Jonas Hagmann holds a PhD in Political Science from IHEID Geneva and is currently a Senior Researcher at the University of Geneva. His primary expertise is on the political sociology of international security. He investigates the contested construction of ‘threats to peace and security’ at the UN Security Council, the rationalisation of global danger through risk syllogisms, and the emergence of transnational urban security assemblages. His secondary expertise is with the sociology of International Relations, i.e., the production and dissemination of expert knowledge on world politics.
Before joining the University of Geneva, Jonas Hagmann was a Senior Researcher, Senior Lecturer and Research Group Leader at ETH Zürich. He held visiting positions at Copenhagen University, Sciences-Po Paris, MGIMO Moscow, Cambridge University and University of Amsterdam, conducted fieldwork in Germany, France, Morocco, Nepal, Uruguay, South Africa and Switzerland, and is a Scientific Advisor for the Swiss Federal Government, ETH Zürich, Pro Helvetia and Fondation Botnar, among others. For further information visit www.jonashagmann.net.