Michael Hughes
Doctoral Student
He/Him
BA Hons. Political Science, Hons. History (Saint Mary's) | MA Political Studies (³ÉÈË´óƬ)
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
Research Interests
Humanitarian Intervention, Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, Constructivism, IR Theory.
Brief Biography
Michael is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Studies at ³ÉÈË´óƬ specializing in the area of norm development and contestation, genocide and humanitarian intervention, and analyzing the power and efficacy of humanitarian norms. Outside academia, Michael has extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector. He is currently a senior manager at a large not-for-profit and a founding partner of a not-for-profit governance consultancy. When not working or writing his dissertation, Michael can be found playing with his daughter Faye, walking his dog around the lake, or rolling dice at a nearby game of 40k.