Biography
John is a PhD researcher in Politics at King’s College London, having joined the department in 2026. His research focuses on the transnational network connections of the populist radical right and how these networks adapt to democratic resilience efforts.
Prior to joining King’s, John worked as an analyst for Media Matters for America in Washington, DC and served as a Junior Fellow in Arizona State University’s School of Politics and Global Studies. He has also interned with the U.S. Delegation to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Forum 2000 Foundation in Prague, and U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego’s congressional office.
He holds an MA in International Relations and Political Science from the Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID) and a BS in Political Science from Arizona State University.
Research interests
- Populism, illberalism, and the Radical Right
- Transnational networks
- Diffusion
- Civil society
- Autocratization and democratic resilience
- Central and Eastern Europe
PhD supervisors
Professor Adam Fagan
Dr Pablo de Orellana
Research
The Peace, Conflict, and International Politics Research Group
The Peace, Conflict, and International Politics Research Group studies cooperation and conflict in domestic and international politics, including political violence, international institutions and law, peace and conflict resolution, and the political economy of conflict.
Comparative Politics Research Group
The Comparative Politics research group hosts a research agenda based on political institutions, representation and regimes.
Centre for British Democracy
The Centre for British Democracy is interested in the study of government and politics in the United Kingdom from an historical, political science, political theory and constitutional perspective.
Research
The Peace, Conflict, and International Politics Research Group
The Peace, Conflict, and International Politics Research Group studies cooperation and conflict in domestic and international politics, including political violence, international institutions and law, peace and conflict resolution, and the political economy of conflict.
Comparative Politics Research Group
The Comparative Politics research group hosts a research agenda based on political institutions, representation and regimes.
Centre for British Democracy
The Centre for British Democracy is interested in the study of government and politics in the United Kingdom from an historical, political science, political theory and constitutional perspective.