Jolyon Michael Howorth (born 4 May 1945) is a British scholar of French history, European politics and defense policy.
He is currently Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics and Professor Emeritus of European Studies at the University of Bath; and a Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University.
He served as Visiting Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government (2018-2019).
He was Visiting Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Yale University (2002-2018).
He served as Professor of French Civilization at the University of Bath from 1985 to 2004.
His previous appointments were at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle, University of Wisconsin–Madison and Aston University.
He has held Visiting Professorships at Harvard University, the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences-Po, Paris), Luiss Guido Carli University (Rome), the Australian Defense Force Academy (Canberra) the University of Washington, Columbia University and New York University.In addition, Howorth has held a Senior Research Fellowship at the European Union’s Institute for Security Studies.