Jonny Hall
Biographic Data
| ID | 4096704 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jonny Hall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jonny |
| FAMILY NAME | Hall |
| SIGNATURE | HALL J |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Economics and Political Science |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4268-3845 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
War terminations as critical situations for ontological security
This paper introduces an ontological security approach to international war terminations. While International Relations scholarship emphasises physical security and domestic political calculations as influencing factors in when wars end, this paper explores how ‘ontological security processes’ shape war termination decisions. The paper argues that war terminations often constitute ‘critical situations’ that threaten a state’s ontological security…
The politics of antagonism
The War on Terror and the Victory Trap
Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump have all used the language of “victory” and “defeat” in the War on Terror despite its ambiguous outcomes. This paper develops the concept of a “victory trap” to explain this phenomenon and its political consequences. On the one hand, the electoral consequences of “losing” wars lead presidents to make claims about “winning” and eventual “victory.” On the other hand, strategic realities and public reluctance to bea…
War on the ballot
War on the ballot: how the election cycle shapes presidential decision-making in war. By Andrew Payne. New York: Columbia University Press. 2023. 336pp. £117.00. ISBN978 0 23120 964 9. Available as e-book
Drones and the Study of Public Opinion
Winning” the Forever Wars? Presidential Rhetoric and US Ontological (In)Security
Like success at the individual level, ideas of “winning” and “victory” in war have reaffirmed American exceptionalism, its place in the world, and its ontological security. This has been true in response to both policy successes and failures. As other studies have noted, the indeterminacy and longevity of the War on Terror has brought US perceptions of order and control into question, thus generating widespread ontological insecurity. Conducting …
In search of enemies
This article asks how Donald Trump’s foreign policy rhetoric during his presidential campaign and presidency has affected US foreign policy in the area of overseas counterterrorism campaigns. Looking at two case studies – the May 2017 Arab Islamic American Summit and the US role in the counter Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) campaign, it is argued that Trump’s foreign policy rhetoric has failed to accurately describe or legitimate his admi…
In search of enemies
This article asks how Donald Trump’s foreign policy rhetoric during his presidential campaign and presidency has affected US foreign policy in the area of overseas counterterrorism campaigns. Looking at two case studies – the May 2017 Arab Islamic American Summit and the US role in the counter Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) campaign, it is argued that Trump’s foreign policy rhetoric has failed to accurately describe or legitimate his admi…
Winning” the Forever Wars? Presidential Rhetoric and US Ontological (In)Security
Like success at the individual level, ideas of “winning” and “victory” in war have reaffirmed American exceptionalism, its place in the world, and its ontological security. This has been true in response to both policy successes and failures. As other studies have noted, the indeterminacy and longevity of the War on Terror has brought US perceptions of order and control into question, thus generating widespread ontological insecurity. Conducting …
War on the ballot
War on the ballot: how the election cycle shapes presidential decision-making in war. By Andrew Payne. New York: Columbia University Press. 2023. 336pp. £117.00. ISBN978 0 23120 964 9. Available as e-book
In search of enemies
This article asks how Donald Trump’s foreign policy rhetoric during his presidential campaign and presidency has affected US foreign policy in the area of overseas counterterrorism campaigns. Looking at two case studies – the May 2017 Arab Islamic American Summit and the US role in the counter Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) campaign, it is argued that Trump’s foreign policy rhetoric has failed to accurately describe or legitimate his admi…
Drones and the Study of Public Opinion
Winning” the Forever Wars? Presidential Rhetoric and US Ontological (In)Security
Like success at the individual level, ideas of “winning” and “victory” in war have reaffirmed American exceptionalism, its place in the world, and its ontological security. This has been true in response to both policy successes and failures. As other studies have noted, the indeterminacy and longevity of the War on Terror has brought US perceptions of order and control into question, thus generating widespread ontological insecurity. Conducting …
The War on Terror and the Victory Trap
Presidents Bush, Obama, and Trump have all used the language of “victory” and “defeat” in the War on Terror despite its ambiguous outcomes. This paper develops the concept of a “victory trap” to explain this phenomenon and its political consequences. On the one hand, the electoral consequences of “losing” wars lead presidents to make claims about “winning” and eventual “victory.” On the other hand, strategic realities and public reluctance to bea…
War on the ballot
War on the ballot: how the election cycle shapes presidential decision-making in war. By Andrew Payne. New York: Columbia University Press. 2023. 336pp. £117.00. ISBN978 0 23120 964 9. Available as e-book
The politics of antagonism
War terminations as critical situations for ontological security
This paper introduces an ontological security approach to international war terminations. While International Relations scholarship emphasises physical security and domestic political calculations as influencing factors in when wars end, this paper explores how ‘ontological security processes’ shape war termination decisions. The paper argues that war terminations often constitute ‘critical situations’ that threaten a state’s ontological security…
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Political economy (4 works) · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (4 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Presidential system (3 works) · Rhetoric (3 works)