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Staff Profile

Dr Katharine A. M. Wright

Senior Lecturer in International Politics

  • Email: katharine.a.m.wright@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44191 208 0283
  • Address: School of Geography, Politics and Sociology
    Henry Daysh Building
    缅北禁地
    缅北禁地 upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
Background

Dr Katharine A. M. Wright is a Senior Lecturer in International Politics at 缅北禁地 and a Fulbright Scholar at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Women and Public Policy Program. Her work focuses on how defence and security institutions, particularly NATO, respond to contemporary challenges of societal resilience, legitimacy and institutional change. She specialises in how security policy is designed and implemented in practice, with an emphasis on civil-military relations, organisational adaptation and whole-of-society approaches to defence.

Her research also analyses the role of strategic narratives and digital diplomacy in shaping public trust and institutional authority, drawing on the UN Women, Peace and Security agenda as a focus.

Her forthcoming book, , co-edited with Sorana Jude, will be published by Bristol University Press in early 2026.

Dr Wright has extensive experience bridging research, policy and civil society communities. Her research has informed the work of NATO, governments, militaries and NGOs through workshops, briefings and collaborative initiatives. She was nominated by the UK Government to serve on the NATO Civil Society Advisory Panel on Women, Peace and Security and currently sits on its Steering Committee. She is an elected member of the Council of Military Education Committees (COMEC) and represents 缅北禁地 on the Northumbrian Universities Military Education Committee (NUMEC). In addition to her academic and policy engagement, she is an occasional media commentator, having provided expert analysis for outlets including BBC News and ABC News.

Research expertise

  • NATO and defence institutions
  • Public policy and institutional change
  • Societal resilience
  • Strategic narratives and digital diplomacy

Professional Memberships

International Studies Association (ISA)

British International Studies Association (BISA)

Women in International Security (WIIS)

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Research

Dr Wright's research examines how NATO and other defence and military institutions respond to calls for more inclusive approaches to security. Focus areas include the Women, Peace and Security agenda, institutional change, and societal resilience, as well as how digital diplomacy and strategic narratives influence perceptions of legitimacy in international security.

She is co-author of NATO, Gender and the Military: Women Organising from Within, which received an Honourable Mention for the 2020 BISA

Susan Strange Book Prize.

Her work has also examined the European Union’s approach to WPS, including through the lens of the Common Security and Defence Policy and digital diplomacy. She has a growing portfolio of research on how WPS is implemented at the national level and domesticated, most recently co-leading a project funded by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland on the impact of Brexit on women.


Teaching

Dr Wright is passionate about learning and teaching. She has taught on a broad range of Politics and International Relations modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level across three different institutions. Her approach to teaching is grounded in the idea that students should be actively involved in their own learning. She draws extensively on the problem based approach, including simulations, to support students in connecting theoretical concepts with empirical reality.

She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and has a PgCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGCAP) with distinction.

Dr Wright has been an External Examiner at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Staffordshire University and Leeds Beckett University.





Publications

  • Articles

    • McAreavey R, Wright KAM, Donaldson R. . British Journal of Sociology 2025, 76(3), 645-656.
    • Wright KAM. . Defence Studies 2025, epub ahead of print.
    • Wright KAM, McAreavey R, Donaldson R. . Journal of Common Market Studies 2024, 62(5), 1408-1416.
    • Wright KAM, Bergman Rosamond A. . International Affairs 2024, 100(2), 589–607.
    • David M, Guerrina R, Wright KAM. . JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies 2024, 62(3), 885-901.
    • Hurley M, Wright KAM, Lund K, D'Hert K, Gil Ruiz JI, Morais D. . Defence Studies 2024, 24(3), 472-486.
    • Wright KAM. . Place Branding and Public Diplomacy 2023, 19, 237-240.
    • Bergman Rosamond A, Wright KAM. . The Hague Journal of Diplomacy 2023, 19(1), 17-48.
    • Guerrina R, Haastrup T, Wright KAM. . European Security 2023, 32(3), 485-507.
    • Wright KAM. . Cooperation and Conflict 2023, 58(1), 61-80.
    • Wright KAM. . European Journal of Politics and Gender 2022, 5(2), 275-277.
    • Morais D, Turner S, Wright KAM. . Transatlantic Policy Quarterly 2022, 21(2), 103-111.
    • Wright KAM, Haastrup T, Guerrina R. . Critical Studies on Security 2021, 9(2), 174-178.
    • Wright KAM, Bergman-Rosamond A. . Review of International Studies 2021, 47(4), 443-466.
    • Wright KAM, Guerrina R. . Political Studies Review 2020, 18(3), 393-409.
    • Wright KAM, Haastrup T, Guerrina R. . Gender, Work & Organization 2020, 28(S1), 163-167.
    • Wright KAM. . Media, War and Conflict 2019, 12(1), 87-101.
    • Holmes G, Wright KAM, Basu S, Hurley M, Martin de Almagro M, Guerrina R, Chinkin C. . Millennium: Journal of International Studies 2019, 47(2), 210-230.
    • Haastrup T, Wright KAM, Guerrina R. . Politics & Governance 2019, 7(3), 62-71.
    • Haastrup T, Wright KAM, Guerrina R. . European Journal of Politics and Gender 2019, 2(2), 311-312.
    • Guerrina R, Chappell L, Wright KAM. . Journal of Common Market Studies 2018, 56(5), 1036-1052.
    • Guerrina R, Haastrup T, Wright KAM, Macrae H, Masselot A, Cavaghan R. . International Feminist Journal of Politics 2018, 20(2), 252-257.
    • Holland J, Wright KAM. . Australian Journal of Politics and History 2017, 63(4), 588-602.
    • Usherwood S, Wright KAM. . British Journal of Politics and International Relations 2017, 19(2), 371-388.
    • Wright KAM, Hurley M. . International Feminist Journal of Politics 2017, 19(3), 390-392.
    • Wright KAM. . International Political Science Review 2016, 37(3), 350-361.
    • Guerrina R, Wright KAM. . International Affairs 2016, 92(2), 293-312.
    • Wright KAM, Holland J. . Australian Journal of Political Science 2014, 49(3), 455-468.

  • Authored Book

    • Wright KAM, Hurley M, Gil Ruiz JI. . London, UK: Routledge, 2019.

  • Book Chapters

    • Jude S-C, Wright KAM. . In: Jude S-C; Wright KAM, ed. Critical Perspectives on NATO: Feminist Insights. Bristol: Bristol University Press, 2026. In Press.
    • Wright KAM, Randall N, Bergman Rosamond A, Barker C, Middleton A. . In: Jude S-C; Wright KAM, ed. Critical Perspectives on NATO: Feminist Insights. Bristol: Bristol University Press, 2026. In Press.
    • Wright KAM. . In: Sperling J; Webber M, ed. The Oxford Handbook of NATO. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2025, pp.160–175.
    • Wright KAM. . In: Partis-Jennings, H; Eroukhmanoff, C, ed. Feminist Policymaking in Turbulent Times: Critical Perspectives. Abingdon, Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2024, pp.205-222.
    • Wright KAM. . In: Bjola, C; Manor, I, ed. Oxford Handbook of Digital Diplomacy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024.
    • Bergman Rosamond A, Wright KAM. . In: Aggestam, K; True, J, ed. Feminist Foreign Policy Analysis: A New Subfield. Bristol: Bristol University Press, 2024, pp.154-166.
    • Ansorg N, Haastrup T, Wright KAM. . In: Väyrynen, T; Parashar, S; Féron, E; Confortini, C, ed. Routledge Handbook of Feminist Peace Research. London, UK: Routledge, 2021.
    • Routley L, Wright KAM. . In: Mac Ginty R; Vogel B; Brett R, ed. The Companion to Peace and Conflict Fieldwork. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021, pp.85-100.
    • Wright KAM. . In: Lindstrom G; Tardy T, ed. NATO and the EU: The essential partners. Rome: NATO Defence College, 2019, pp.91-100.
    • Wright KAM. . In: Mawdsley, J; Chappell, L; Galbreath, D, ed. Contemporary European Security. Routledge, 2019.
    • Usherwood S, Wright KAM. . Bournemouth, UK: Bournemouth University, 2016.

  • Edited Book

    • Jude S-C, Wright KAM, ed. . Bristol: Bristol University Press, 2026. In Press.

  • Online Publications

    • Wright KAM. . London: Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), 2025. Available at: .
    • David M, Guerrina R, Wright KAM. . London: University Association for Contemporary European Studies, 2023. Available at: .
    • Wright KAM. . Australian Institute for International Affairs, 2022. Available at: .
    • Wright KAM. . London, United Kingdom, 2022. Available at: .
    • Guerrina R, Wright KAM, Haastrup T. . London, United Kingdom: London School of Economics, 2020. Available at: .
    • Wright KAM, Guerrina R, Haastrup T, Masselot A. Building 'Feminist Power Europe'? On the possibilities and missed opportunities of feminist foreign policy. The Loop, 2020. Available at: https://theloop.ecpr.eu/building-feminist-power-europe-on-the-possibilities-and-missed-opportunities-of-feminist-foreign-policy/.
    • Agnihotri D, Wright KAM. Afghan Women in Geopolitical Imaginaries: Between NATO and India . E-International Relations, 2020. Available at: https://www.e-ir.info/2020/05/11/afghan-women-in-geopolitical-imaginaries-between-nato-and-india/.
    • Wright KAM. . E-IR Publications Ltd, 2017. Available at: .
    • Haastrup T, Wright KAM, Guerrina R. . London: London School of Economics, 2016. Available at: .
    • Guerrina R, Haastrup T, Wright KAM. . LSE Impact Blog, 2016. Available at: .

  • Reports

    • Wright KAM, Morais D. . Washington DC: Women In International Security (WIIS), 2024. Policy Brief.
    • Wright KAM. . Lisbon: Instituto de Defesa Nacional, 2023. IDN Briefing Papers.
    • Wright KAM, Haastrup T, Guerrina R. . Newlines Institute, 2023.
    • Agius C, Bergman Rosamond A, Haastrup T, Wright KAM. . Flinders Lane, Victoria, Australia: The Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition, 2023. Australian Feminist Foreign Policy Coalition Issues Paper Series.
    • Wright KAM. . WPS Helpdesk, 2022.
    • Wright KAM, Caeymaex O, Bouchet-Couzey C. . Brussels: Quaker Council for European Affairs, 2020.

  • Review

    • Wright KAM. . European Security 2015, 24(4), 617-620.