David Eichert

I am a Departmental Lecturer in International Relations at the DPIR, in association with University College. I earned my PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a JD (juris doctorate) in Law from Cornell University. Prior to joining the DPIR, I taught at Sciences Po in France and was a visiting scholar with the Center for International Criminal Justice at VU Amsterdam. I use any pronouns.

I study the politics of sexual violence. I am an interdisciplinary scholar with a dual background in IR and critical legal theory, and my work bridges feminist, queer, poststructural, and decolonial approaches to law and politics. My current research agenda focuses on the following two themes:

• The day-to-day work of international lawyers and courts, including efforts to identify and prosecute conflict-related sexual violence; and

• The politics of sexual violence and new technology, especially the legal regulation of consent, Internet-based sex work, and generative artificial intelligence. 

Teaching

At the undergraduate level, I lecture on the papers for International Relations and International Security and Conflict. For graduate students, I convene the Approaches to Qualitative Methods paper and teach on Research Design and Methods. My pedagogical approach is strongly motivated by feminist and anti-hierarchical teaching methods, which means that I am always happy to chat with current and potential students!