School of Social and Political Science

Research interests

My PhD research is about the Japanese military and how it uses gender to create a strategic narrative of itself. I am particularly interested in how traditionally masculine martial qualities are ascribed to women, looking how this might affect notions of masculinity/femininity, the military's role in society, and ultimately Japanese security policy.

Outside of my current project, the general research themes I'm interested in are:

• Gender in International Relations
• East Asian Politics
• Feminist Theory
• Japan
• International Security