Mr Rhys Lewis-Jones

Overview

I am a doctoral researcher at the School of Law and Politics. My project is supervised by Dr. Haro Karkour and Prof. Peter Sutch. My academic background is chiefly in war studies/ military history. I studied nuclear politics and IR theory (aspects) of military history during my Masters studies. 

My thesis primarily involves an investigation into the nascent 'existential security' frame of security studies, applied to nuclear derrence practice. This involves an application of post-Copenhagen School securitisation theory, further developing the ethico-political value of the theory in a nuclear deterrence context. My continued interest lies in nuclear disarmament scholarship and securitisation theory more broadly.