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Dr Shane Brighton
School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and PoliticsDr Brighton researches the field of relations between armed conflict, identity and society. He has written on the philosophy and sociology of war, terrorism and counterterrorism and contemporary strategic debates. This work has particular relevance for understanding how societal dynamics relate to armed forces and foreign, defence and security policy.
With Professor Tarak Barkawi (LSE) Dr Brighton has sought to develop ‘critical war studies’ as an interdisciplinary field including military history, political sociology and postcolonial theory.
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Research Interests
Open to PhD applications in the field of
- Critical war studies
- Sociological and postcolonial approaches to armed conflict
- Society, identity and security
Public outreach & key achievements
- Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs). Member; Associate Fellow, 2002-2008; Researcher, 2006-2007. https://www.chathamhouse.org/
- Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies. Researcher, 2004-2005. https://rusi.org/
- ESRC Programme, ‘Domestic Management of Terrorist Attacks’. Researcher, 2002-2004. https://esrc.ukri.org/
Research students
| PhD Title | ‘Marketing, Messaging and the Jihadi threat in 21st century Europe’. |
| Country | Russia |
Alumni: Where are they now
| PhD Title | Revisiting the security-development nexus: a critical analysis of the international intervention in Afghanistan. |
| Country | Canada |
| Current Position | Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, York University |
| PhD Title | Prevent: the preclusive identity politics of British counter-radicalisation policy 2001-2015. |
| Country | UK |
| Current Position | Lecturer in International Relations, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK |