Transitional Justice Institute

Dr Christopher Lamont

Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Room ME203

Magee campus

BT48 7JL

Ph: +44 (0)28 7137 5400

Chris joined the Transitional Justice Institute as a post doctoral fellow in 2009. Chris holds a BA in International Studies from the University of Mississippi (2002), an MSc in International and European Politics from the University of Edinburgh (2005), and a PhD in Politics from the University of Glasgow (2008). Before joining the TJI, Chris lectured in the Politics Department at the University of Glasgow. Previously Chris was a Fulbright fellow at the University of Zagreb (2002-2003), where he undertook research on post-conflict party system development in the city of Sisak, Croatia.

Research Interests

Chris’ research interests include international criminal justice with a focus on understanding compliance on the part of states and international organizations with orders and requests from international judicial bodies. He carried out extensive field research in the former Yugoslavia exploring compliance with International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia arrest orders. Currently, he is working on a project with Dr Dejan Jovic, ‘Croatia after Tudjman: Dealing with Consequences of Conflict and Authoritarianism’ that will be published in a special issue of the journal Europe-Asia Studies (2010).