The Centre is an interdisciplinary initiative that seeks to engage critically with a range of security-related issues.

We have three primary aims:

1. To provide an intellectual forum in which existing research into a variety of aspects of the notions of 'security' and 'development' (and the relationships between the two) within the contributing Departments can be productively brought together.
2. To produce critical, politically engaged and policy relevant work, focused in particular on the discursive and political-economic aspects of a wide range of security-related issues.
3. To bring to Queen Mary international scholars who will contribute to the work of the Centre and the life of the College.

From these beginnings we hope to be able to enable important, collaborative research to be undertaken, for academic networks to be established, and, ultimately, for post-graduate teaching to take place related to this work.

Centre members

The centre consists of the following staff.

• Dr Tim Brown (School of Geography)
• Liam Campling (School of Business and Management)
• Dr Leonidas K. Cheliotis (Centre for Criminal Justice)
• Dr Rowland Curtis (School of Business and Management)
• Dr Kavita Datta (School of Geography)
• Emma Dowling (School of Business and Management)
• Professor James Dunkerley (School of Politics and International Relations)
• Dr Adam Fagan (School of Politics and International Relations)
• Dr Peter Fleming (School of Business and Management)
• Professor Gerard Hanlon (School of Business and Management)
• Professor Stefano Harney (School of Business and Management)
• Dr Lee Jones (School of Politics and International Relations)
• Dr Matteo Mandarini (School of Business and Management)
• Dr Bryan Mabee (School of Politics and International Relations)
• Dr Cathy McIlwaine (School of Geography)
• Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas (School ofLaw)
• Professor Ray Kiely (School of Politics and International Relations)
• Dr Simon Reid-Henry (School of Geography)
• Dr Richard Saull (School of Politics and International Relations)
• Professor Adrian Smith (School of Geography)

Steering committee

A Steering Committee has been established in order to support the work of the Director and to provide oversight of the development and operation of the Centre's activities. The Steering Committee consists of:

• Professor Gerard Hanlon (School of Business and Management)
• Professor Ray Kiely (School of Politics and International Relations)
• Dr Cathy McIlwaine (School of Geography)
• Professor Adrian Smith (School of Geography)

Visiting appointments

We can help support external faculty and researchers who are interested in a period of research leave at the Centre, through the Queen Mary Visiting Scholars Scheme. This scheme provides a contribution to expenses while based within the School of Geography and offers full access to QMUL facilities. There are three types of opportunity available.

Please see the School of Geography website for further information.