Professor Jack Holland
- Position: Professor of Global Security Challenges
- Areas of expertise: international relations; international security; (counter-)terrorism; US foreign policy, UK foreign policy, Australian foreign policy; Critical Security Studies; Critical Terrorism Studies; Aukus
- Email: J.Holland@leeds.ac.uk
- Phone: +44(0)113 343 9913
- Location: 14.09 Social Sciences Building
- Website: ProfJackHolland.com | BlueSky | Twitter | LinkedIn | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
I am Professor of Global Security Challenges at the University of Leeds, where I currently serve as Director of Resarch. I am also Editor of the The British Journal of Politics and International Relations.
My research is on US, UK, and Australian foreign and security policy. I have published 6 books (e.g. CUP), 30+ articles (e.g. EJIR, ISQ), and several chapters and other writings (e.g. in national newspapers). The ESRC, AHRC, Leverhulme, and EU have funded my research. I am an expert on AUKUS (e.g. invited witness for the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee) and regularly give media interviews (e.g. BBC Breakfast, BBC News, Sky News).
Responsibilities
- Director of Research and Innovation
- Editor of The British Journal of Politics and International Relations
- Founding Director of the Centre for Global Security Challenges
Research interests
My work is known for substantive contributions on the politics of counter-terrorism in the US, UK, and Australia, as well as theoretical contributions to (critical) constructivism and methodogical contributions to discourse analytic approaches. While I usually make use of qualitative approaches, such as computer-aided discourse analysis, elite interviews, and focus groups, I have also undertaken quantitative research (e.g. statistics and bibliometrics).
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Some research projects I'm currently working on, or have worked on, will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Qualifications
- PhD in Politics and International Relations (Warwick)
- MA Political Science Research Methods (Birmingham)
- BA Geography (Cambridge)
Student education
I have previously taught a range of modules such as Security Studies and American Foreign Policy.
Alongside a textbook, I have published pedagogical research, with two articles on visual literacy and high-end skill transfer. And I have been fortunate to win several teaching awards (e.g. BISA’s).
To date, I have supervised eight PhD students to completion, with three ongoing.
Research groups and institutes
- Centre for Global Security Challenges