Dr Jonna Nyman
Department of Politics and International Relations
Senior Lecturer in International Relations
+44 114 222 1675
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Department of Politics and International Relations
Modular Teaching Village
Northumberland Road
Sheffield
S10 1AJ
- Profile
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I am Senior Lecturer in International Relations in the Department of Politics and International Relations. My research centres on the politics of security, with particular interests in 1) Chinese security and foreign policy, and 2) energy security and climate politics.
I am currently undertaking a major research project on Chinese security politics, exploring changes that have taken place since Xi Jinping took office and placing these in historical and international context. The project draws on extensive fieldwork in China and has been supported by external funding from the Leverhulme Trust and the Academy of Finland. I've published two books to date, a monograph titled The Energy Security Paradox: Rethinking energy insecurity in the United States and China (Oxford University Press, 2018), and a co-edited volume titled Ethical Security Studies: A new research agenda (Routledge, 2016, with Anthony Burke). I have also also published my research in leading academic journals, including the European Journal of International Relations, International Political Sociology, Review of International Studies, European Journal of International Security, and others.
- Qualifications
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- PhD in International Relations (2014, University of Birmingham)
- MA Political Science (Research methods) (2010, University of Birmingham)
- BA International Relations (2009, University of Birmingham).
- Research interests
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For up-to-date information about my current research interests, please see my personal website.
- Publications
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Books
- The Energy Security Paradox: Rethinking Energy (In)security in the United States and China. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Introduction: Imagining ethical security studies.
Edited books
- Ethical Security Studies: A New Research Agenda. London and New York: Routledge.
Journal articles
- Towards a global security studies: what can looking at China tell us about the concept of security?. European Journal of International Relations, 29(3), 673-697.
- Rethinking energy, climate and security: a critical analysis of energy security in the US. Journal of International Relations and Development, 21(1), 118-145. View this article in WRRO
- What is the value of security? Contextualising the negative/positive debate. Review of International Studies, 42(5), 821-839. View this article in WRRO
- Securitization in Chinese climate and energy politics. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 7(2), 301-313. View this article in WRRO
- ‘Red Storm Ahead’: Securitisation of Energy in US–China Relations. Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 43(1), 43-65. View this article in WRRO
- What does security look like? Exploring interpretive photography as method. European Journal of International Security, 1-23.
- The everyday life of security: capturing space, practice, and affect. International Political Sociology.
Chapters
- Securitization In Williams PD & McDonald M (Ed.), Security Studies: An Introduction London and New York: Routledge.
- 'China is the safest country in the world!': translation, travel, and the problem of fit In Salter M, Mutlu C & Frowd P (Ed.), Research Methods in Critical Security Studies London and New York: Routledge.
- ‘China is the safest country in the world!' Translation, travel, and the problem of ‘fit' In Salter M, Frowd P & Mutlu C (Ed.), Research Methods in Critical Security Studies An Introduction
- Securitization, Security Studies (pp. 115-130). Routledge
- Energy security in an age of environmental change, Traditions and Trends in Global Environmental Politics: International Relations and the Earth (pp. 171-186).
- Introduction, Ethical Security Studies (pp. 1-13). Routledge
- Pragmatism, practice and the value of security, Ethical Security Studies: A New Research Agenda (pp. 131-144).
- Securitization theory, Critical Approaches to Security: An Introduction to Theories and Methods (pp. 51-62).
- Secrecy and Methods in Security Research Routledge
- Security Studies Routledge
- The Obama Doctrine Routledge
- Critical Approaches to Security Routledge
- The Energy Security Paradox: Rethinking Energy (In)security in the United States and China. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Research group
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International Relations
- Grants
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My research has been supported by external funding from the Academy of Finland, the Leverhulme Trust, and the Economic and Social Research Council.
- Teaching activities
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I consider teaching to be an integral part of academic life, and my love of teaching is one of the reasons I became an academic. My teaching philosophy is centred on encouraging curiosity and I see the classroom as a space where we can all question our own assumptions and explore new ideas while debating the big and small questions of international relations.
I use a range of learning activities, from more traditional lectures and seminars to role plays and simulation exercises, to push students to see the subject from different angles. I draw on 'flipped classroom' teaching methods, which emphasise active learning and putting students in charge of their own learning.
In the past, I've taught a wide range of subjects related to International Relations and Security Studies.