Peter Harris
— MA, University of Edinburgh; MSc, University of London
Doctoral Candidate
Contact
- E-mail: peter@peterharris.com
Biography
My dissertation seeks to explain the strategic choices made by established Great Powers towards rising challengers. When do Great Powers seek to facilitate the rise of other states, and when do they instead opt to contain or roll back a potential rival? In order to answer these questions, I place a heavy emphasis on domestic politics within both established and rising Great Powers.
I have an active research interest in the US military base on Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands (British Indian Ocean Territory). I have published on what this base reveals about the nature of the Anglo-American 'special relationship' and am currently working on projects dealing with the human and environmental implications of the base. Through this research, I am able to connect the 'high politics' of grand strategy with the micro-foundational aspects of foreign policy.
My work has appeared or is forthcoming in African Affairs, Anthropology Today, Journal of Transatlantic Studies and Review of International Studies. In addition, I have contributed several book reviews to Political Studies Review.
Before moving to Austin, I worked in London as a Parliamentary Analyst for a political intelligence company.
