Security Studies Working Group

The new Working Group on Security Studies seeks to build an interdisciplinary community at Northwestern and beyond interested in research on the causes, conduct and consequences of violent conflict—be it civil war, terrorism or interstate competition. Research on the security consequences of international institutions, climate change, religious fundamentalism, and competition for energy sources is also most welcome.

Members from any intellectual field and research tradition are strongly encouraged to join the Group. Current participants include scholars from the Political Science, Sociology, and History Departments of the WCAS, as well as from the Kellogg School of Management, Medill School of Journalism and the School of Communication.

Meetings will be primarily dedicated to encouraging and providing feedback to research in progress. In this first year the group will invite several outside speakers to present and discuss their work in progress. The remainder of the meetings will be devoted to circulating the research of group members.

Faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and affiliates who are interested in joining the group, as well as advanced graduate students interested in participating in individual activities aligned with their individual interests, should contact Hendrik Spruyt (h-spruyt@northwestern.edu) and Jonathan Caverley (j-caverley@northwestern.edu).