We envision a world in which security is defined not by militarism and fear, but by human well-being, global solidarity, and a livable planet.

Security in Context’s team of international scholars foregrounds the needs of societies over states to demonstrate why rethinking military and security policy is key to addressing the world’s most pressing problems, including global inequalities and environmental injustice.

pedagogy

This page contains our various pedagogy outputs aimed at educators, students, and public audiences

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Research Tracks

Visit this page to learn about our research themes and working groups

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Policy Dialogue

Our public engagement outputs, in the form of articles, panels, and interviews, draw on our Research Tracks as well as our broader network

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Latest Research

Working Paper: Financialization and Militarization: An Empirical Investigation

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Videos

What is Security in Context?

An introduction to the SiC initiative, an international research initiative on peace, conflict, and international affairs.

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Events & Announcements

Policy Dialogue

Working Paper: Financialization and Militarization: An Empirical Investigation

Working Paper: Banks and Bombs: Engaging the Financial Sector on Investments in Arms Producers

Working Paper: Arms, Tanks, and Munitions: The Relationship Between Profits and Monopoly Conditions

Research Themes

• Financialization and Militarism
• Legacies of the Global War on Terror
• Political Economy of Multipolarity and New South-South Relations
• War and Institutional Change
• Endemic Infrastructures

Global Network

The Security in Context Global Research Network brings together centers, organizations, and scholars in a North-South dialogue. The goal is to produce new perspectives and enhance our collective understanding about the multiple sources of (in)security for societies worldwide, particularly in the global South at the economic, political, and social levels.
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