Peter Neumann (academic)
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Peter R. Neumann
(born 1974) is a German-born radio journalist turned academic who frequently appears on radio and television as an expert on terrorism and political violence. He is Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
at King’s College London where he is a senior lecturer in War Studies.
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His German language book on the IRA, IRA: Langer Weg zum Frieden (The Long Way to Peace) was published in 1999 and republished in 2002.
In November 2003 Palgrave Macmillan published Neumann's second book Britain's Long War: British Strategy in the Northern Ireland Conflict 1969-98. As the title suggests, the book explored the strategy of the British Government in Northern Ireland from its intervention in 1969 to the Belfast Agreement in 1998.
In 2003 he was granted an 'Early Career Fellowship' by the Leverhulme Trust for research entitled 'Going political: terrorism and electoral politics'. He was listed as 'Peter Neumann MSc PhD, Department of War Studies, King’s College London.
In February 2004 History Today published an article by Neumann offering 'some useful lessons' from Northern Ireland which would ensure success for British forces in Iraq. His three lessons were: Lesson 1 - Don’t Fear Commitment, Lesson 2 - Don’t Ignore the Threat and Lesson 3 - Don’t Forget about Politics. In the article he argued that, 'Political leaders have to accept that there is stiff resistance to the occupation, and that a concerted campaign of counter-insurgency is necessary in order to re-establish law and order, even if this makes a swift end to the occupation impossible.'
Similarly in August 2005 he wrote an opinion piece for the International Herald Tribune
offering three lessons in dealing with 'Al Qaeda and their associates' - namely 'be patient', 'be strong' and engage.
According to his own CV, it was in 2004 that Neumann was appointed Academic Director of the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security a terrorism conference organised by the Club de Madrid (an organisation consisting of former government officials, academics, think-tankers and journalists). The conference was held in Madrid in March 2005 and was according to Neumann, the largest ever gathering of terrorism and security experts.
After the conference, the Club de Madrid set up a website in association with Open Democracy 'dedicated to continuing the Madrid dialogue'. Its advisory board included Open Democracy's Chair and Vice-Chair, Kim Campbell
Secretary General of the Club de Madrid and several other figures from think-tanks, the media and academia.
Neumann was appointed a member of the advisory board as well as the website's editor.
In March 2005 Neumann also acted as senior advisor to the National Policy Forum on Terrorism, Security and America's Purpose, which took place in Washington D.C in September 2005.
Neumann was director at the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London
from 2005-7 and was then appointed as Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR); a terrorism research institute based at King's College London
.
ICSR
is a collaboration between King's College London
; the University of Pennsylvania
; the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
(Israel); and the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy.
Peter Neumann
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(born 1974) is a German-born radio journalist turned academic who frequently appears on radio and television as an expert on terrorism and political violence. He is Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence is a non-profit, non-governmental think tank based in London whose mission is to analyse and promote the understanding of political violence and radicalisation....
at King’s College London where he is a senior lecturer in War Studies.
Career
Before becoming an academic 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 LondonKing's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
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His German language book on the IRA, IRA: Langer Weg zum Frieden (The Long Way to Peace) was published in 1999 and republished in 2002.
In November 2003 Palgrave Macmillan published Neumann's second book Britain's Long War: British Strategy in the Northern Ireland Conflict 1969-98. As the title suggests, the book explored the strategy of the British Government in Northern Ireland from its intervention in 1969 to the Belfast Agreement in 1998.
In 2003 he was granted an 'Early Career Fellowship' by the Leverhulme Trust for research entitled 'Going political: terrorism and electoral politics'. He was listed as 'Peter Neumann MSc PhD, Department of War Studies, King’s College London.
In February 2004 History Today published an article by Neumann offering 'some useful lessons' from Northern Ireland which would ensure success for British forces in Iraq. His three lessons were: Lesson 1 - Don’t Fear Commitment, Lesson 2 - Don’t Ignore the Threat and Lesson 3 - Don’t Forget about Politics. In the article he argued that, 'Political leaders have to accept that there is stiff resistance to the occupation, and that a concerted campaign of counter-insurgency is necessary in order to re-establish law and order, even if this makes a swift end to the occupation impossible.'
Similarly in August 2005 he wrote an opinion piece for the International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international newspaper. It combines the resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times and is printed at 38 sites throughout the world, for sale in more than 160 countries and territories...
offering three lessons in dealing with 'Al Qaeda and their associates' - namely 'be patient', 'be strong' and engage.
According to his own CV, it was in 2004 that Neumann was appointed Academic Director of the International Summit on Democracy, Terrorism and Security a terrorism conference organised by the Club de Madrid (an organisation consisting of former government officials, academics, think-tankers and journalists). The conference was held in Madrid in March 2005 and was according to Neumann, the largest ever gathering of terrorism and security experts.
After the conference, the Club de Madrid set up a website in association with Open Democracy 'dedicated to continuing the Madrid dialogue'. Its advisory board included Open Democracy's Chair and Vice-Chair, Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell
Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...
Secretary General of the Club de Madrid and several other figures from think-tanks, the media and academia.
Neumann was appointed a member of the advisory board as well as the website's editor.
In March 2005 Neumann also acted as senior advisor to the National Policy Forum on Terrorism, Security and America's Purpose, which took place in Washington D.C in September 2005.
Neumann was director at the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
from 2005-7 and was then appointed as Director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR); a terrorism research institute based at King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
.
ICSR
The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence
The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence is a non-profit, non-governmental think tank based in London whose mission is to analyse and promote the understanding of political violence and radicalisation....
is a collaboration between King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
; the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
; the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
Interdisciplinary Center
The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya is a private Israeli college located in Herzliya, Israel.The languages of instruction in the Interdisciplinary Center are Hebrew and English.-History:...
(Israel); and the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy.
Affiliations
- International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation and Political Violence (ICSR)
- Club de Madrid
- OpenDemocracy, editor, contributor, board member
- Center on Global Counterterrorism CooperationCenter on Global Counterterrorism CooperationThe Center on Global Counterterrorism Cooperation is an independent, nonpartisan, not-for-profit research and policy institute based out of offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and Brussels...
, a project of the Fourth Freedom ForumFourth Freedom ForumThe Fourth Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan, nonprofit operating foundation that seeks to provide discussion, development, and dissemination of ideas focused on solutions to global security threats...
, Advisor - International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, workshop participant 2007.