Safe Seas Q&A
Tue 4, Aug 2020In mid-June, Professor Christian Bueger, Dr Scott Edwards, and Professor Tim Edmunds sat down for a Q&A discussion to share their work on transnational organised crime at sea through the Safe Seas project. Safe Seas is an international network of scholars interested in maritime security in different regions of the world, whose work covers areas such as blue crime.
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The Morality of Private War: The Ethics of Using Private Military & Security Companies
Tue 21, Jul 2020PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil sat down with the University of Manchester’s Professor James Pattison to discuss his research into ethical questions in international politics and his book 'The Morality of Private War'.
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Social Media and the Military: An Interview with Professor David Denney
Tue 14, Jul 2020Kate McNeil sat down with Professor David Denney, Emeritus Professor of Social and Public Policy at Royal Holloway University of London, to discuss his work on the current and future use of social media technologies by military personnel in their families.
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Exploring UK-China Cooperation in Non-Traditional Security
Tue 7, Jul 2020Kate McNeil sat down with Dr. Mirwa Hirono, Associate Professor at the College of Global Liberal Arts at Ritsumeikan University, to discuss her work on UK-China Cooperation in Non-Traditional Security.
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Next Steps for Tackling Innovation Challenges in Cybersecurity
Tue 30, Jun 2020Following his participation in a CogX panel, Dr Tristram Riley-Smith shares his thoughts on the question: Do we have the industry we deserve, rather than the industry we want, when it comes to delivering Defence and Security solutions?
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The Internet, Political Science and Public Policy in the Digital Era
Tue 23, Jun 2020PaCCS Communications Coordinator Kate McNeil sat down with Professor Helen Margetts, Professor the Society and the Internet at the University of Oxford to discuss her work on The Internet, Political Science and Public Policy: Re-examining Collective Action, Governance and Citizen-Government Interactions in the Digital Era.
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A Critical Approach to Humanitarian Intervention
Tue 16, Jun 2020PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil sat down with Dr Karina Z Butler to discuss her work on an ESRC-funded project on humanitarian theory, which resulted in the book A Critical Approach to Humanitarian Intervention.
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SECURE: SElf Conserving URban Environments
Tue 9, Jun 2020PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil sat down with Professor Margaret Carol Bell CBE, Science City Professor of Transport and the Environment at Newcastle’s School of Engineering, to discuss her work on SECURE: SElf Conserving URban Environments.
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The Globalization of Rendition and Secret Detention
Fri 15, May 2020Dr Ruth J Blakeley shares her story of researching a 'secretive and nefarious' program of globalised rendition and detention.
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Expertise Under Pressure: Disaster Response
Tue 28, Apr 2020In the context of a disaster response, what type of knowledge and evidence should inform emergency responses? How should uncertainty be factored into decisions made under pressure? When seeking expert advice during a crisis, what constitutes an expert?
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