The Forum for Private Security Research acts as a focal point of connectivity for students, academics, policymakers, industry practitioners, military professionals and others who have a research interest in the private security sector.
As part of the School of Security Studies at King's, the Forum for Private Security Research is ideally positioned to act as a catalyst for academic advancement in this important arena of research. In a rapidly changing security landscape, there has never been a more important time to analyse and understand this fascinating industry.
The Forum for Private Security Research also produces a series of online podcasts with leading researchers both within the King’s College London and around the world, as well as with industry practitioners and other authoritative actors to generate insight and catalyse debate while acting as a globally significant resource to inform policy analysis, stimulate strategic thinking and engage private security practitioners.
Associate members:
Giovanni Corti is an MA student of International Affairs with a Specialist Pathway in Cybersecurity. He is currently employed as Cybersecurity Research Assistant at Fondazione Bruno Kessler’s Center for Cybersecurity (IT), in the “Security & Trust” Unit. His research interests range from Digital Identity & Access Management to International Governance of Digital Supply Chains and other critical infrastructures. Giovanni began specialising in cybersecurity and cybergovernance during his undergraduate studies at Università di Trento, California State University Chico, and Goethe University Frankfurt.
The Forum for Private Security Research Online Archive contains a collection of materials relevant for the Forum’s research area, including Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office files, Cabinet Office files, and Ministry of Defence files etc.
If you have any comments on the content of the Online Archive or suggestions about materials you would like to see added, please let us know.
Currently, the Online Archive is only available to students enrolled at King’s College London, School of Security Studies.
Useful Resources:
SCEG - Security in Complex Environments Group
ISOA - International Stability Operations Association
ICoCA -International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers Association
IISS - International Institute for Strategic Studies
BSIA - British Security Industry Association
IPSA - International Professional Security Association
Group leads
Professor of International Security
PhD candidate in the Defence Studies Department