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Research interests
- Critical security studies
- Migration and refugees
- The politics of mobility
- Spatial politics
- Critical humanitarianism
- Gender and postcolonial theory
- Middle East politics
Overview
Dr Hannah Owens is an interdisciplinary scholar working across International Relations, Security Studies, Migration Studies and Geopolitics. After completing a PhD at Queen Mary University of London in 2023, Hannah spent a year working as a Lecturer in at the Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, Royal Holloway University of London.
Inspired by decolonial, race and gender theory, Hannah’s research explores how migration, ruralisation and social justice shape everyday politics, mobility and security in the Middle East. Through a qualitative multi-methods approach, including ethnography, interviews, policy and discourse analysis, and visual and mobile methods, she researches the role of state and non-state actors, aid organisations and civil society networks, drawing out the identity politics and protection practices of non-camp refugees and rural host communities.
Teaching specialisms
Teaching specialisms include:
Conflict Studies; Migration; Humanitarianism and Development; Postcolonial Theory; Qualitative Research Methods; Middle East Politics.
She currently teaches on the following BA modules:
6HUM1191 Terrorism and Security
6HUM1189 Peacebuilding and Statebuilding
She also teaches on the following MA modules:
7SHE2000 Conflict, Peace and Security
7LMS2124 Governing the International, Global and Planetary
7LMS2129 The Politics of Conflict and Peace
Education/Academic qualification
Political Science , PhD, HEI: Queen Mary University of London
1 Sept 2019 → 30 Jun 2023
Award Date: 30 Jun 2023
International Relations , MRes, HEI: Queen Mary University of London
1 Sept 2018 → 30 Aug 2019
Award Date: 16 Dec 2019
American Studies (International Security), MA, HEI: The University of East Anglia
1 Sept 2015 → 30 Aug 2016
Award Date: 16 Dec 2016
History , BA Hons, HEI: The University of East Anglia
1 Sept 2011 → 1 Jun 2015
Award Date: 15 Jul 2015
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Projects
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BISA ECRG: British International Studies Association Early Career Research Grant
Owens, H. (PI)
British International Studies Association (BISA)
1/04/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Nomads and international relations: post-sedentarist dialogues
Heiskanen, J., MacKay, J., Neumann, I. B., Wigen, E., Eskild, I., Hall, M., Engelhard, A., Owens, H., Levin, J., Kappes, F. & Owens, H., 18 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Cambridge Review of International Studies . p. 1-35 35 p., 2426782.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sustaining and complicating hierarchies of race and class in humanitarian protection
Owens, H. & Pallister-Wilkins , P., 25 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Critical Studies on Security . p. 1-5 5 p., 2418709.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Channelling (in)security: governing movement and ordinary life in ‘imagined geographies’
Owens, H., 6 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Governing Movement in Displacement: The Case of North Jordan
Owens, H., 2021, Dignity in Movement: Borders, Bodies and Rights . Diab, J. L. (ed.). Bristol, England : E-International Relations , p. 145-160 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter