Hope Johnson
Teams and roles for Hope Johnson
Graduate Tutor
Research student
Overview
I am a postgraduate researcher in the School of Law and Politics, commencing research in 2024 under the supervision of Professor Edwin Egede and Professor Peter Sutch. My primary research interests are West African politics, Multilateralism and Postcolonial political policy.
My doctoral thesis pertains to ECOWAS and its relationship with managing conflict within Sub-Saharan Africa; specifically using the Gambian political elections of 2016/17 as a case study. This further extrapolates into a postcolonial commentary on the role of regional organisations in the global political order.
Research
Disinformation in Post-Conflict Societies: The Case of Ethiopia and the Tigray War (2020-22), 8th January 2025, Innovation and Impact Blog (Cardiff University). https://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/innovation/2025/01/08/disinformation-in-post-conflict-societies-the-case-of-ethiopia-and-the-tigray-war-2020-22/
Teaching
2024 / 25
Multilateralism and International Law; Cardiff University
Introduction to European Integration; Cardiff University
Introduction to International Relations; Cardiff University
Training and Development
AdvanceHE Associate Fellowship, 2025 (Expected Submission September 2025)
Biography
PhD International Relations, Cardiff University (2024-2029)
MSc Econ International Relations, Cardiff University (2020-2021)
BA English Literature and Languages (Spanish), Royal Holloway University of London (2016-2020)
Professional memberships
British International Studies Association (BISA)
Centre for International Law and Multilateralism (CILM), Cardiff University
Speaking engagements
Institutional Autonomy and the Effectiveness of the ICC: Lessons from the Al-Bashir Case and AU Resistance - The Political Universes of International Courts, Glasgow University 2025
The Political Economy of Emergency: Postcolonialism, Crisis Governance, and Decolonial Alternatives - Centre of Law and Society, Cardiff University 2025
Decolonizing Peacebuilding: The Role of Local Philanthropy in Northern Uganda - Local Level Peace Building: Between Theory and Practice, Conventry University / BISA 2025
Assessing ECOWAS' Role in the 2016/17 Gambian Election: Complexities of Multilateral Interventions and Postcolonial Sovereignty - PGR Symposium, Cardiff University 2025
Inspection of Two Parallel Insurrections: Brazil and the USA - CT CommsNet 5, Conventry University 2025
Inspection of Two Parallel Insurrections: Brazil and the USA - Security, Crime and Innovation Institute (SCIII) Annual Conference, Cardiff University 2024
Contact Details
Research themes
Specialisms
- Multilateralism
- West Africa
- postcolonialism