Staff profile
Professor Ilan Baron
Professor in International Political Theory
| Affiliation | Telephone |
|---|---|
| Professor in International Political Theory in the School of Government and International Affairs |
Biography
Ilan Zvi Baron completed his doctorate at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, in 2007 where he was an E.H. Carr Scholar and recipient of an Overseas Research Scheme grant. He completed an MSc in International Relations at the London School of Economics and a BA (Hons) in Political Science at the University of Victoria, Canada. Professor Baron has held visiting positions at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of British Columbia, and the London School of Economics. He was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Institut Barcelona D'Estudis Internacionals.
Professor Baron's research explores different ways that we experience international politics in our everyday lives. His research has addressed post-truth politics, disinformation and democracy, political responsibility, the Jewish Diaspora's relationship with Israel, and the international cultural politics of Israeli cuisine. In addition, he has written on violence, the ethics of war, identity and security, and International Relations theory.
He is currently working on a book project about responsibility that engages with dystopian and science fiction novels. This project has been supported by a British Academy/Leverhulme Small Grant and a Huntington Fellowship.
Research interests
- Political Responsibility
- International Political Theory
- Political Theory
- Jewish Diaspora and Zionism
- International Political Sociology
- Dystopia
- Food Politics (Israeli Cuisine)
Esteem Indicators
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of British Columbia: Between January and April 2014, I was a visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of History, at the University of British Columbia, where I completed the my book, "Obligation in Exile" which is about the Jewish Diaspora's relationship with Israel. I also was one of the speakers at the inaugural Limmud Vancouver (http://limmudvancouver.ca).
- Visiting Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations: From July 7, 2015 to September 30, 2015, I was a Visiting Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.