Jonathan Symons

Biography

Jonathan Symons is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations and a member of Climate Futures at Macquarie. Jon received his PhD from the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Prior to joining Macquarie in July 2013 Jon was a Lecturer at La Trobe University Melbourne and before that an Assistant Professor at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. Jon's work has been published in journals including International Theory, Climate Policy, Global Policy, The Pacific Review, Global Environmental Politics, Review of International Studies and Environmental Politics. His research interests include the politics and ethics of climate change, energy security and geo-engineering; theories of political and sociological legitimacy; processes of international norm change; human rights; and international relations theory.

Research Interest

• Teams • Employee attitudes and performance • Underemployment and overqualified employees • Unemployment • Research methods; Employee surveys