I’m an academic and writer interested in the politics of identity, stigma, and brutality during war and other episodes of violence.
My research centers the lives of the socially marginalized during conflict, crisis, and displacement, with a particular focus on LGBTIQ+ populations.
I adopt what the late Iris Marion Young called “the politics of difference”: a recognition that exploring differential impacts based on identity can deepen our understanding of social phenomena.
More about me.
Research Interests
Political Violence
Conflict Processes
Displacement
Refugee Protection
Brutality & Cruelty
Gender & Sexuality
Queer/Trans Politics
Identity Politics
Social Marginalization
Humanitarianism
Art & Politics
Theories of Violence
Untitled by Sair Garcia (2020)
Current Research Strands
LGBTIQ+ People in Conflict, Crisis, and Displacement
Brutality, Cruelty, and Social Difference During War
Novel Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Political Violence
For more information, see Research Projects.
Current Affiliation
Departmental Lecturer in International Relations, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
Oxford, UK
Max Weber Fellow, Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute
Fiesole, Italy
See my CV for past affiliations.
Selected Teaching
For the European University Institute
Advanced Qualitative Methods
The Life Cycle of Fieldwork
For the University of Oxford
International Relations (graduate and undergraduate)
Introduction to the Practice of Politics
International Security and Conflict
Qualitative Methods for Graduate Students in Social Science
For Stanford University
Political Violence and International Order
Migration, Forced Displacement, and Human Rights
Gender & Development