Dr Lucia Ardovini
Lecturer in International Relations (IR Theory)Professional Role
Director - The Richardson Institute.
Research Overview
Lucia is a Lecturer in International Relations and Programme Lead for IR. She is also the Director of the Richardson Institute and a Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Centre. Lucia is a founding member of the "Tackling Transnational Repression in the UK" Working Group and the "Tackling Transnational Repression" European Coalition.
Her works spans across academia and policy, and focuses on the intersection of transnational diaspora activism and transnational repression. She is particularly interested in exploring host states' policy responses to TRN, and actively works with the UK Parliament and the EU Parliament on informing institutional strategies to tackle this issue.
Research Interests
transnational activism; transnational repression; diaspora politics; social movements; authoritarianism.
PhD Supervision Interests
I am interested in supervising PhD projects in the following areas: transnational activism; transnational repression; diaspora politics; political Islam; authoritarianism.
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Tackling Transnational Repression in the UK: an institutional approach
01/07/2025 → 30/06/2026
Research
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Richardson Institute 2022-2023
03/10/2022 → 24/07/2023
Research
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Richardson Institute 2021-2022
04/10/2021 → 01/07/2022
Research
Mobilizing Moral Panic: Comparing the Policing and Normalization of Radicalism in Israel/Palestine
Oral presentation
Expert Meeting on Transnational Repression
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Transnational Repression: Challenges for Host States and Democratic Governance
Other
The School of Global Affairs Festival of Wicked Problems
Festival/Exhibition/Concert
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS PROTECTION - COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR EUROPE
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Transnational Repression: Mapping Trends and Improving Responses
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
European Parliament - Policy Dialogue on Transnational Repression
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Tackling Transnational Repression in Europe: Strategy and Coordination
Other
Tackling Transnational Repression in the UK: strategy and Coordination
Other
SILENCED IN EXILE - TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION OF THE EGYPTIAN DIASPORA IN THE UK
Oral presentation
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, transnational advocacy, and transnational repression.
Oral presentation
Palestinian Creative Culture as Resistance: A Day of Film, Music, and Literature
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Transnational Repression Policy Workshop
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Re-thinking 'radical' Islam: Old Movements and New Regimes
Invited talk
Intersectionality in Conflict: the value of gender-based analysis in post-confict Iraq
Invited talk
“Gaza after October 7th: setting the context. Perspectives from Geopolitics and International Law”.
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
- Ethics Values and Policy Initiative
- Richardson Institute for Peace Studies