Dr James Fitzgerald
Assistant Professor
Institution
Dublin City University
Research Area Keywords
Counterterrorism; Violent Extremism; Conspiracy theories; Critical Terrorism Studies; Content Takedowns.
Contact: james.fitzgerald@dcu.ie
About James
Dr. James Fitzgerald is Assistant Professor in Terrorism Studies at the School of Law and Government and Founding Director of the Erasmus Mundus International Master in Intelligence and Strategic Studies (IMSISS).
Previously co-convenor of the BISA Critical Studies on Terrorism Working Group (2013-2017) and core member of the Jean Monet Network on EU Counter-Terrorism (EUCTER), 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 conspiracy-led violent extremism.
Publications
Books
Conspiracy, Anxiety, Ontology: Theorising QAnon (2022, forthcoming)
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Terrorism and Policy-Relevance: Critical Perspectives (2018)
Fitzgerald J, Ali N and Armstrong M (eds.)
Journal Articles
Forget 9/11 (2021)
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Confronting the Terrorist/Refugee Narrative (2017)
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Book Chapters
Reflexivity in the Study of Security and Conflict (2020)
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in The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies, Richmond O and Visoka G (eds.)
Grants and Projects
‘Interrogating the Terrorist/Refugee Narrative’
Irish Research Council New Foundations
€25,000
Erasmus Mundus International Master in Security Intelligence and Strategic Studies (IMSISS) (2016-2021)
€3.2 million
Erasmus Mundus International Master in Security Intelligence and Strategic Studies (IMSISS) (2020-2025)
€4.15 million
EUCTER, Jean Monnet Network of Excellence on EU Counterterrorism
€2 million