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This seminar will be hosted by Professor Rosaleen Duffy, and chaired by Dr Matthew Tyce. It will continue a discussion introduced by Professor Duffy’s book ‘Security and Conservation’ and seeks to interrogate how conservation and security are shaping each other in complex ways. Professor Duffy will present her idea of political ecology of security in order to examine why responses to poaching and trafficking have focused on enhanced law enforcement, militarization, surveillance and intelligence gathering.

About the author

Professor Rosaleen Duffy

Rosaleen Duffy is a political ecologist, with research interests on the international politics of conservation, illegal wildlife trade, capitalism and animal politics. She recently held an ERC Advanced Grant, BIOSEC on the convergence of biodiversity conservation and security, and an ESRC Grant, Beastly Business, on green crime and illegal wildlife trade in Europe.

About the co-host

Dr Matthew Tyce

Matthew is a Lecturer in International Political Economy in the Department of European and International Studies. His overarching research interests relate to the political economy of state building and economic transformation under conditions of ‘late’ development, with a particular focus on countries in Africa. His current research is examining the political economy of the energy transition and 'green' industrialisation in Ghana and Kenya.

About King's Africa Week

Hosted by the African Leadership Centre and Africa research group, Africa Week is an annual celebration of research, education and outreach activities on Africa.

King's Africa Week brings together academics, researchers and students from across King's – and offers the opportunity to hear from African scholars, leaders and thinkers. It also showcases King's collaboration with African universities and partners.

Find out more about Africa Week