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Jennifer Thomson is a Senior Lecturer in PoLIS. Her main research interests are gender and foreign policy (particularly the concept of a 'feminist' foreign policy); gender and security; women’s rights in post-conflict divided societies; and sexual and reproductive health and rights in international policy-making.
From 2022-2026 she is PI on the ESRC New Investigator project Gender in Foreign Policymaking: the academic and policy implications of feminist foreign policy. This project considers the growth and meaning of states' increasing attention to gender equality in their foreign policies. She is also a CoI on a 5-year UKRI-funded project on menstrual justice in low- and middle-income countries (Mejara - Menstrual Justice in Nepal and Guatemala (mejara-project.com). From 2018-2019, she was Co-I on the GCRF funded project Menstrual Taboos and Menstrual Hygiene Policy in Nepal.
She is the author of Abortion Law and Political Institutions: Explaining Policy Resistance (Palgrave, 2019). Her work has been published in, amongst others, European Journal of International Security, International Studies Review, International Studies Perspectives, the British Journal of Politics and International Relations and the International Political Science Review.
She is elected to University Senate from Academic Assembly and was formerly Athena Swan Co-Champion for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. She convenes the MA in Gender and Politics.
Dr Thomson joined the University of Bath in 2017. She previously worked at De Montfort University and as Managing Editor of the LSE British Politics and Policy blog. She received her PhD from Queen Mary University of London in 2016.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Menstrual Justice: Achieving the Right to a Good Period in low- and middle-income countries (MeJARa) (Originally EU application)
Channon, M. (PI), Amery, F. (CoI), Fisher, E. (CoI), Jordan, A. (CoI), Thomson, J. (CoI) & Fisher, E. (Researcher)
1/11/22 → 31/10/27
Project: EU Commission
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Gender in foreign policymaking: the academic and policy implications of feminist foreign policy
Thomson, J. (PI)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/02/22 → 31/01/26
Project: Research council
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PSF - Evaluating the success of a policy to provide free period products in Nepali schools: Working with provincial level government to improve menstrual policies
Channon, M. (PI), Thomson, J. (CoI), Fisher, E. (CoI), Jordan, A. (CoI), Amery, F. (CoI), Dahal, M. (CoI), Mcallister, J. (CoI), Puri, M. (CoPI) & Evans, R. (CoI)
17/11/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research-related funding
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GW4 Menstrual and Mental Health Research Community
Sharp, G. (PI), Channon, M. (CoPI), Thomson, J. (CoI), Amery, F. (CoI), Franco Vega, I. (CoI), Di Florio, A. (CoPI) & Murray, A. (CoPI)
1/06/21 → 30/11/21
Project: Other
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GCRF - Menstrual Taboos and Menstrual Hygiene Policy in Nepal: A Multi-method Scoping Study to Understand the Barriers to Good Menstrual Hygiene for Adolescent Girls
Channon, M. (PI), Thomson, J. (CoI) & Amery, F. (CoI)
1/11/18 → 31/07/19
Project: Other
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The Adoption of Feminist Foreign Policy: The cases of Chile and Sweden
Thomson, J. & Wehner, L., 21 Mar 2025, In: Politics & Gender. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Where is menstruation in global health policy? the need for a collective understanding
Mcallister, J., Amery, F., Channon, M. & Thomson, J., 9 Jan 2025, In: Global Public Health : An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice. 20, 1, 2448272.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Where is menstruation in global health policy?
Amery, F., Channon, M., Mcallister, J. & Thomson, J., 25 Feb 2025, LSE Inequalities.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Other
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Society or the Law? “No matter what law comes, this society won’t stop practicing Chhaupadi”: A discussion on the causes and implications of menstrual restrictions in Dailekh District
Mcallister, J., Channon, M., Puri, M., Amery, F. & Thomson, J., 28 Jun 2024, Menstruation in Nepal: Dignity Without Danger. Parker, S., Standing, K. & Subedi, M. (eds.). Abingdon, U. K.: Routledge, p. 96-114 19 p.Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter
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What is feminist foreign policy? Interrogating a developing idea across five national contexts
Thomson, J., 1 Jan 2024, Feminist Policymaking in Turbulent Times: Critical Perspectives. Taylor and Francis/ Balkema, p. 89-108 20 p.Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter
4 Citations (SciVal)
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Confirmation viva for Josie McAllister
Wilder, R. (Examiner) & Thomson, J. (Examiner)
22 Oct 2024Activity: External examination and supervision › Internal doctoral examination
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ESRC (External organisation)
Thomson, J. (No value)
2024Activity: Other contribution to the discipline › Grant peer-review