Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy

Centres and groups

Conflict, Security & Development Research Group

CSDRG undertakes a wide range of research, policy, advisory, and teaching activities related to conflict, security and development.

Contemporary Marxism Research Group

The Contemporary Marxism Research Group use the varieties of Marxist theory to analyse the contemporary world, with special reference to political economy and to political and social movements.

Contested Development research group

Exploring environmental, political and social questions in relation to contested and uneven processes of development.

Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies

The Corbett Centre develops and promotes the understanding and analysis of maritime policy and strategy

Culture, society and identities

This research group analyses Brazilian culture and how class, regional, gender, racial and ethnic identities are expressed

Cyber Security Research Group

CSRG promotes research into cyber security bringing together experts from diverse disciplines.

Defence & Diplomacy

The Defence & Diplomacy research theme brings together a variety of scholars covering research on security and defence relations between international actors.

Diplomacy, security and defence

This research group asks how the Brazilian state manages its geopolitical situation, to craft its security, defence and foreign policies.

Earth Observation and Environmental Sensing Hub

The Earth Observation and Environmental Sensing (EOES) Hub is an interdisciplinary research group at the Department of Geography, King’s College London.

Earth observation and wildfire research group

The Earth Observation and Wildfire Research Group is led by Professor Martin Wooster and conducts research on earth observation of biosphere-atmosphere interactions and landscape fires.