Dr Philip Mayne

Philip Joined the Department of Politics and International Relations in September 2021. He completed his PhD titled ‘Ethics or Efficacy? Examining Strategic Ethics and Counterinsurgency’ at the University of Hull in April 2022.
He has taught across a range of topics ranging from international relations, human rights, and political philosophy. His current teaching is focused on International Relations. He has previously taught on international security and defence policy at the University of Hull.
Philip’s research examines the relationship between ethics and success in counterinsurgency campaigns. His work sheds light on the ethical dimension of strategy, and tests assumptions that ethical counterinsurgency is ethical counterinsurgency. His work analyses the Malayan Emergency, Kenyan Emergency, the Algerian War, and the Vietnam War), to explore this complex relationship.