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‘Does Political Violence Work?’ – Reflections on a British Academy Panel

Thu 26, Sep 2019

A summary of key takeaways from a British Academy panel on terrorism and recent research on whether political violence works.

Bridging the Gap

Wed 24, Apr 2019

In this blog post, Hannah West, PhD at the University of Bath, discusses her experience during a collaborative workshop organised by the Defence Research Network (DRN) and PaCCS

Bringing Together the Best and the Brightest to Tackle Transnational Organised Crime

Thu 18, Apr 2019

In this blog post, Jamie Ward, PhD student and NERC-funded intern at the Centre for Science & Policy (CSaP) at the University of Cambridge, shares his experience sitting in on a two-day workshop organised by PaCCS

For the many, not for the few? Climate-related mega projects and Human Security in Pakistan

Wed 17, Jan 2018

This AHRC - PACCS funded project investigates the impacts of land acquisition for climate (adaptation) related development projects on the security of vulnerable and marginalised citizens and communities. The research is produced in collaboration with indigenous Pakistani citizens, using ethnography, action research and participatory photography.

The Pacifist’s Play-through: can we transform video game conflict?

Tue 3, Oct 2017

In this blog post, PaCCS' new Research Associate, Benjamin Bowman, explores the relationship between violent games and the way we perceive conflict in our everyday lives. As children, how we play in the playground. As young adults, how we think about the military, especially at recruiting tables. And so on.

About the Joint Security and Resilience Centre (JSaRC)

Wed 31, May 2017

In this blog post, Neil Hipps overviews what the Joint Security and Resilience Centre (JSaRC) is about and how it aims to connect with the research community. JSaRC is a partnership jointly funded by the security industry and the Home Office to act as an interface between the sector (industry and academic) and the complex security machinery of government.

Witchcraft and Conflict: Alternative discourses of insecurity

Thu 22, Dec 2016

The project, funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council, brings together a political scientist (Dr Fisher) and an historian (Dr Leonardi) to address some of the gaps in existing scholarship and to open up new conceptual space for exploring the to explore the dynamic interactions between in/security and witchcraft – both of which, to some degree, draw from constructions of trust and suspicion related to ideas of “insiders”, “outsiders”, “internal” and “external”.

Brexit and Security

Tue 6, Dec 2016

Brexit, we’re told, means Brexit. But of course Brexit could mean a variety of things. Amidst the uncertainty, one thing is clear. To date, the debate has focused on the economics. Security issues, in contrast, are rarely mentioned.

Reflection: Buddhist Violence Against Muslims

Thu 24, Nov 2016

This Blog post unveils how our preconceptions, both of Buddhists and Muslims, are inverted in several Buddhist countries.Many inter-religious tensions have flashed into life in Myanmar and Sri Lanka; It is not just a populist anti-Muslim sentiment, but mob violence perpetrated on Muslim minorities by a Buddhist majority in Myanmar, which has not only been supported by Buddhist monks but even instigated by them.

Sounds Secure: The effects of sound in conflict

Fri 30, Sep 2016

This research brings the role of sound centre stage in a variety of forms, and seeks to understand how it generates dynamics of resistance, resilience, revitalisation and reconciliation across distinct protracted conflict and post-conflict settings.