Dr Catherine Charrett
Catherine Charrett is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations, (she/they). Catherine joined the University of Westminster in 2019, before that Catherine was a lecturer and researcher at Queen Mary University of London. Catherine's research interests include anti-colonial and anti-imperial perspectives on sovereignty and diplomacy. Catherine's doctoral research, completed at Aberystwyth University (2010-2014) was on EU-Hamas diplomacy following the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections. Catherine has published this work with Routledge, Interventions Book Series and several leading journals. Catherine uses transdisciplinary and queer methods in her approach to research dissemination, which includes political drag performances. Catherine was an Early Career Research Fellow (2018-2019) with the Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF) for her public engagement approach to research. Catherine current research is on spatial modes of anti-imperial resistance from the prisoners' movements to urban design. Catherine has an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a BA in International Relations and Political Science from the University of British Columbia. Catherine is a co-convener for the BISA Colonial Postcolonial and Decolonial working group and chair of the ISA LGBTQA Caucus.
My research explores sovereignty in International Relations and Political Theory through indigenous and anti-colonial struggles, and especially the Palestinian liberation movement. My research explores how transnational policing and security infrastructures and technologies emerge to maintain colonial and racist power. I use transdisciplinary methods inspired by queer, feminist and abolitionist roots to rethink questions of sovereignty and justice in contemporary politics.
Areas of research:
Palestinian politics
Imperialism
Queer Theory
Performativity
Techno-Politics
Former Early Career Research Fellow for the Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF). Project title: "Performing Technologies in European, Israeli and Palestinian Security Cooperation".