BUCSIS Research Programme
BUCSIS has a vibrant programme of active research currently being undertaken in a range of security and intelligence issues, involving both UK and overseas. We offer research degrees both at Master’s level (represented by the two-year MPhil programme) and at DPhil (PhD level). Our research programme is headed by Dr Julian Richards, with secondary supervision from Professor Anthony Glees.
We are always looking for interesting new research proposals, and prospective candidates are welcome to approach Dr Richards with ideas in the first instance, by emailing [email protected].
More information on studying for an MPhil or DPhil in the Department of Economics and International Studies.
DPhil
- Muhammad Tahir Mahmood is researching on the judicial system, security and intelligence agencies and counter-terrorism under the question of “The Role of the Judicial System and Law Enforcement Agencies in Combating Terrorism”
- Eugene Eji is in the first year of research concerning counter-terrorism policy and strategy in Nigeria, drawing policy implications from a comparison with CT policy in the UK and elsewhere.
- Edmar Salem is researching attitudes and perceptions among different population groups towards suicide terrorism, and particularly towards female suicide terrorism, with a view to considering the implications for counter-terrorism policy formation.
- Giles Wollenmann is researching the security implications of attitudes and perceptions among local populations towards multiculturalism and community cohesion. His particular focus concerns a case study in the Netherlands.
- Candyce Kelshall is examining the phenomenon of piracy in Somalia, and considering whether existing paradigms of terrorism, crime and piracy should be updated and developed when considering the Somali case.
- Mohamed Salem is researching threat perception and articulation, taking as a case study the manner in which Iran is articulated as a national security threat within the Gulf region.
- Mariam Elakama is in her first year of study, researching the effectiveness of aid agencies working in the developing world.
- Bryony Norburn is working on intelligence history and Bletchley Park. She is in her first year of study, researching the role that women played at Bletchley Park during the Second World War.
- Andreas Banoutsos is in the final stages of an DPhil degree, which conducts a comparative analysis of domestic security and intelligence agencies in the UK and Greece.
Recent graduates
- The Centre for Security and Intelligence Studies is delighted that following his viva voce examination, Twana Bawa is set to receive his doctorate in the next few weeks. This will make him the Centre’s second successful DPhil student since its inception in 2008.
- Randy Wilson’s MPhil thesis, “Blue Fish in a Dark Sea: Police Intelligence in a Counter-Insurgency” scored a straight pass in the Spring of 2012, representing BUCSIS’s first research graduate. Read more about Randy’s experiences.
- Megan Munroe’s DPhil thesis, “Olympic Security Policy: A General Morphological Analysis of Global, Multi-Sport Mega-Event Security Policy” scored a straight pass in the Summer of 2012: our first DPhil candidate to complete.
