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Kitty Chou

Kitty Chou
Name
Kitty Chou
Address
Edinburgh UK EH8 9LD
Email
Research Interests
Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Political violence, political psychology, Research Ethics, qualitative and mixed methods research projects using in-depth interviews
URL
http://www.pol.ed.ac.uk/people/phd_students/kitty_chou

Supervisors

Dr. Andrew Neal and Dr. Lotte Buch-Segal

Research project

My doctoral thesis investigates the micro-level effects of terrorism on individuals' political worldviews, using the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing as a case study. 

Working title: "Terrorism and its impact on political worldviews: The case of the 2017 Manchester Arena Bombing" 

Qualifications

2016 — MA (Hons) International Relations (University of Edinburgh)

  • Dissertation: "Individual Mobilisation into Armed Political Movements: The Case of Sinn Féin and the IRA, 1964-1998: A Political Psychology Perspective

2017 — MLitt Terrorism and Political Violence (University of St. Andrews)

  • Dissertation: "Terrorism as Psychological Control in Totalitarian States: The Case of State Terrorism in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945

Tutoring

Autumn 2019: International Co-operation in Europe and Beyond (PLIT08006)

Guidance and Feedback Hours for Students

Please e-mail me at cchou@ed.ac.uk to set up appointments.