Daeun Jung
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ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Edith MorleyAreas of interest
My current project, titled “Rethinking Peacekeeping in a ‘Multipolar’ World: Agency, Identity, and Legitimation in the AU-UN Partnership”, builds on my doctoral research that investigated how regional and global actors practice interactive legitimation in the context of a strategic partnership for peacekeeping.
More broadly, areas of my research interest include:
• International peacekeeping/peacebuilding
• Regional/global governance
• Inter-organisational cooperation
• Legitimacy and legitimation
Research centres and groups
Centre for Global Security and Governance (CGSG)Background
I am an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations. I completed my PhD at the University of Warwick, where I also taught undergraduate students as a Senior Graduate Teaching Assistant and worked as Research Assistant/Centre Coordinator for the Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development (WICID). Prior to that, I received MSc in Comparative Politics and BSc in Government from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Beyond academia, I worked at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Policy Centre and an international parliamentary advocacy network. I am also a co-convenor of the British International Studies Association (BISA) Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding and Human Rights working group.Academic qualifications
• PhD in Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick
• MSc in Comparative Politics, LSE
• BSc in Government, LSE
Awards and honours
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)Professional bodies/affiliations
• Research Centre Coordinator, Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development (WICID) (previous)• Research Assistant, University of Warwick (previous)
• Senior Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Warwick (previous)
Websites/blogs
LinkedInSelected publications
Jung, D. (2025). Complementary or Conflictual? Legitimation Struggles in the African Union – United Nations Peacekeeping Partnership.International Peacekeeping,32(3), 589–615.