Benjamin J. Muller

PhD, Queen's University Belfast (2005)
Master of Arts, University of Victoria (2000)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Victoria (1999)

    Passionate cook, lover of the outdoors, father, coffee addict, fountain pen fanatic and tennis player, I am also Full Professor in Social Justice and Peace studies and Coordinator of Migration and Border Studies at King’s University College at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada.
    My research and publications reflect the title of "undisciplined scholar" that I have embraced enthusiastically. My interests, teaching and publications sit at the intersection of three interdisciplinary fields: borders & borderlands studies, critical security studies, and surveillance studies. I grapple with the intersection of borders, borderlands, security, identity and postcolonial studies, sovereign power and exceptionalism, as well as topics concerning biometric technology, surveillance, AI, the politics of risk, migration & mobility, and broader themes and literatures in international political sociology. I have been fortunate enough to be an invited guest at a number of academic institutions, including visiting research fellowships at the University of Arizona, Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey), the University of Victoria, and Western Washington University. The intellectual and material generosity I was shown by those who made these visits possible have been instrumental in my ongoing intellectual development, and for that, I'm always grateful.