James Hughes

Chair in Comparative Politics, Chair of the Departmental Research Committee, Convenor of the Conflict Studies Programme, Director of the Conflict Research Group at The London School of Economics and Political Science

Schools

  • The London School of Economics and Political Science

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Biography

The London School of Economics and Political Science

Experience Keywords

conflict management; democratisation and state-building; genocide; insurgency and counterinsurgency; national and ethnic conflict and civil war; peace processes; political violence and terrorism; transitional justice reconciliation and reconstruction

Research Summary

Professor Hughes'' expertise lies in the comparative study of violent conflict and conflict resolution, the dynamics of political violence and radicalisation, the efficacy of counterinsurgency, and the coericve and cooptive policy responses of democracies and authoritarian states to political violence.

Research Countries

Chechnya and the Caucasus; Northern Ireland; Russia and Eastern Europe; Western Balkans

Languages

French [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]; Russian [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; Spanish [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]

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