Bill Durodié
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Dr Bill Durodié is an Associate Fellow of the International Security Programme (ISP) for the prestigious international affairs think-tank, Chatham House
, in London. He is also an Honorary Senior Fellow of the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) at the University of Kent
(UK), and an Advisor to the Center for World Health Promotion of Arizona State University
(US). He is currently based in Singapore where he is a permanent resident (PR).
Previously he was Senior Fellow in the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
(RSIS), at the Nanyang Technological University
(NTU), Singapore, where he coordinated the Health and Human Security Programme. Before that he coordinated the Homeland Defence Programme in the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) there. He retains a position as an Adjunct Senior Fellow with RSIS.
During his time at NTU he has organised the 3rd Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers (APPSNO) around the theme of risk, two international conferences that critically examined social responses to pandemics and other emerging infectious disease outbreaks in Asia, and major workshops examining food security and defence, and the import and impact of the language of psychotherapy on public policy and societal resilience. He continues to teach a course on 'The Politics of Risk' to graduate students within the RSIS Masters programme there and is supervising a PhD student examining 'The Politics of Palm Oil'.
His main research interest is in understanding the causes and consequences of contemporary perceptions of risk
, as well as how these are framed and communicated. He is also interested in examining the erosion of expertise, the demoralisation of élites, the limitations of risk management
and the precautionary principle
, and the growing demand to engage the public in dialogue and decision-making in relation to science.
He is currently exploring the responses and meanings attributed to the earthquake, tsunami and associated nuclear emergency in Japan, as well as the recent riots in the UK. He is invited to participate in many projects internationally and conducts a large number of speaking engagements each year. Recent commitments have seen him traveling to Australia, China, India, Indonesia, France, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia and the United Kingdom.
Prior to coming to Singapore, Dr Durodié was Senior Lecturer in Risk and Corporate Security at Cranfield University
, where he was academic leader for the Resilience Centre in the Department of Defence Management and Security Analysis (DMSA), part of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom at Shrivenham. In his time there he established a new Masters programme in Resilience, covering a wide range of conflict management issues.
Previously he was Senior Research Fellow in the International Policy Institute, part of the 5* Research Assessment Exercise rated War Studies Group at King’s College London. There he developed and coordinated the ‘Domestic Management of Terrorist Attacks’ programme, a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) within their ‘New Security Challenges’ framework.
Dr Durodié was educated at the Royal College of Science
, part of Imperial College London
, the London School of Economics
, and New College Oxford, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford
. He was awarded his PhD
through the Centre for Decision Analysis and Risk Management in the School of Health and Social Sciences at Middlesex University
(UK).
He has an extensive publication list – including articles in top-rated journals and on the reading lists of some of the world’s leading universities – and a significant media profile from both writing press commentaries and appearing in broadcasts. He featured in the 2004 BBC British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award-winning documentary series produced by Adam Curtis
; ‘The Power of Nightmares
: The Rise of the Politics of Fear’.
A transcript of his September 2006 interview with the Australian broadcaster Robyn Williams for 'In Conversation' on ABC Radio National is available from; http://www.abc.net.au/rn/inconversation/stories/2006/1738904.htm
A video podcast of his lecture 'Resilience in the Face of Terrorism' given on 9 March 2007 at the University of Warwick Business School is available from; http://www.wbs.ac.uk/news/features/2007/03/13/Resilience/in/the
Durodié was one of the founding members of the Manifesto Club (http://www.manifestoclub.com), a network of individuals celebrating human achievement and challenging social, cultural and political pessimism.
Chatham House
Chatham House, formally known as The Royal Institute of International Affairs, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in London whose mission is to analyse and promote the understanding of major international issues and current affairs. It is regarded as one of the world's leading...
, in London. He is also an Honorary Senior Fellow of the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) at the University of Kent
University of Kent
The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
(UK), and an Advisor to the Center for World Health Promotion of Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
(US). He is currently based in Singapore where he is a permanent resident (PR).
Previously he was Senior Fellow in the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University was established on 1 January 2007. The school came about as an expansion of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies , which was established in 1996.The school is named after the one of modern Singapore's...
(RSIS), at the Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...
(NTU), Singapore, where he coordinated the Health and Human Security Programme. Before that he coordinated the Homeland Defence Programme in the Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) there. He retains a position as an Adjunct Senior Fellow with RSIS.
During his time at NTU he has organised the 3rd Asia-Pacific Programme for Senior National Security Officers (APPSNO) around the theme of risk, two international conferences that critically examined social responses to pandemics and other emerging infectious disease outbreaks in Asia, and major workshops examining food security and defence, and the import and impact of the language of psychotherapy on public policy and societal resilience. He continues to teach a course on 'The Politics of Risk' to graduate students within the RSIS Masters programme there and is supervising a PhD student examining 'The Politics of Palm Oil'.
His main research interest is in understanding the causes and consequences of contemporary perceptions of risk
Risk
Risk is the potential that a chosen action or activity will lead to a loss . The notion implies that a choice having an influence on the outcome exists . Potential losses themselves may also be called "risks"...
, as well as how these are framed and communicated. He is also interested in examining the erosion of expertise, the demoralisation of élites, the limitations of risk management
Risk management
Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities...
and the precautionary principle
Precautionary principle
The precautionary principle or precautionary approach states that if an action or policy has a suspected risk of causing harm to the public or to the environment, in the absence of scientific consensus that the action or policy is harmful, the burden of proof that it is not harmful falls on those...
, and the growing demand to engage the public in dialogue and decision-making in relation to science.
He is currently exploring the responses and meanings attributed to the earthquake, tsunami and associated nuclear emergency in Japan, as well as the recent riots in the UK. He is invited to participate in many projects internationally and conducts a large number of speaking engagements each year. Recent commitments have seen him traveling to Australia, China, India, Indonesia, France, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia and the United Kingdom.
Prior to coming to Singapore, Dr Durodié was Senior Lecturer in Risk and Corporate Security at Cranfield University
Cranfield University
Cranfield University is a British postgraduate university based on two campuses, with a research-oriented focus. The main campus is at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and the second is the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom based at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. The main campus is unique in the United...
, where he was academic leader for the Resilience Centre in the Department of Defence Management and Security Analysis (DMSA), part of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom at Shrivenham. In his time there he established a new Masters programme in Resilience, covering a wide range of conflict management issues.
Previously he was Senior Research Fellow in the International Policy Institute, part of the 5* Research Assessment Exercise rated War Studies Group at King’s College London. There he developed and coordinated the ‘Domestic Management of Terrorist Attacks’ programme, a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) within their ‘New Security Challenges’ framework.
Dr Durodié was educated at the Royal College of Science
Royal College of Science
The Royal College of Science was a higher education institution located in South Kensington; it was a constituent college of Imperial College London from 1907 until it was wholly absorbed by Imperial in 2002. Alumni include H. G. Wells and Brian May and are distinguishable by the letters ARCS ...
, part of Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Imperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine...
, the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, and New College Oxford, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He was awarded his PhD
PHD
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through the Centre for Decision Analysis and Risk Management in the School of Health and Social Sciences at Middlesex University
Middlesex University
Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...
(UK).
He has an extensive publication list – including articles in top-rated journals and on the reading lists of some of the world’s leading universities – and a significant media profile from both writing press commentaries and appearing in broadcasts. He featured in the 2004 BBC British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award-winning documentary series produced by Adam Curtis
Adam Curtis
Adam Curtis is a British BAFTA winning documentarian and a writer, television producer, director and narrator. He works for BBC Current Affairs.-Early life and education:Curtis was born in 1955...
; ‘The Power of Nightmares
The Power of Nightmares
The Power of Nightmares, subtitled The Rise of the Politics of Fear, is a BBC documentary film series, written and produced by Adam Curtis. Its three one-hour parts consist mostly of a montage of archive footage with Curtis's narration...
: The Rise of the Politics of Fear’.
A transcript of his September 2006 interview with the Australian broadcaster Robyn Williams for 'In Conversation' on ABC Radio National is available from; http://www.abc.net.au/rn/inconversation/stories/2006/1738904.htm
A video podcast of his lecture 'Resilience in the Face of Terrorism' given on 9 March 2007 at the University of Warwick Business School is available from; http://www.wbs.ac.uk/news/features/2007/03/13/Resilience/in/the
Durodié was one of the founding members of the Manifesto Club (http://www.manifestoclub.com), a network of individuals celebrating human achievement and challenging social, cultural and political pessimism.