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Dr Christopher Featherstone
Associate Lecturer
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Biography
Christopher Featherstone’s research fits at the intersection between International Relations, US and UK Foreign Policy, and Foreign Policy decision-making. He has published on Foreign Policy Analysis, and US Presidential foreign policy decision-making. His current research builds on this, focusing on UK foreign policy decision-making structures, the Trump administration’s foreign policy legacy, and US Cyber foreign policy. He has made appearances on France24 and LBC, and he is a regular contributor to The Conversation.
Before joining York, Chris was a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Studies at SOAS. Chris has also taught at the LSE in the Departments of Government, International Relations, and the European Institute. At York, Chris has taught on US foreign policy, International Security, and Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism. He also won the University of York 2024 “Teacher of the Year Award” from York University Students Union (YUSU).
Chris holds a PhD from the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Birmingham. His thesis used Foreign Policy Analysis models to explain the US and UK decision-making processes that led to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. This research will be published as a book titled, “The Road to War in Iraq: Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis” soon.
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Dr Chris Featherstone
Department of Politics and International Relations
University of York
YORK
YO10 5DD