Fionntán O'Hara is a Lecturer in the History of Modern Latin America. His research focuses on refugees in 1980s Central America. His current book project examines refugee camps in 1980s Honduras as site of the global Cold War, exploring the interaction and overlap between refugees, guerrilla groups, humanitarian workers, human rights activists, and others.Before joining the History Department at King's College, Fionntán completed his PhD in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics where he also completed his MSc.

Research interests and PhD supervision

• Central America
• Refugee history
• History of humanitarianism
• The Cold War in Latin America

Selected publications

• Fionntán O’Hara, ‘Refugee Camps as Spaces of the Global Cold War: Cold War activism and humanitarian action within refugee camps in Honduras during the 1980s’ Cold War History (2024)
• Fionntán O’Hara, ‘Mixed Motives: The Politics of US Interest in Refugees in Honduras during the 1980s’ The Latin Americanist (2021), 481-510