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Jade McGlynn

Dr Jade McGlynn

Leverhulme Early Career Post-Doctoral Fellow

Research interests

  • Security
  • History

Biography

Jade McGlynn is a Leverhulme EC Researcher in the War Studies department at King’s College London. She holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford, where she previously worked as a Lecturer in Russian. She is a frequent contributor to international media, including BBC, CNN, DW, Foreign Policy, The Times, The Telegraph and The Spectator. Jade researchers the Ukrainian territories currently occupied by Russia and studies sociopolitical trends and direct and indirect attitudes towards the war in Ukraine and Russia, including via frequent fieldwork in east Ukraine.

Qualifications: 

  • DPhil Oxford (Russian)
  • MA by Research (Russian and E European Studies) Birmingham
  • BA/MA (Oxon) Russian and Spanish (Oxford)

Research interests

Memory politics, identity construction, Russian war on Ukraine since 2014, media and propaganda

Policy Papers

  • Crossing thresholds: Ukrainian resistance to Russian occupation, CSIS. May 2024.
  • Putin’s regime ideology: is it sustainable? CSIS. December 2023.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles: 

Book Chapters: 

  • ‘Living Forms of Patriotism: Engaging Young Russians in Military History?’ in Youth and Memory in Europe: Defining the Past, Shaping the Future. Berlin: De Gruyter, April 2022.
  • ‘The Great Unifier? War Narratives and Military History Tours in Kalmykia’ in Young Forum of Slavic Literary Studies 2020 Collected Papers. Stuttgart: Ibidem, May 2022.
  • ‘Introduction to Memory and Methodology’ in Researching Memory and Identity in Russia and Eastern Europe – Interdisciplinary Methodologies (co-authored with Oliver Jones). Basingstoke:Palgrave Macmillan. September 2022.
  • ‘Beyond Analogy: Historical Framing Analysis of Russian Political Discourse’ in Researching Memory and Identity in Russia and Eastern Europe – Interdisciplinary Methodologies. Basingstoke:Palgrave Macmillan, September 2022.

Research

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Centre for Grand Strategy

The Centre for Grand Strategy seeks to bring a greater degree of historical and strategic expertise to statecraft, diplomacy and foreign policy.

News

King's continues to share crucial insights on the war in Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, academics from across the School of Security Studies at King’s College London continue to use their expertise to...

Ukrainian soldier wearing backpack with Ukrainian flag

Academic insights on Israel and Gaza

Academics and researchers from King’s have shared their expertise around events in Israel and Gaza and the wider consequences of the ongoing conflict.

Map showing Israel and Gaza

King's brings experts together to discuss the geopolitical impact of the War in Ukraine

The School of Security Studies at King's College London hosted the 60th Conflict Research Society Conference, an annual event that brings together experts to...

Unravelling Russia's War

New book explores Russian support for the invasion of Ukraine

Dr Jade McGlynn, Researcher in the Department of War Studies, launched her recently published book 'Russia's War' at King's. The book provides new insights...

Russias War 2

Events

29Octmaps nasa

Ax:son Johnson Institute presents the Engelsberg Applied History Annual Lecture 2024 with Professor Angela Stent

The United States, Europe, Russia, China and the New World Disorder.

Please note: this event has passed.

06NovWho will defend Europe

Book Launch: 'Who Will Defend Europe?' by Keir Giles

If the US steps away from the defence of Europe, and the British Armed Forces are hollowed out and still shrinking, who is left to protect us?  

07MayCollisions The global origins of Russias invasion of Ukraine (1)

Collisions: The global origins of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Collisions is a book that explores the origins of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Please note: this event has passed.

27MarBook launch 'Russia's War' Jade McGlynn 27 March Bush House King's College London (780 × 440 px) (1)

Book launch 'Russia's War'

Join us for a discussion panel with Jane McGlynn, author of the book 'Russia's War' and researchers from the Department of War Studies.

Please note: this event has passed.

Research

EIS_EU_Flags_MAIN
Centre for Grand Strategy

The Centre for Grand Strategy seeks to bring a greater degree of historical and strategic expertise to statecraft, diplomacy and foreign policy.

News

King's continues to share crucial insights on the war in Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, academics from across the School of Security Studies at King’s College London continue to use their expertise to...

Ukrainian soldier wearing backpack with Ukrainian flag

Academic insights on Israel and Gaza

Academics and researchers from King’s have shared their expertise around events in Israel and Gaza and the wider consequences of the ongoing conflict.

Map showing Israel and Gaza

King's brings experts together to discuss the geopolitical impact of the War in Ukraine

The School of Security Studies at King's College London hosted the 60th Conflict Research Society Conference, an annual event that brings together experts to...

Unravelling Russia's War

New book explores Russian support for the invasion of Ukraine

Dr Jade McGlynn, Researcher in the Department of War Studies, launched her recently published book 'Russia's War' at King's. The book provides new insights...

Russias War 2

Events

29Octmaps nasa

Ax:son Johnson Institute presents the Engelsberg Applied History Annual Lecture 2024 with Professor Angela Stent

The United States, Europe, Russia, China and the New World Disorder.

Please note: this event has passed.

06NovWho will defend Europe

Book Launch: 'Who Will Defend Europe?' by Keir Giles

If the US steps away from the defence of Europe, and the British Armed Forces are hollowed out and still shrinking, who is left to protect us?  

07MayCollisions The global origins of Russias invasion of Ukraine (1)

Collisions: The global origins of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Collisions is a book that explores the origins of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Please note: this event has passed.

27MarBook launch 'Russia's War' Jade McGlynn 27 March Bush House King's College London (780 × 440 px) (1)

Book launch 'Russia's War'

Join us for a discussion panel with Jane McGlynn, author of the book 'Russia's War' and researchers from the Department of War Studies.

Please note: this event has passed.