Contact details
- Email l.d.east1@stir.ac.uk
About me
Lawrence holds a BA (Hons) History 2018, MRes in Historical Research (2019), MSc International Conflict and Cooperation (2023) all undertaken at the University of Stirling. Their current PhD research, supervised by Dr Clemens Hoffmann and Dr Jennifer Dickie, focuses on the exploring the impact of hydrohegemonic practices on the metabolic systems of energy in North East Syria.
Lawrence's research interests range from resource based civil conflict, to transboundary hydropolitics and socio-ecological systems analysis.
Award
Research Based Learning Prize for Best Masters Dissertation in Politics
Institute for Advanced Studies Funding for PhD Research
Teaching
Undergraduate Tutor Students as Change Agents 2023/24: Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh
Students as Change Agents 2024/25: Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh
Politics and International Relations, Concepts and Debates 2024/25: School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Edinburgh
Students as Change Agents 2025/26: Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh
EFI Change Agents 2025/26: Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh
Postgraduate Teaching Assistant
Digital Democratic Innovations 2025/26: Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh
Interrogating Interdisciplinary Practice 2025/26: Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh