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Pablo
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Dr Pablo de Orellana

Lecturer in International Relations

Research interests

  • Arts
  • Conflict
  • Culture
  • International relations
  • Media
  • Security

Biography

Dr Pablo de Orellana is an inter-disciplinary scholar-working on diplomacy, nationalism and the relationship between art and conflict. He graduated in French and Italian at Oxford before a Master’s in International Relations at Cambridge, leading to a PhD at King’s College London, completed in December 2015.

His research on how diplomatic communication constitutes the representations upon which policy is made threads together his passion for political philosophy, literary analysis, history and aesthetics. In this research, theoretical approaches are put to work analysing archival research determining how policy comes to identify the political identity of peoples and their contexts.

These research interests are combined with and often parallel to interests in literature, drama, aesthetic theory, poetry, archaeology, and especially art history. De Orellana has published on diplomacy, North African politics, European affairs, xenophobia and identity politics, Renaissance philosophy, Critical Theory and Art History art in peer-reviewed as well as less formal publications.

Research

  • Diplomacy: diplomatic knowledge production and analysis.
  • Nationalism: the history of nationalist ideas, contemporary discourses, networks and movements.
  • The Art-IR nexus: art, culture, conflict, methods working with art for analytical purposes.
  • Issues of identity: identity politics, identity-making, identity-based practices.
  • International relations theory: critical approaches, interpretive methodologies and analysis.

Teaching

Undergraduate: BA in International Relations, IR & History, War Studies and History. 2020-2021 modules: A History of Nations, Nationalism, and Theories of the State, dissertation supervision

Postgraduate: MA International Relations and Contemporary War. 2019-2020 modules: International Relations and Contemporary War 1, dissertation supervision

Subject areas:

  • International Relations
  • Conflict and security
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Politics

Research

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Research Centre in International Relations

The Research Centre in International Relations conducts research on practices of security and conflict, their transformation, and their social and political implications.

Echo Effect
Echo Effect

A participative visual and sound art installation by Dom Bouffard in collaboration with Dr Pablo de Orellana

Project status: Ongoing

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Truth Tellers

The Truth Tellers project seeks to understand the ‘unspeakable’ aspects of descriptions, narratives and other representations, in both text and images.

Project status: Completed

Arts&ConPROMO
Arts & Conflict Hub

The Arts & Conflicts hub uses artistic mediums to communicate, teach and research the complexities of conflict

News

"The key to Ukraine's victory lies in logistics", says Dr Jill S. Russell

National Security and Strategy analyst Dr Jill S. Russell gave a talk at King's to mark the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, including what it means...

Ukraine Logistics 3

War Studies Lecturer warns of the dangers of resurgent nationalist ideas in today's world

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, we interview Dr Pablo De Orellana, Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of War Studies

Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

War Studies celebrates 10 years of collaborating with artists

The Department of War Studies brought together artists to reflect on the complexities of conflict.

Curators Cécile Bourne-Farrell and Tally de Orellana at the War Beyond Battle exhibition.

The Last Czars

War Studies lecturer Dr Pablo de Orellana featured in Netflix special

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Events

27Seppablo installation web event listing size image 2

Echo Effect: a participative visual and sound art installation

A participative visual and sound art installation by Dom Bouffard in collaboration with Dr Pablo de Orellana

Please note: this event has passed.

21Novglobal nationalism thumbnail

Book launch: 'Global Nationalism' by de Orellana and Michelsen

From Putin to Trump to Xi: The twenty-first century is witnessing a truly transnational revival of a very old set of ideas.

Please note: this event has passed.

10MarNew Voices logo 780x440

The Power of Describing Identity in Diplomacy:   Writing Subjects, Territory, Time, and Evil at the End of Gaddafi’s Libya

A new voices seminar with Pablo De Orellana

Please note: this event has passed.

27Feb

Nuclear strategic communications: British policy and practice

Deputy Director Strategic Command Implementation at the Ministry of Defence will discuss his role as Deputy Director Nuclear Policy.

Please note: this event has passed.

Features

Sharing our expertise and insights on the war on Ukraine

Researchers and academics in our Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy are using their expertise to inform discussion and debate around Russia’s invasion...

ukraine russia banner size

Spotlight

Spotlight on COVID: Populism and the pandemic

Dr Pablo de Orellana shares his views on why populist leaders have struggled to contain the virus.

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Research

DYLDnpuXcAYRMDU
Research Centre in International Relations

The Research Centre in International Relations conducts research on practices of security and conflict, their transformation, and their social and political implications.

Echo Effect
Echo Effect

A participative visual and sound art installation by Dom Bouffard in collaboration with Dr Pablo de Orellana

Project status: Ongoing

Truth-tellersFaceSketchGraded
Truth Tellers

The Truth Tellers project seeks to understand the ‘unspeakable’ aspects of descriptions, narratives and other representations, in both text and images.

Project status: Completed

Arts&ConPROMO
Arts & Conflict Hub

The Arts & Conflicts hub uses artistic mediums to communicate, teach and research the complexities of conflict

News

"The key to Ukraine's victory lies in logistics", says Dr Jill S. Russell

National Security and Strategy analyst Dr Jill S. Russell gave a talk at King's to mark the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, including what it means...

Ukraine Logistics 3

War Studies Lecturer warns of the dangers of resurgent nationalist ideas in today's world

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, we interview Dr Pablo De Orellana, Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of War Studies

Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

War Studies celebrates 10 years of collaborating with artists

The Department of War Studies brought together artists to reflect on the complexities of conflict.

Curators Cécile Bourne-Farrell and Tally de Orellana at the War Beyond Battle exhibition.

The Last Czars

War Studies lecturer Dr Pablo de Orellana featured in Netflix special

Pablo

Events

27Seppablo installation web event listing size image 2

Echo Effect: a participative visual and sound art installation

A participative visual and sound art installation by Dom Bouffard in collaboration with Dr Pablo de Orellana

Please note: this event has passed.

21Novglobal nationalism thumbnail

Book launch: 'Global Nationalism' by de Orellana and Michelsen

From Putin to Trump to Xi: The twenty-first century is witnessing a truly transnational revival of a very old set of ideas.

Please note: this event has passed.

10MarNew Voices logo 780x440

The Power of Describing Identity in Diplomacy:   Writing Subjects, Territory, Time, and Evil at the End of Gaddafi’s Libya

A new voices seminar with Pablo De Orellana

Please note: this event has passed.

27Feb

Nuclear strategic communications: British policy and practice

Deputy Director Strategic Command Implementation at the Ministry of Defence will discuss his role as Deputy Director Nuclear Policy.

Please note: this event has passed.

Features

Sharing our expertise and insights on the war on Ukraine

Researchers and academics in our Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy are using their expertise to inform discussion and debate around Russia’s invasion...

ukraine russia banner size

Spotlight

Spotlight on COVID: Populism and the pandemic

Dr Pablo de Orellana shares his views on why populist leaders have struggled to contain the virus.

spotlight-covid-1920