Dr. Lucas Knotter

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My name is Lucas, and I am a Lecturer and Director of Studies in Politics and International Studies at the University of Bath (United Kingdom).

My original research agenda marries questions of sovereignty with traditional and critical theories of international politics. This research has produced work on de facto statehood (Ethnopolitics), declarations of independence (Review of International Studies), (post-)liberal international order (Global Studies Quarterly), and the (international) politics of Indigenous sovereignty translation in Aotearoa New Zealand (Millennium).

My book (2024) centres on classical realism and the representation, emancipation, and agency of de facto states in international politics. I have also contributed book chapters on interpretive methodologies and humanitarian intervention.

Recently, I have expanded my research field towards projects on ontological security and planetary IR. Here, I merge my critical conceptualisations of sovereignty with multispecies perspectives on international politics.

I have extensive university teaching and supervision experience in multiple countries, on topics broadly covering international security, international relations theory, and foreign policy analysis.

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