Jon joined the Department of European and International Studies (EIS) in October 2023. Prior to this he worked with the Arab British Chamber of Commerce, assisting with government and business communications between the United Kingdom and the Arab League. He also worked as a student researcher, studying public broadcasters’ online prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jon’s education includes an MSc in Politics and Communications from the London School of Economics (2021). He is also a KCL alumni, holding a BA in Film Studies (2020).

Office hours

Thursday: 12.00 – 14.00

Research interests

• International political economy
• Political communications
• Theories on elite behaviour
• Minoritised groups in public discourse
• Sexuality and gender politics

Teaching

• 4AAOB104 - Introduction to International Economics

PhD research

‘Money Trouble, Gender Trouble: An Analysis of the Effects of Economic Conditions on Governing Elite Behaviour and News-Media Framing during Gender and Queer Moral Panics in British-American Politics, 1975-2025.’

PhD supervisors

Dr Lee Savage and Dr Raluca Pahontu