Peter R. Neumann

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Peter R. Neumann
International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence

Peter R. Neumann (born 4 December 1974) is a

International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence as well as Professor of Security Studies at the War Studies Department of King's College London
.

Early life and career

Neumann worked in Germany as a radio journalist. According to his biography he 'went to university in Berlin, Belfast and London. He received an MA in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin and a PhD in War Studies from King's College London.'[1]

Career

Career in academia

Neumann's German language book on the IRA, IRA: Langer Weg zum Frieden (The Long Way to Peace) was published in 1999. In 2003 Palgrave Macmillan published his second book Britain's Long War: British Strategy in the Northern Ireland Conflict 1969-98.

In 2003 he was granted an 'Early Career Fellowship' by the Leverhulme Trust for research entitled 'Going political: terrorism and electoral politics'.[2]

Neumann was director at the Centre for Defence Studies at

The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR); a terrorism research institute based at King's College London.[3] The Centre has been focused on new approaches to the study of terrorism, specifically radicalisation and recruitment online. Their report, Caliphate in Decline
, accounted for ISIS income and questioned the traditional 'countering terrorist finance' framework suggesting it was less relevant for a group like ISIS that - at the time - controlled large areas of land.

Political activities

Ahead of the

In October 2019, Neumann was present for a speech Michael Gove made at the German embassy in London on German Unity Day,[5] and summarised part of the speech on social media. The content of the summary was disputed by Gove, who requested that he "reflect the whole speech in context". Neumann described a negative reaction to parts of the speech from the audience, who he said "clearly felt that a comparison was made" between the reunification of Germany and Brexit.[6]

Ahead of the 2021 elections, CDU chairman Armin Laschet included Neumann in his eight-member shadow cabinet for the Christian Democrats’ campaign.[7]

Other activities

Publications

Publications

External links

References

  1. ^ bio on King's College London website, accessed 29 October 2010
  2. ^ Leverhulme Trust, Awards to Individuals 2003 Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, p. 15, accessed 29 October 2010
  3. ^ ICSR: Peter Neumann – Director
  4. ^ Christian Wiermer (April 20, 2017), NRW-Wahlkampf: Terror-Professor wird Berater von CDU-Spitzenkandidat Armin Laschet Express
  5. ^ "Remarks at the German Embassy by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: 3 October 2019". GOV.UK. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  6. ^ "Michael Gove accused of comparing Brexit to fall of Berlin wall". The National. 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  7. ^ Fatina Keilani and Christoph Prantner (September 3, 2021), Personen statt Positionen: Laschet bringt sein «Zukunftsteam» in Stellung Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
  8. ^ "Center on Global Counter-Terrorism Cooperation - Advisors". Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2009-10-16.