Dr. Amanda Chisholm

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Biography

Amanda Chisholm is a Reader at King's College London, specializing in Security Studies. Her research focuses on the privatization and decentring of global war-making, examining how gendered and racial logics sustain differences and reproduce hierarchies in the security workforce. Using ethnographic methodologies, she explores the dynamics of private military security companies (PMSCs) and their global operations. Amanda's work draws on feminist international relations and global political economy, particularly looking at themes of ethical recruitment practices within global security contexts. Her contributions have been published in prominent journals such as the International Feminist Journal of Politics, Security Dialogue, and International Political Sociology. Amanda has been awarded the Economic and Social Research Council Future Leaders Grant and actively supervises PhD students interested in feminist theory and gender in global security. Her teaching encompasses topics like masculinities, militarism, and gender in global politics.

Research Interests

Requirements for King's College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject Quantitative competency (for some Economics/Finance programs)
Application Checklist
  • Official Transcripts
  • Personal Statement
  • Two Academic References
  • CV/Resume
  • English Language Proficiency Proof
Specialization Notes

Requirements are consistent across King's Business School and Social Science & Public Policy departments for standard Master's entries.