Andrew Mumford (political scientist)
Andrew Mumford FRHistS (born 1983[1]) is a British political scientist, military historian, and Professor of War Studies in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham.[2] He is a member of the EU/NATO Hybrid Threats Centre of Excellence expert pool on security and has consulted the UK Ministry of Defence and NATO. In December 2018, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.[3][4][5] He is the editor of the Bloomsbury book series Studies in Contemporary Warfare.[6][2]
Andrew Mumford | |
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| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) North Yorkshire |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | From Belfast to Basra: Britain and the 'Tri-partite Counter-Insurgency Model' (2009) |
| Doctoral advisor | Caroline Kennedy-Pipe, Richard J. Aldrich |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | War studies |
| Institutions | University of Nottingham |
| Main interests |
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Academic career edit
In 2009, Mumford received his ESRC-funded PhD from the University of Warwick in International Relations. He was a Research Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Terrorism (ICST) at Pennsylvania State University in 2007, and taught at the University of Hull (2009-2010) and University of Sheffield (2010-2011).[2][3] He served as the Book Review Editor of Civil Wars (2008-2012).[3]
Between 2011 and 2015, Mumford was an Assistant Professor. He also served as an Associate Editor of Political Studies (2011-2017). Between 2015 and 2020, he was an Associate Professor. In 2020, Mumford was promoted to Professor.[3]
Between 2020 and 2021, Mumford was a Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) Academic Fellow in the UK House of Commons International Affairs Unit.[6][2]
Works edit
Monographs edit
- The West’s War Against Islamic State: Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021)
- Counterinsurgency Wars and the Anglo-American Alliance: The Special Relationship on the Rocks (Georgetown University Press, 2017)
- Proxy Warfare (John Wiley & Sons, 2013)
- The Counter-insurgency Myth: The British Experience of Irregular Warfare (Routledge, 2012)
- Puncturing the Counterinsurgency Myth: Britain and Irregular Warfare in the Past, Present, and Future (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2011)
Co-edtited books edit
- The Theory and Practice of Irregular Warfare: Warrior-scholarship in Counter-insurgency (Routledge, 2013), with Bruno C. Reis
- International Law, Security and Ethics: Policy Challenges in the Post-9/11 World (Routledge, 2011), with Aidan Hehir and Natasha Kuhrt
External links edit
- Andrew Mumford publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Theory-testing Uyghur terrorism in China. Perspectives on Terrorism 12.5 (2018): 18–26.
- Proxy Warfare and the Future of Conflict. The RUSI Journal 158.2 (2013): 40–46.
References edit
- ^ "Andrew Mumford". Lownie Literary Agency. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ a b c d "Andrew Mumford". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ a b c d "Curriculum Vitae - Professor ANDREW MUMFORD, FRHistS" (PDF). British International Studies Association.
- ^ "Current Fellows & Members | RHS". The Royal Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Dr Andrew Mumford becomes Fellow of Royal Historical Society – Campus News". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ a b "Executive Committee | BISA". British International Studies Association. Retrieved 2023-01-11.