University of California, Santa Barbara
Project Title
For the Orfalea Center partnership with the Security in Context network
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
0 months
Description
The Arabregion is an area in which the shifting geopolitical order is being shaped and contested. In response to changing circumstances and with Corporation support, scholars have formed Security in Context (SiC), an interdisciplinarynetwork of university nodes promoting collaborative research and policy analysis on key questions regarding peace and conflict, the political economy of security and insecurity, and international norms. TheOrfalea Center for Global and International Studiesat the University of California, Santa Barbara,serves as a networknode for theWestern United States. In complementarity to research pursued by partner nodes in the network, the UCSB SiC hub advances research and analysis on the securitization of urban space, infrastructure, and the social impact of data-driven technologies. With renewed Corporation funding, the Center will convene working groups,advance international research collaboration, produce publications, host public events, and expand partnerships with Middle Eastern and Global South institutions.
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Project Title
For the Orfaelea Center partnership with the Security in Context Network
Date
Sep. 10, 2020
Duration
24 months
Description
The Arabregion is one of the main theaters in which the shifting geopolitical order is being shaped and contested. In response to these changing circumstances and with Corporation support, scholars have formed Security in Context (SiC), an interdisciplinarynetwork of university nodes promoting collaborative research and policy analysis on key questions regarding peace and conflict, the political economy of security and insecurity, and international norms. TheOrfalea Center for Global and International Studiesat the University of California, Santa Barbara,will serve as the SiCnode in theWestern United States. This node will advance international research collaboration on security studies and the social impact of data-driven technologies. Corporation funds will support working groups,publications, public events, and partnerships with Middle East North Africa (MENA) and Global South institutions.