Christopher Hobson
Research Associate
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Research Interests
American foreign policy Democracy and international politics Drug trafficking Human security International relations theory LiberalismEducation
Ph.D., Political Science and International Relations, Australian National University Master, International Politics, The University of MelbourneBiographical Statement
Christopher Hobson joined the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) in 2010. He previously worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science/History) and a Master of International Politics from the University of Melbourne, and a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations from the Australian National University.
His doctoral thesis examined the historically shifting relationship between conceptions of democracy and legitimacy within modern international politics. To date, Dr. Hobson’s research has focused primarily on the various ways in which democracy intersects with international politics. In addition to his ongoing research on democracy, he is currently working on a number of different projects at UNU-ISP:
- Human Security and Natural Disasters
- Evil and International Politics
- Drug Trafficking and Transit States
Christopher has recently published a co-edited book, The Conceptual Politics of Democracy Promotion (Routledge 2011), and has articles in a range of peer reviewed journals, including: Review of International Studies, International Relations, Alternatives, Millennium and Global Society.
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Peer-reviewed Books
- Co-editor with Milja Kurki, The Conceptual Politics of Democracy Promotion (London: Routledge: 2011).
Peer-reviewed Book Chapters
- ‘Democracy Promotion’ in S. Stockwell and Benjamin Isakhan (eds), The Edinburgh Companion to the History of Democracy (Edinburgh UP, forthcoming).
- with Milja Kurki, ‘Democracy Promotion as a Practice of Liberal World Order’ in Tim Dunne, Trine Flockhart and Marjo Koivisto (eds) Liberalism and World Order (forthcoming).
- with Milja Kurki, ‘Introduction: the Conceptual Politics of Democracy Promotion’ in Christopher Hobson and Milja Kurki (eds), The Conceptual Politics of Democracy Promotion (Routledge: 2011).
- with Milja Kurki, ‘Conclusion: Reflections on a New Approach in a New Era of Democracy Promotion’ in Christopher Hobson and Milja Kurki (eds), The Conceptual Politics of Democracy Promotion (Routledge: 2011).
- ‘Escaping the Liberal Straitjacket: Re-examining Democracy’s History’ in
Joe Hoover, Meera Sabaratnam and Laust Schouenborg (eds), Interrogating Democracy in World Politics (Routledge: 2011).
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
- ‘Addressing Climate Change and Promoting Democracy’, Democratization (forthcoming, 2012).
- ‘Liberal Democracy and Beyond: Extending the Sequencing Debate’, International Political Science Review (28pp., forthcoming).
- ‘Towards a Critical Theory of Democratic Peace’, Review of International Studies, 37:4 (2011), pp. 1903-1922.
- ‘Roundtable: Between the Theory and Practice of Democratic Peace – Introduction’, International Relations, 25:2 (2011), pp. 1-4.
- ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’, International Relations, 25:2 (2011), pp. 25-31.
- ‘The Limits of Liberal Democracy Promotion’, Alternatives, 34:4 (2009), pp. 383-405.
- ‘Beyond the End of History: The Need for a “Radical Historicisation” of Democracy in International Relations’, Millennium, 37:3 (2009), pp. 627–653.
- ‘Revolution, Representation and the Foundations of Modern Democracy’,
European Journal of Political Theory, 7:4 (2008), pp. 465–87. - ‘Democracy as Civilisation’, Global Society, 22:1 (2008), pp. 75–95.
- ‘A Forward Strategy of Freedom in the Middle East: US Democracy Promotion and the “War on Terror”’, Australian Journal of International Affairs, 59:1 (2005), pp. 39–53.
- ‘Rethinking Democracy: The End of Democratic Transitions?’, Melbourne Journal of Politics, 29 (2003/04), pp. 56–67.