Dr Bence Nemeth
Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies Education
- Academic Programme Director of the Advanced Command and Staff Course
Research interests
- Security
Biography
Dr Bence Nemeth joined the Defence Studies Department in August 2017, and primarily teaches British and international military officers at the Defence Academy of the UK. Currently, he serves as the Academic Programme Director of the Advanced Command Staff Course (ACSC), which is the flagship postgraduate course of the Joint Services Command and Staff College centred on the military operational level of warfare.
Dr Nemeth is regularly invited to give guest lectures at European military staff colleges including the Baltic Defence College, the Czech University of Defence, the Irish Command and Staff School and the Netherlands Defence Academy. Prior to moving to King’s, Dr Nemeth had been working in various positions at the Hungarian Ministry of Defence for eight years, and also taught at the Hungarian National Defence University.
His book titled 'How to Achieve Defence Cooperation in Europe? - The Subregional Approach' was published by Bristol University Press in 2022.
Dr Nemeth completed his PhD in Defence Studies at King’s College London and holds an MBA in Defence Systems Management from the US Navy’s Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, CA).
Research Interests
- Multinational defence co-operation
- Military Innovation
- Strategic management in defence institutions
- European security and defence
- South Korean defence policy
See a complete list of publications.
PhD Supervision
Dr Nemeth is happy to accept PhD students under the following subject areas:
- Defence Cooperation
- Military Innovation
- Strategic Management in Defence Organisations
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Research
Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies
The Corbett Centre develops and promotes the understanding and analysis of maritime policy and strategy
Economic Conflict & Competition Research Group
The ECCRG aims to be an academic centre of excellence for developing sustained, inter-disciplinary research on the study of Economic Warfare.
News
NATO and the EU are not the driving force behind defence cooperation in Europe
Defence cooperation in Europe is not driven by NATO or EU policy but is governed by an unprecedented number of small-scale, military collaborations between...
Events
Defence reform and military transformation in a changing world: Cross-regional approaches to military change
Strategic Studies panel for the School of Security Studies Research Conference 2022
Please note: this event has passed.
The role of the Military in the age of Covid-19
Regional Security & Development panel event for the School of Security Studies Research Conference.
Please note: this event has passed.
Seeing the bigger picture: Defence and diplomacy in uncertain times
Defence & Diplomacy panel event for the School of Security Studies Research Conference.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
What does the conflict mean for Ukraine's Central European neighbours?
BENCE NEMETH: Poland, Slovakia and Hungary sent military troops to their borders with Ukraine and started preparing refugees fleeing from the conflict.
What China's new campus in Europe means for its ambitions to compete in global Higher Education
As Fudan University plans to open a new campus in Hungary, will this generate more competition in the European higher education sector ?
Research
Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies
The Corbett Centre develops and promotes the understanding and analysis of maritime policy and strategy
Economic Conflict & Competition Research Group
The ECCRG aims to be an academic centre of excellence for developing sustained, inter-disciplinary research on the study of Economic Warfare.
News
NATO and the EU are not the driving force behind defence cooperation in Europe
Defence cooperation in Europe is not driven by NATO or EU policy but is governed by an unprecedented number of small-scale, military collaborations between...
Events
Defence reform and military transformation in a changing world: Cross-regional approaches to military change
Strategic Studies panel for the School of Security Studies Research Conference 2022
Please note: this event has passed.
The role of the Military in the age of Covid-19
Regional Security & Development panel event for the School of Security Studies Research Conference.
Please note: this event has passed.
Seeing the bigger picture: Defence and diplomacy in uncertain times
Defence & Diplomacy panel event for the School of Security Studies Research Conference.
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
What does the conflict mean for Ukraine's Central European neighbours?
BENCE NEMETH: Poland, Slovakia and Hungary sent military troops to their borders with Ukraine and started preparing refugees fleeing from the conflict.
What China's new campus in Europe means for its ambitions to compete in global Higher Education
As Fudan University plans to open a new campus in Hungary, will this generate more competition in the European higher education sector ?