Newsletter August Newsletter: Military Spouses While the summer never truly joined us this year, the DRN newsletter is one thing that will never let you down...
blog Considering Criticalities: Reflections from academics interested in military spouses and partners On the 10th June 2021 members of our Rethinking Military Spouses: Critical Research Group met to discuss what critical research means to us, and our work on and with military spouses.
In Conversation with In Conversation with Academics For this months theme of Air & Space power, we've spoken to historian, Dr Harry Raffal. Harry is currently working with the RAF Museum.
Newsletter July Newsletter: Air & Space Power This June we discussed all things airborne - and for once I don't mean a certain infectious disease... We also celebrate Pride month!
blog Blog: The UNITS Study: Developing psychosocial support for appearance-altering injuries The UNITS Study: Developing psychosocial support for appearance-altering injuries. Written by Dr Mary Keeling, on behalf of the UNITS team, Centre for Appearance Research, University of the West of England.
In Conversation with In Conversation with Academics We're rewinding back to last month's theme of the military body to chat to Dr Hannah-Marie Chidwick about new critical approaches to war and violence in the Roman world. Hannah is a Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Bristol.
In Conversation with Academics Dr Kandida Purnell, 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.
In conversation with Academics Dr Jackson is a former Royal Marine, war veteran, counsellor, and academic. He is an expert in the social and cultural aspects of war veterans living in society, creating mutli-modal work on his experience of war and its aftermath.
Essay Competition DRN Essay Competition 2021 • Future Threats & Challenges: Is the World Ready? We’ve got exciting news: the DRN is launching its first essay competition!
Newsletter June Newsletter: Military Bodies Here comes the sun! To celebrate the (almost) return of Summer and our collective emergence from hibernation, this May we have been discussing the body and its significance in military and defence research.
In Conversation with In Conversation with Academics Dr Heidi Cramm is an Occupational Therapist and Associate Professor at the School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University. Her programme of research focuses on mental health in family systems shaped by the occupational risks and requirements of military and first responder roles.
In Conversation with In Conversation with Academics We're talking to Dr Claire Lee, one of the DRN's founding members about her top tips for PhD students, and where she sees the service child research area going over the next 10 years.
Newsletter May Newsletter: Military Children To round off April's Month of the Military Child, we have dedicated May's newsletter to the voices of children in military communities.
blog Blog: The Educational Experiences of Military-Connected Students in the K-12 System: A Canadian Perspective Shannon Hill tells us about the experiences of military children in Canada, exploring how a reliance on US research needs to be recontextualised to better explain the Canadian service child experience.
blog Blog: What’s in a name? Exploring the diversity and intersectionality of service children in English state schools. In keeping with the Month of the Service Child, DRN committee member Lucy Robinson has written a blog exploring the diversity and intersectionality of service children in English state schools.
In Conversation with In Conversation with Academics We have been lucky enough to talk to Dr James Worrall, based at Leeds University and specialising in Security Studies and International Relations.
In Conversation with In Conversation with Academics In this months Newsletter we spoke to Dr Matthew Powell, Teaching Fellow at the University of Portsmouth, specialising in Air Power.
Newsletter April Newsletter: Conferences As lockdowns begin to ease here in the UK, we can't wait to finally see you in person again at conferences and events alike! This month we focus on conferences: Tips, Tricks, Opportunities, and the Future of Academic Conferences.
In Conversation with In Conversation with Academics: Dr Huw Bennett is a Reader in International Relations at Cardiff's School of Law and Politics. What are you currently working on? I'm writing a book on British military strategy
Newsletter March Newsletter: Counterinsurgency As we wave goodbye to February, the first few months of 2021 have given us much to reflect on for this month's theme of counterinsurgency...
blog Problematic quick fixes for Africa's (Counter)Insurgencies In keeping with this months theme of Counterinsurgency, DRN committee member and PhD student, Sorina Toltica, discusses the problematic quick fixes for COIN in Africa in our latest blog post.
Newsletter January Newsletter: Memory and Memorialisation This month's theme is memory and memorialisation. We explore how the concept of memory is used within defence and conflict studies, and reflecting on what memorialisation means both individually and collectively.
UPDATE: DRN Constitution & AGM Following the DRN committee AGM in January, we wanted to share some updates on the networks constitution and progress made in 2020!
Resources #DefResResources: Memory and Memorialisation With our most recent twitter hour focusing on memory and memorialisation, we have created a dedicated resources page highlighting key articles, books and websites that focus on memory and memorialisation in defence and security studies.
blog Blog: Year In Review: New Years Resolutions We asked members of the DRN committee to look back over 2020 and tell us about their highlight of the year and any New Years resolutions they have for 2021!
