Dr James Fitzgerald
Dr James Fitzgerald, Assistant Professor
Dublin City University
Contact
james.fitzgerald@dcu.ieInstitution
Dublin City University
Research Areas
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.
Key Publications
Books
| Conspiracy, Anxiety, Ontology: Theorising QAnon (2022, forthcoming) | Fitzgerald J |
| Terrorism and Policy-Relevance: Critical Perspectives (2018) | Fitzgerald J, Ali N and Armstrong M (eds.) |
Journal Articles
| Forget 9/11 (2021) | Fitzgerald J |
| Confronting the Terrorist/Refugee Narrative (2017) | Fitzgerald J |
Grants and Projects
| ‘Interrogating the Terrorist/Refugee Narrative’€25,000 | Irish Research Council New Foundations |
| 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 |