Jake Lynch (born 1965) is a journalist, academic and writer, and a scholarly authority within the fields of peace journalism and peace research.[1][2][3] He is an academic with the University of Sydney, although for 2020 he is on secondment as a Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University, UK.[2][1]

Used with permission of Assoc Prof. Jake Lynch
Peace journalist Jake Lynch covering protests against joint US-Australia military exercises in Australia.

Education

Lynch attended Cardiff University, where he completed a BA degree in English (First Class Honours) in 1988 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism Studies (Distinction) with Cardiff University in 1989.[2] He subsequently attended City University, London, where he completed a PhD degree in 2008.[2]

Professional career

Lynch worked as a journalist for two decades,[when?] including work with The Independent, the Sky News and with BBC News.[4] Latterly,[when?] he has worked in academia, and currently holds the position of Associate Professor within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sydney University.[2] He was formerly Director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University, and later Chair of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the university.[2][5] Lynch has also previously served as Secretary-General of the International Peace Research Association,[6] and has held visiting fellowships with the universities of Cardiff, Bristol and Johannesburg.[7][8]

Honours and awards

Lynch has received numerous awards, most recently the Luxembourg Peace Prize for his work in peace journalism.[1]

Activism

Lynch has been active in human rights campaigns, in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, and in campaigns for Palestinian rights.[9][10][11] In 2013, Shurat HaDin, an Israeli NGO, commenced legal action in the Federal Court of Australia against Lynch, alleging a breach of Australia's anti-racism laws over Lynch's active support for the BDS campaign.[12] The case, however, was subsequently dismissed by His Honour Justice Alan Robertson, with costs in favour of Lynch.[13][14]

In March 2015, Lynch was investigated by the University of Sydney after confronting attendees at a pro-Israel talk at the university featuring retired British Colonel and pro-Israel advocate Richard Kemp. Lynch was criticised for thrusting money in the face of at least one Jew.[15][16] One video of the incident showed him telling a woman, "this is going to cost you a lot of money", after she allegedly kicked him in the groin,[17][18] and another video showed her throwing water at a different protester.[19] In late April 2015, Lynch was cleared of allegations of anti-Semitism by the University of Sydney, a decision by welcomed by Palestinian advocates but criticised by Jewish groups.[17]

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b c "2017 Outstanding Peace Journalism". Luxembourg Peace Prize. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Associate Professor Jake Lynch". University of Sydney. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ See also the biography for Lynch in 'Contributors', in Expanding Peace Journalism: Comparative and Critical Approaches. Ed. Ibrahim Seaga Shaw et alia. Sydney: Sydney University Press. 2011. p.377; and similarly the biography in 'Contributors' in Routledge Handbook of Media Conflict and Security. Ed. Piers Robinson et alia. New York and London: Taylor and Francis. 2017. p.xv.
  4. ^ University of Queensland Press website: https://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/Author.aspx/1585/Lynch,%20Jake, Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ JO (7 January 2019). "Jake Lynch explains peace journalism". The Transnational. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Jake Lynch". International Peace Research Association Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Visiting fellows". Cardiff University. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  8. ^ "IAS Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professor Jake Lynch, University of Sydney, Australia". University of Bristol. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Sri Lanka Today: Affidavit by Jake Lynch". Sydney Peace Foundation. 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. ^ Safi, Michael (10 February 2014). "This article is more than 5 years old Israel sanctions campaigner violated Australian race laws, says lawsuit". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Dr. Jake Lynch". Media, Peace and Human Rights Conference 2017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  12. ^ Narunsky, Gareth (7 November 2013). "Racism lawsuit against Lynch". Australian Jewish News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  13. ^ Goldberg, Dan (18 July 2014). "Australian Court Drops Racism Case Against Professor Who Backs BDS". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  14. ^ Shurat HaDin, Israel Law Center v Lynch [2014] FCA 226.
  15. ^ Falkenstein, Glen (17 March 2015). "Antisemitism on Campus: Has Sydney University's Jake Lynch Finally Gone Too Far?". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  16. ^ Kemp, Richard. "Letter to Sydney Uni from Colonel Richard Kemp". On Line Opinion. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  17. ^ a b Munro, Peter (27 April 2015). "Academic Jake Lynch cleared of anti-Semitism in ugly stoush at Sydney University". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  18. ^ Jake Lynch Video 3, New Matilda, 17 March 2015, retrieved 7 February 2024
  19. ^ Jake Lynch Video 1, 17 March 2015: New Matilda, retrieved 7 February 2024((citation)): CS1 maint: location (link)
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