Jake Lynch
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Jake Lynch (born 1965) is a journalist, academic, novelist and poet, 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. Mind Over Murder, his detective story set in contemporary Oxford and co-authored with Annabel McGoldrick, is published by Next Chapter. His debut novel, Blood on the Stone, an historical mystery thriller set in Oxford in 1681, was published by Unbound Books.[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]
Professional career
Lynch worked as a journalist for two decades (from 1989), including as Sydney Correspondent for The Independent, a Political Correspondent in London for Sky News and as a television newsreader with BBC News.[4] Since 2007, 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 Centre 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 professorships and fellowships with the universities of Coventry, Cardiff, Bristol and Johannesburg.[7][8] Lynch has since turned towards creative writing, with a debut novel published in 2019 and a detective story in 2025. His poetry appears in literary journals.
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]