Biography
Adrian Legaria is a political scientist specialising in European and international political economy, migration, and European integration. He teaches at King’s College London across the Department of European & International Studies and the School of Security Studies.
In 2026-27, he convenes and teaches the Master’s module The Political Economy of Europe and the undergraduate module Italian Politics, while also teaches on Studying War and Political Economy of Migration.
His doctoral research at King’s examines how Brexit has reshaped migration from Italy and Spain to the United Kingdom within a highly integrated European regional economy. In particular, it examines how state control, regional integration and labour-market demand interact in shaping migration flows, redirection, return migration and irregularity after the end of Freedom of Movement. The research finds that Brexit substantially reduced migration along the British corridor without producing the expected redirection elsewhere in Europe, identifying a scope condition for theories linking regional integration to intra-regional mobility.
Adrian has taught across international political economy, international relations and war studies, and has supervised master’s dissertations on migration, US foreign policy and international security.
Outside of university, Adrian enjoys physical activity and has been involved in rowing, swimming, tennis and gym training. He also enjoys reading about Greek and Roman mythology.
Office hours
Wednesday: 10.00 – 11.00
Research interests
- European and international political economy
- Intra-European migration and labour mobility
- UK-EU relations
- European integration
- Political economy of Southern Europe
- International order, hegemony and international cooperation
Teaching
7AAON018: The Political Economy of Europe
5AAOB215: Italian Politics
4SSW2019: Studying War (Assistant)
5SSPP243: Political Economy of Migration (Assistant)