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