Antonio Cerella

Biography

I joined the Department of Politics in February 2017, having previously been Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), and Visiting Research Fellow in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex and at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. My field of expertise encompasses political philosophy, international political theory and critical security studies.

Research Interest

My research interests lie at the crossroad of international political theory, political philosophy and security studies. My current research focuses on two main areas: a) revisiting some of the classics of political thought - such as Thomas Hobbes, Max Weber, Carl Schmitt, and René Girard, among others - to critically analyze the crisis of modernity, and its political, epistemic and institutional implications. In particular: the problem of political order in the post-Westphalian age, the ethical foundation of that order, the meaning and relevance of ethics in the so-called 'age of disenchantment'; and b) exploring - from a critical perspective - the new forms of violence in contemporary international relations, with a specific focus on martyrdom, self-immolation, and the dynamics of radicalization.