Owen Brown is Visiting Assistant Professor of Global Politics in the Department of Politics at Scripps College.
My work is located at the intersection of international relations and political theory, and focuses on the interconnections between race, colonialism, and international politics. My research focuses on the politics of (international) ordering and examines the ways in which orders are constituted and contested across a range of contexts. Both my research and teaching are motivated by the importance of approaching the social and political world from a perspective of critical reflexivity in order to better understand the structures and practices that shape and limit political thought and action, and our place in relation to them.
About.
Born in Canada and raised in the Czech Republic, I have lived and studied in Toronto, Berlin, and Chicago. I received my PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University in 2023. Read more.
Research.
My research interests include race and colonialism in international relations and political theory, international order, IR theory, international thought, critical theory, post- and decolonial political thought, Black political thought, German colonialism, the politics of memory, migration, aesthetics and politics, and interpretive methods. Read more.
Teaching.
My teaching focuses on the importance of critical reflexivity and the centring of diversity both in the content of my courses and approach to teaching. Read more.