Peter Finn

Peter Finn is a multi-award-winning Lecturer in the Politics Department of Kingston University, London. He focuses on executive power, the intersection between national security and human rights, as well as the logic(s) that underpin policies at this intersection. His current research is focused on conceptualising the actions and procedures that can foster impunity for the use of illegal practices within the national security operations of the US and the UK. He is also interested in the US political system more broadly, with a particular focus on presidential power.

In 2016, he received of the BISA-HEA National Award for Excellence in Teaching International Studies by a Postgraduate Student and has also received two Kingston University Learning and Teaching Awards.

Dr Pete Finn’s article on The 2024 UK Election and the Official Record is a continuation on his recent co-edited volume where he explored how states document a version of their operations in their Official Record. This is as true for the UK as it is for other states. Rather than a dry ledger, the UK Official Record, broadly defined as the sum total of material created as a result of the operations of the UK state, is diverse, becoming more so as increasing amounts of the operation of the UK state occurs in the digital realm. Dr Pete Finn’s article on the general election explores how this vast record is capturing both the predictable and surprising moments of this election season.