: International Migration and National Security.' International Security, 31 (1). pp. 165-199.
Adamson, Fiona (2005) 'Global Liberalism Versus Political Islam: Competing Ideological Frameworks in International Politics.' International Studies Review, 7 (4). pp. 547-569.
Adamson, Fiona (2005) 'Globalization, Transnational Political Mobilization, and Networks of Violence.' Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 18 (1). pp. 35-53.
Adamson, Fiona (2001) 'Democratization and the Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy: Turkey in the 1974 Cyprus Crisis.' Political Science Quarterly, 116 (2). pp. 277-303.
