Political Science (minors in Anthropology, Development Studies and Social Change), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2022

Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Pune, 2009; Politics, The New School, 2013

Political Science, St. Xavier’s College (Mumbai), 2007

Samarjit Ghosh is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at Özyeğin University and a researcher on the OppAttune (Horizon Europe 2023-2026) project. A political scientist with research projects and publications in urban security, terrorism, extremism, and critical security studies, he is also a co-convenor of the Early Career Development Group at the European International Studies Association, and serves on the editorial board of the journal Global Policy: Next Generation. He received his PhD in Political Science (with minors in Anthropology, and Development Studies and Social Change) from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and holds MAs - in Politics from the New School for Social Research, and in Defence and Strategic Studies from the University of Pune respectively - with a BA in Political Science from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Previously, he was Associate Fellow and Deputy Editor at the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (New Delhi), and a Visiting Fellow at the Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics.

Urban Security, Critical Humanitarianism, Terrorism and Extremism

The Future of Global Security

Critical Humanitarianism

Cities and War