Her research interests include international migration, diaspora politics, transnationalism, religion and security. Adamson has published in International Security, European Journal of International Relations, International Migration Review, International Studies Review, Journal of Global Security Studies, Current History, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, International Studies Perspectives, Cambridge Review of International Affairs and Political Science Quarterly. She is a contributor to numerous edited volumes, and has co-edited a Routledge series on Security Governance. Dr. Adamson is co-convenor of the London Migration Research Group (LMRG) and sits on the editorial boards of the American Political Science Review (APSR) and European Journal of International Relations (EJIR).