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Andrew Mumford (political scientist)

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Andrew Mumford
Born1983 (age 40–41)
North Yorkshire
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisFrom Belfast to Basra: Britain and the 'Tri-partite Counter-Insurgency Model' (2009)
Doctoral advisorCaroline Kennedy-Pipe, Richard J. Aldrich
Academic work
DisciplineWar studies
InstitutionsUniversity of Nottingham
Main interests

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]

Academic career

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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

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Monographs

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Co-edtited books

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  • 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
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References

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  1. ^ "Andrew Mumford". Lownie Literary Agency. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  2. ^ a b c d "Andrew Mumford". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  3. ^ a b c d "Curriculum Vitae - Professor ANDREW MUMFORD, FRHistS" (PDF). British International Studies Association.
  4. ^ "Current Fellows & Members | RHS". The Royal Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  5. ^ "Dr Andrew Mumford becomes Fellow of Royal Historical Society – Campus News". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  6. ^ a b "Executive Committee | BISA". British International Studies Association. Retrieved 2023-01-11.