Mathieu, Xavier, Dr

Dr Xavier Mathieu (he/him)

Department of Politics and International Relations

Lecturer in International Relations

xavier.mathieu@sheffield.ac.uk

Elmfield Building

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Dr Xavier Mathieu
Department of Politics and International Relations
Elmfield Building
Northumberland Road
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S10 2TU

Profile: Dr Xavier Mathieu joined the department in May 2023 as a Lecturer in International Relations. Prior to joining ��«Ӱҵ, Xavier was Lecturer at the University of Liverpool, Teaching Associate at Aston University, and Post-doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research (Germany). He holds a PhD from the University of ��«Ӱҵ and an MA in International Relations from the University of Bordeaux (Sciences Po). Xavier’s research looks at violence and French coloniality (in particular terrorism and anti-terrorism in colonial and post-colonial contexts), as well as the concept of sovereignty and interventions. His research is inspired by post-colonial and post-structuralist approaches.

Research interests: My current project looks at violence in colonial and post-colonial contexts through the lens of the body. This project explores colonial and post-colonial violence as embodied practices that help build racial hierarchies. I use examples from French colonial and contemporary practices, connecting the colonial and post-colonial periods in order to provide a unique perspective on contemporary practices of security. This project also sheds light on the way bodies participate in resisting (post-)colonialism: through their materiality, bodies can exceed the violence imposed on them.

Publications

Mathieu X (2021) Sovereignty and the Denial of International Equality Writing Civilisational Difference in Early Modern International Relations. Routledge.

Mathieu X (2022) . Cooperation and Conflict, 57(3), 311-328.
Docherty B, Mathieu X & Ralph J (2020) . Global Responsibility to Protect, 12(3), 246-270.
Mathieu X (2020) . Journal of International Political Theory, 16(3), 339-360.
Mathieu X (2019) . Third World Quarterly, 40(1), 36-52.
Bargués-Pedreny P & Mathieu X (2018) . Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 12(3), 283-299.
Mathieu X (2018) . International Relations, 32(4), 468-487.
Lemay-Hébert N & Mathieu X (2014) . Third World Quarterly, 35(2), 232-251.
Holland J, Mathieu X & Mathieu X () Narratology and US foreign policy in Syria: Beyond identity binaries, towards narrative power. International Studies Quarterly.

Lemay-Hébert N & Mathieu X (2016) The OECD's discourse on fragile states: Expertise and the normalisation of knowledge production, The Political Invention of Fragile States: The Power of Ideas (pp. 36-55).

Supervision Expertise

I welcome PhD candidates in my areas of research, in particular:

Violence and (counter)terrorism in colonial and post-colonial contexts;
Sovereignty, Interventions and peacebuilding;
Colonialism and its legacies (especially for French international relations and security practices).
Critical and post-colonial approaches to security
Historical approaches in global politics (colonial history and the legacies of colonialism).