January Editorial: What's It Like to Research the Military and Defence?
Happy New Year, and welcome to the January edition of the DRN Newsletter! This month, we dive into the theme: What's it like to research the military/defence?
Defence Research Network
News from our community: January 2025
This month, we celebrate recent achievements, highlight upcoming events, and share key developments within our network. From member successes to important committee initiatives, stay informed and engaged with everything happening in January.
What we have been listening to: January 2025
As we kick off 2025, the Defence Research Network has been tuning into some thought-provoking podcasts on security, strategy, and global affairs.
What top tip would you give new researcher who is interested in researching with or about the military/defence?
We took to social media with our new question of the month, asking our community: 'What top tip would you give new researcher who is interested in researching with or about the military/defence?'
What we're reading: January 2025
This month at the Defence Research Network, we've been diving into two compelling books that shed light on critical issues in security and defence.
Reflections on Defence Research
Barış Çelik, the DRN's teaching lead examines defence research as an intellectual pursuit intertwined with coercion and power.
We're now on BlueSky!
We are now on Bluesky! If you're on this platform, give us a follow.
2025 Themes
We're pleased to announce our themes for 2025, exploring a diverse range
Resources: Counterinsurgency
Resources dedicated to the field of counterinsurgency - the comprehensive civilian and military efforts made to defeat an insurgency and to address any core grievances.
In Conversation: Dr Hannah-Marie Chidwick
Dr Hannah-Marie Chidwick is a Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Bristol. Hannah has spoken to us about new critical approaches to war and violence in the Roman world.
In Conversation: Dr Harry Raffal
We sit down with Dr Harry Raffal, Head of Collections & Research at the RAF Museum, and author of 'Air Power and the Evacuation of Dunkirk'.
In Conversation: Dr Kandida Purnell
Dr Kandida Purnell is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at Richmond University: her research builds on contemporary critical, gender, and postcolonial theory to centre the global politics of bodies.