Project
This project aims to uncover the "ecosystem" of the economics of this emerging and innovative industry.
Initial studies funded by the UK's London Development Agency and Department for Universities Innovations and Skills uncovered a lack of empirical studies and understanding of the security industry. Studies to date have been through the lens of the criminologist and the international relations, policy and law disciplines. Respective findings have focused on the rise of private policing, surveillance and new approaches to deterrence as well as the complex issues of governance and post-conflict state building in war zones.
A mapping exercise will look at the regulatory and legislative bodies and frameworks and explore the innovation, networks, clusters and role of change in the industry. The mapping will include supply and demand side, from small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to trans-national corporations (TNCs).
Methods
- Include case study, questionnaire and interview and reviews of secondary sources including annual returns and financial accounts.
- To ensure end user engagement, this study proposes to establish an advisory consultative group of experts in each member state; representatives from SME's-TNCs, Industry bodies and Research Institutes.
- Outputs may reveal the networks of knowledge and identify the key drivers of innovation.
The Brief
Partners
Prof Margherita Russo and Federica Rossi - Officina Emilia/ Universita' di Modena and Reggio Emilia Italy, Prof. Dr. Ercan Oztemel Marmara University Turkey, Dr. Moshe Harel Dr Merav Mortenfeld, Technion Israel and Neofytos Gerosavva, Project Coordinator, Prime-tel Cyprus
UK Support Team
Professor Lester Hillman -The Channel Rail Link Project CTRL, London and Continental Railways and Eurostar, Prof. Martin Gill - Leicester University, and the Perpetuity Research Group, Prof Gloria Laycock and Dr Herve Borrion - UCL The Jill Dando Institute and Centre for Security and Crime Science and Dr John White E-Synergy, David Dickinson British Security Industry Association and David Greer, Skills for Security and Ruth Tunnell Energetics Scientist, QinetiQ PLC.