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The Centre of Geopolitics and Grand Strategy

The Centre of Geopolitics and Grand Strategy

Thu 5, Mar 2020

Kate McNeil visited the offices of the Centre of Geopolitics and Grand Strategy at the University of Cambridge to speak with their Director, Professor Brendan Simms, about the centre’s evolving work.

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Flagging difference: emotional responses to national flags

Flagging difference: emotional responses to national flags

Tue 3, Mar 2020

Orla Muldoon, Karen Trew and Paula Devine write about their work exploring how flags have been an ongoing source of contention in Northern Ireland, where they are seen expressions of identity for opposing groups. 

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Preventing Human Trafficking through a systemic, intelligence-led approach

Preventing Human Trafficking through a systemic, intelligence-led approach

Thu 27, Feb 2020

PaCCS Fellow Sarah Brown writes about her work with Stop the Traffik on information sharing and human trafficking prevention.

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Blue Crime: Transnational Organised Crime at Sea

Blue Crime: Transnational Organised Crime at Sea

Fri 14, Feb 2020

PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil sat down with the University of Bristol’s Professor Timothy Edmunds to discuss his work on blue crime and the institutions collaborating to fight organised crime at sea.

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Corruption and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Corruption and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Wed 5, Feb 2020

PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil sat down with Professor Dominik Zaum, Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Reading, to discuss his work on corruption and post-conflict peacebuilding.

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Disease Emergence in Urban Environments

Disease Emergence in Urban Environments

Tue 28, Jan 2020

PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil chats with Prof Eric Fèvre about the epidemiology, ecology and the socioeconomics of disease emergence and monitoring the emergence of zoonotic and food-borne diseases in Kenya.

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Modern Propaganda: Researching Cambridge Analytica

Modern Propaganda: Researching Cambridge Analytica

Tue 21, Jan 2020

In this week’s PaCCS blog, PaCCS Communications Officer Kate McNeil sat down with Dr Emma Briant, an Associate Researcher in Human Rights at Bard College, to discuss her research on propaganda and her experience researching Cambridge Analytica.

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A Greener Future for the Military?

A Greener Future for the Military?

Tue 14, Jan 2020

What impact will the transition to eco-friendly vehicles have upon military operations reliant upon civilian fossil fuel infrastructure? Kate McNeil reports on a CSaP-hosted workshop exploring this question.

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That Hideous Strength: Maintaining Public Trust in the Era of Big Data Policy

That Hideous Strength: Maintaining Public Trust in the Era of Big Data Policy

Tue 7, Jan 2020

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Data Analytics explores privacy, public trust and transparency in big data collection.

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Engaging with Policy-Makers: Taking a Strategic Approach

Engaging with Policy-Makers: Taking a Strategic Approach

Tue 17, Dec 2019

PaCCS champion Dr Tristram Riley-Smith shares his strategies for academics interested in effectively engaging with policy-makers. 

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