Dr James Fitzgerald is Assistant Professor in Security Studies at the School of Law and Government and Founding Director of the Erasmus Mundus International Master in Intelligence and Strategic Studies (IMSISS): DCU's first Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree.
Previously co-convenor of the BISA Critical Studies on Terrorism Working Group (2013-2017), he specialises in applying political theory to dynamics of terrorism and political violence (and vice-versa). He is variously published in top-ranking journals, including Critical Studies on Terrorism and First Monday and his current research focuses on ontologies of security, intersections of conspiracy with political violence and ‘radicalisation’ and the discursive construction of displaced individuals as ‘potential terrorists’.
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | (2020) 'Reflexivity in the Study of Security and Conflict' In: The Palgrave Encyclopedia Of Peace And Conflict Studies. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Fitzgerald, J. (2016) 'Critical Epistemologies of Terrorism' In: Routledge Handbook of Critical Terrorism Studies. Abingdon : Routledge. [Link] |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | (2022) 'Conspiracy, anxiety, ontology: Theorising QAnon'. First Monday, . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2017 | (2017) 'Between Humanitarianism and Security: Displacement in a Perilous State of Exception'. EuropeNow, . [Link] | |
| 2017 | (2017) 'Confronting the Terrorist/Refugee Narrative'. EuropeNow, . [Link] | |
| 2016 | Fitzgerald J. (2016) 'Frontline perspectives on preventing violent extremism: an interview with Alyas Karmani (STREET UK)'. Critical Studies on Terrorism, 9 (1):139-149. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Fitzgerald J. (2016) 'Counter-radicalisation policy across Europe: an interview with Maarten van de Donk (Radicalisation Awareness Network)'. Critical Studies on Terrorism, :1-8. [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Fitzgerald J., Ali N., Armstrong M. (2016) 'Editors’ introduction: Critical terrorism studies: Reflections on policy-relevance and disciplinarity'. Critical Studies on Terrorism, 9 (1):1-11. [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Fitzgerald J. (2016) 'Counter-radicalisation policy across Europe: an interview with Maarten van de Donk (Radicalisation Awareness Network)'. Critical Studies on Terrorism, :1-8. [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Fitzgerald J. (2015) 'Why me? An autoethnographic account of the bizarre logic of counterterrorism'. Critical Studies on Terrorism, 8 (1):163-180. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2011 | Fitzgerald J.;Lemieux A. (2011) 'Embracing subjectivities in the collaborative teaching of terrorism: Pedagogy in a 'critical' learning environment'. Critical Studies on Terrorism, 4 (3):441-450. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2011 | (2011) 'Pedagogy in a blended-learning environment'. C-SAP: Higher Education Academy Subject Network for Sociology, . | |
| 2010 | (2010) 'Across the divide: reflections of a collaborative class on terrorism'. Enhancing Learning in the Social Sciences, . [Link] [DOI] |
Editorial
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fitzgerald, J;Ali, N;Armstrong, M (2016) Editors' introduction: critical terrorism studies: reflections on policy-relevance and disciplinarity. ABINGDON: ED [DOI] |
Thesis
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | (2014) Between the Lines: Al Qaeda, 'Islamic Extremism' and the Authorship of Critique. THES [Link] |
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Research Interests
• Terrorism and Political Violence: Conspiracy and Violent Extremism, Everyday Resistances to ‘Terrorism’, Societal Impact(s) of Counterterrorism Policies, ‘Islamist Terrorism’, al Qaeda and the Islamic State, Epistemologies of Terrorism, Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS), Right-Wing Violent Extremism
• International Relations & Security Studies: International Relations Theory, Security Studies, Critical Security Studies (CSS), Terrorism and International Security, Risk, Refugees and Border Control, Artificial Intelligence and Security
• Philosophy of Social Science and Political Theory: Philosophy of Social Science, Political Theory, Discourse Theory, Discourse Analysis, Traditional and Critical Perspectives on Knowledge Production, Reflexivity and the ‘Self’ in Social and Political Theory • Pedagogy: Constructivist Learning Approaches, Innovations in In-Class Delivery, Online and Blended-Learning Environments, Cross-Cultural Learning, Collaborative Learning, Innovations in Assessment Methods
Research Projects
Teaching Interests
Terrorism, Counterterrorism, Security Studies, Political Theory, Critical Security Studies, Critical Terrorism Studies, Political Theory, Methodology and Research Design