Dr Jonathan Harris

Dr Jonathan Harris joined King’s in 2021 to work on a Leverhulme Trust Research Project focused on the geopolitics of diplomatic training, following posts at Stranmillis University College (Centre for Research in Educational Underachievement) and Cambridge University.

His research examines the geopolitical assemblages of diasporic and educational settings, with a particular focus on Francophone postcolonial contexts. Jonathan is a long-term fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and sits on its Political Research Group committee.

Research

• Diplomacy, Development and Diaspora

• African and Francophone Postcolonial Worlds

• Geopolitics of Education

Johnathan is a political geographer working on the social dynamics of radical contestation at the margins of national and international politics. His research contributes to critical debates about international migration, social justice, and postcolonial citizenship.

At KCL, he is undertaking innovative research on the micro-geographies of diplomatic training during African decolonisation with Ruth Craggs.

Teaching

Undergraduate:

4SSG1016 Geography in Action: Researching Contemporary Diasporas

6SG3076 Critical Geopolitics

Postgraduate:

7SSG5002 Practising Social Research

7SSGN225 Research Design and Project Management