Jacob Stump

Jacob Stump received his PhD in International Politics from American University's School of International Service in 2010. His research and teaching focus is split between the social construction of insecurity especially related to (counter)terrorism, the everyday politics of economy, and the colonial relationship in Appalachia. He has taught a range of classes including International Relations, Security and Insecurity in World Politics, Critical Approaches to Terrorism and Security, US Foreign Policy, International Political Economy, and Social Science Fiction. He is currently working on a Special Issue of Intervention Pieces for the journal Critical Studies on Security and a book manuscript entitled: The Colonial Imperative in Appalachia.

TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS

Social construction of insecurity especially related to (counter)terrorism, the everyday politics of economy, and the colonial relationship in Appalachia.