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Richard Illingworth joined the University of Glasgow in September 2023 as a Lecturer in International Relations. His research focuses on efforts to halt mass atrocities, with a specific emphasis on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle. Adopted in 2005, R2P aims to protect populations from genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The sheer number of mass atrocity cases that have occurred since 2005 suggests that R2P's adoption has not curbed atrocity violence in the way its proponents hoped. To understand and address this complex global challenge, Richard's work explores both the reform of the R2P framework and broader structural reforms at the international level aimed at strengthening R2P's practical implementation. His research focuses on a cosmopolitan approach that emphasizes provision, duties, justice, and human protection. He is the author of "Strengthening Responsibility to Protect: A Transitional Cosmopolitan Approach" (2024). Richard is currently accepting PhD supervision requests.
University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland
Lecturer in International Relations, specializing in mass atrocities and the Responsibility to Protect.