Hughes, James

Professor James Hughes

Department	Position held
Department of Government	Chair in Comparative Politics; Chair of the Departmental Research Committee; Convenor of the Conflict Studies Programme; Director of the Conflict Research Group

Non LSE positions held

Department	Position held
Member of the International Advisory Board of the European Centre for Minority Issues

Experience keywords:

transitional justice reconciliation and reconstruction; conflict management; political violence and terrorism; insurgency and counterinsurgency; peace processes; national and ethnic conflict and civil war; genocide; democratisation and state-building

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Professor Hughes' expertise lies in the comparative study of violent conflict and conflict resolution, the dynamics of political violence and radicalisation, the efficacy of counterinsurgency, and the coericve and cooptive policy responses of democracies and authoritarian states to political violence.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

Consultancy

Countries and regions to which research relates:

Northern Ireland; Western Balkans; Chechnya and the Caucasus; Russia and Eastern Europe

Languages:

Russian [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; Spanish [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; French [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]

Media experience:

Has written for mainstream press; Radio; TV

Contact Points
LSE phone number: +44 (0)20 7955 6898	LSE email: j.hughes@lse.ac.uk

Publications

The following references are sourced from LSE Research Online|. References that are linked lead to the full text.

2013

Hughes, James (2013) State violence in the origins of nationalism: British counterinsurgency and the rebirth of Irish nationalism, 1969-1972. In: Hall, John A. and Malesevic, Sinisa, (eds.) Nationalism and war. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 97-123. ISBN 9781107034754

Hughes, Jim (2013) Is the Northern Ireland peace process flagging? Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

2012

Hughes, James (2012) Russia and the secession of Kosovo. Europe-Asia studies, 65 (5). ISSN 0966-8136

Hughes, James (2012) Bloody Sunday is almost universally recognised as ‘unjustified and unjustifiable’. But lessons must be drawn for peace in Northern Ireland, and for counterinsurgency more generally. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

2010

Hughes, James (2010) Genocide and ethnic conflict. In: Cordell, Karl and Wolff, Stefan, (eds.) Routledge handbook of ethnic conflict. Routledge. ISBN 9780415476256

Hughes, James (2010) How war makes jihad: the transformation of nationalism into jihad in Chechnya. In: Kardas, Tuncay and Jansen, Stig Harle and Mesoy, Atle, (eds.) The borders of Islam: exploring Samuel Huntingdon's faultlines, from al-Andalus to virtual ummah. Columbia University Press, New York, USA, pp. 165-180. ISBN 9780231154222

2009

Hughes, James (2009) Introduction: the making of EU conflict management strategy - development through security. Ethnopolitics, 8 (3-4). pp. 275-285. ISSN 1744-9057

Hughes, James (2009) EU conflict management policy: comparing the security-development model in the 'sui generis' cases of Northern Ireland and Kosovo. In:European Consortium for Political Research general conference (10 - 12 September 2009 : Potsdam, Germany).

Hughes, James (2009) EU conflict management - special issue, edited by J. Hughes. Ethnopolitics, 8 (3-4). pp. 275-420. ISSN 1744-9057

Hughes, James (2009) Paying for peace: comparing the EU's role in the conflicts in Northern Ireland and Kosovo. Ethnopolitics, 84 (3 - 4). pp. 275-285. ISSN 1744-9057

2008

Hughes, James (2008) Chechnya: from nationalism to Jihad. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia. ISBN 9780812220308

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn and Gordon, Claire E (2008) How deep is the wider Europe?: elites, europeanization, and euroscepticism in the CEECs. In: Szczerbiak, Alex and Taggart, Paul, (eds.) Opposing Europe: the comparative party politics of euroscepticism. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 181-207. ISBN 9780199258352

2007

Hughes, James (2007) The Chechnya conflict: freedom fighters or terrorists? Demokratizatsiya: the journal of post-Soviet democratization, 15 (3). pp. 293-311. ISSN 1074-6846

Hughes, James (2007) Chechnya: the conflict process from nationalism to jihad. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, USA. ISBN 0812240138

2006

Hughes, James (2006) EU relations with Russia: partnership or asymmetric interdependency? In: Casarini, Nicola and Muzu, Costanza, (eds.) The EU's foreign policy in an evolving international system: the road to convergence. Palgrave, London, UK. ISBN 9781403996077

2005

Hughes, James (2005) 'Exit' in deeply divided societies: regimes of discrimination in Estonia and Latvia and the potential for Russophone migration. Journal of common market studies, 43 (4). pp. 739-762. ISSN 0021-9886

Hughes, James (2005) The peace process in Chechnya. In: Sakwa, Richard, (ed.) Chechnya: from the past to the future. Anthem Press, London, pp. 265-288. ISBN 184331164X

2004

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn and Gordon, Claire E (2004) Europeanization and regionalization in the EU's enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe: the myth of conditionality. Palgrave, Basingstoke, UK. ISBN 9781403939876

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn and Gordon, Claire E (2004) Conditionality and compliance in the EU’s eastward enlargement: regional policy and the reform of sub-national governance. Journal of common market studies, 42 (3). pp. 523-551. ISSN 0021-9886

Sasse, Gwendolyn and Hughes, James (2004) Integration mit tiefgang? Regionalisierung in ungarn und polen. Osteuropa, 54 (5-6). pp. 180-194. ISSN 0030-6428

2003

Hughes, James (2003) Putin's power politics. The globe and mail, ISSN 0319-0714

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn and Gordon, Claire E (2003) EU enlargement, Europeanisation and the dynamics of regionalisation in the CEECs. In: Keating, Michael and Hughes, James, (eds.) The regional challenge in Central and Eastern Europe: territorial restructuring and European integration. Peter Lang, Brussels, Belgium, pp. 69-88. ISBN 9789052011875

Hughes, James and John, Peter (2003) Local elites in Russia's transition: generational effects on adaptation and competition. In: Steen, Anton and Gel'man, Vladimir, (eds.) Elites and democratic development in Russia. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 124-147. ISBN 9780415306980

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn and Gordon, Claire E (2003) EU enlargement and power asymmetries: conditionality and the Commission's role in regionalisation in Central and Eastern Europe. "One Europe or several?" programme, 49/03. Economic and Social Research Council, Swindon, UK

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn (2003) Monitoring the monitors: EU enlargement conditionality and minority protection in the CEECs. Journal on ethnopolitics and minority issues in Europe, 1 (1). pp. 1-36. ISSN 1617-5247

Hughes, James (2003) Stalin, Siberia and the crisis of the New Economic Policy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780521380393

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn and Gordon, Claire E (2003) Dataset from the ESRC research project on "Elites and institutions in regional and local governance in Central and Eastern Europe 1999-2001". ESRC

Hughes, James (2003) Regional convergence and divergence in an enlarged EU. In: Keating, Michael and Hughes, James, (eds.) The regional challenge in central and Eastern Europe: territorial restructuring and European integration. Peter Lang, Brussels, Belgium, pp. 183-192. ISBN 9780820466064

Keating, Michael and Hughes, James, (eds.) (2003) The regional challenge in Central and Eastern Europe: territorial restructuring and European integration. Peter Lang, Brussels, Belgium. ISBN 9789052011875

2002

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn and Gordon, Claire E (2002) Saying 'maybe' to the 'return to Europe': elites and the political space for euroscepticism in Central and Eastern Europe. European Union politics, 3 (3). pp. 327-355. ISSN 1465-1165

Hughes, James and John, Peter and Sasse, Gwendolyn (2002) From plan to network: urban elites and the postcommunist organizational state in Russia. European journal of political research, 41 (3). pp. 395-420. ISSN 0304-4130

2001

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn, (eds.) (2001) Ethnicity and territory in the former Soviet Union: regions in conflict. Routledge, London, UK. ISBN 9780714652269

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn (2001) Conflict and accommodation in the former Soviet Union: the role of institutions and regimes. In: Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn, (eds.) Ethnicity and territory in the former Soviet Union: regions in conflict. Routledge, Southgate, UK, pp. 220-240. ISBN 9780714652269

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn (2001) Comparing regional and ethnic conflicts in post-Soviet transition states. In: Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn, (eds.) Ethnicity and territory in the former Soviet Union: regions in conflict. Routledge, Southgate, pp. 1-35. ISBN 9780714652269

Hughes, James and John, Peter (2001) Local elites and transition in Russia: adaptation or competition? British journal of political science, 31 (4). pp. 673-686. ISSN 0007-1234

Hughes, James (2001) Managing secession potential in the Russian federation. Regional & federal studies, 11 (3). pp. 36-68. ISSN 1359-7566

Dowding, Keith and Hughes, James and Margetts, Helen, (eds.) (2001) Challenges to democracy. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK. ISBN 9780333789827

Hughes, James (2001) Chechnya: the causes of a protracted post-Soviet conflict. Civil wars, 4 (4). pp. 11-48. ISSN 1743-968X

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn (2001) Conflict and accommodation in the former Soviet Union: the role of institutions and regimes. Regional & federal studies, 11 (3). pp. 220-240. ISSN 1359-7566

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn (2001) Comparing regional and ethnic conflicts in post-Soviet transition states. Regional & federal studies, 11 (3). pp. 1-35. ISSN 1359-7566

Hughes, James and Sasse, Gwendolyn and Gordon, Claire E (2001) Enlargement and regionalization: the Europeanization of local and regional governance in CEE states. In: Wallace, Helen, (ed.) Interlocking dimensions of European integration. Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 145-178. ISBN 9780333802960

Hughes, James (2001) From federalisation to recentralisation. In: White, Stephen, (ed.) Developments in Russian politics 5. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK, pp. 128-146. ISBN 9780822327707

2000

Hughes, James (2000) Putin's budget balancing act. Sunday business, ISSN 1362-1947

Hughes, James (2000) Putin proves an enigma. Sunday business, ISSN 1362-1947

Hughes, James (2000) Putin takes up anti-west baton. Sunday business, ISSN 1362-1947

Hughes, James (2000) Transition models and democratisation in Russia. In: Ross, C. and Bowker, M., (eds.) Russia after the Cold War. Longman, Essex, UK, pp. 21-49. ISBN 9780582368156

1998

Hughes, James (1998) Los intelectuales franceses y el terror comunista. Revista de libros, (17). ISSN 1137-2249

Hughes, James (1998) Re-evaluating Stalin's peasant policy. In: Pallot, Judith, (ed.) Transforming peasants: society, state and the peasantry, 1861-1930. Macmillan Press Ltd, Basingstoke, UK, pp. 238-257. ISBN 9780312213497

Hughes, James (1998) New and old elites in Novosibirsk. The Tocqueville Review, XIX (1). pp. 103-115. ISSN 1918-6649

1997

Hughes, James (1997) Sub-national Élites and post-communist transformation in Russia: a reply to Kryshtanovskaya & White. Europe-Asia studies, 49 (6). pp. 1017-1034. ISSN 0966-8136

Hughes, James (1997) Regionalism economique en Siberie, Russie: le governenment des provinces. Le Nouveau monde, 7 (4). pp. 116-123. ISSN 0847-8112

1996

Hughes, James (1996) Russia's regions: Moscow's bilateral treaties add to confusion. Transition, 2 (19). ISSN 1211-0205

Hughes, James (1996) Patrimonialism and the Stalinist system: the case of S. I. Syrtsov. Europe-Asia studies, 48 (4). pp. 551-568. ISSN 0966-8136

Hughes, James (1996) Stalinism in a Russian province: a study of collectivization and dekulakization in Siberia. Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK. ISBN 9780333657485

1994

Hughes, James (1994) The 'Americanization' of Russian politics: Russia's first television election, December 1993. Journal of communist studies and transition politics, 10 (2). pp. 125-150. ISSN 1352-3279

Hughes, James (1994) Capturing the Russian peasantry: Stalinist grain procurement policy and the "Ural-Siberian method". Slavic review, 53 (1). pp. 76-103. ISSN 0037-6779

Hughes, James (1994) Regionalism in Russia: the rise and fall of Siberian agreement. Europe-Asia studies, 46 (7). pp. 1133-1161. ISSN 0966-8136

1991

Hughes, James (1991) Stalin, Siberia and the crisis of the New Economic Policy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780521380393

1989

Hughes, James (1989) The Irkutsk affair: Stalin, Siberian politics and the end. Soviet studies, 41 (2). pp. 228-253. ISSN 0038-5859

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Hughes, James

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