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Christian Kaunert

Summary

Christian Kaunert is a German-Irish-British political scientist and Jean Monnet professor specialised in European security. Kaunert is professor of international security at Dublin City University[1] and professor of policing and security at the University of South Wales,[2] where he holds a Jean Monnet chair of EU counter-terrorism and directs a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. He is also the co-ordinator of a research-focused Jean Monnet Network of EU counter-terrorism, which brings together fourteen universities and research centres across Europe and its neighbourhood.[3] Kaunert has published extensively in the field of European security,[4] and also collaborated with major international news outlets as an expert in security, migration and counter-terrorism.[5][6][7][8][9]

Christian Kaunert
Nationality GER
Citizenship UK
OccupationPolitical scientist
Known forJean Monnet professor
Academic background
Alma materAberystwyth University
ThesisThe European Commission: an 'engine' in the area of freedom, security and justice? (2006)
Doctoral advisorMichael Foley[citation needed]
Academic work
DisciplineSecurity studies
Sub-disciplineEU counter-terrorism
InstitutionsDublin City University
University of South Wales
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
University of Dundee
University of Salford
Maastricht University

Academic career edit

Kaunert started his academic career as a lecturer in European politics at Aberystwyth University, where he obtained his PhD, with a thesis entitled The European Commission: an 'engine' in the area of freedom, security and justice?, in 2006.[10] After a brief spell as a lecturer at the University of Maastricht, he moved to the UK in 2007 as a lecturer and senior lecturer at the University of Salford,[11] where he earned his first Jean Monnet chair in 2012. While at Salford, he was also Marie Curie senior research fellow at the European University Institute in Florence from 2010 to 2012.[12] At the end of 2012 he left for the University of Dundee in Scotland, where he established his first Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in 2013,[13] and was appointed professor in 2014. Kaunert then moved back to continental Europe in 2016 as professor and academic director of the Institute for European Studies of Vrije Universiteit Brussel, until he returned to the UK as a professor and director of the International Centre for Policing & Security at the University of South Wales in 2018.[14][15][16][17] In 2021, he was appointed Professor of International Security at Dublin City University in Ireland.[18]

Selected works edit

  • Kaunert, C. (2010). European internal security: towards supranational governance in the area of freedom, security and justice. Manchester University Press.
  • Kaunert, C. & Zwolski, K. (2013). The EU as a global security actor–a comprehensive analysis beyond CFSP and JHA. Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Léonard, S., & Kaunert, C. (2019). Refugees, security and the European Union. Routledge.
  • Ilbiz, E., & Kaunert, C. (2021). EU, Turkey and Counter-Terrorism: Fighting the PKK and ISIS. Edward Elgar

References edit

  1. ^ "Christian Kaunert | School of Law and Government". Dublin City University. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  2. ^ "Christian Kaunert". University of South Wales Research Explorer. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "EUCTER - Research-led excellence network on EU counter-terrorism". EUCTER - Jean Monnet network on EU counter-terrorism. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Google Scholar". Christian Kaunert. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ "New kings of the wild frontier - Frontex, the EU's border force, swells in size". The Economist. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  6. ^ Wertman, Ori; Kaunert, Christian (12 April 2020). "Epidemics – Israel's new security threat". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  7. ^ Kaunert, Christian; Wertman, Ori (11 March 2020). "The government cannot be reliant on the Joint List's support". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  8. ^ "La austeridad debilita la respuesta europea a la amenaza yihadista". swissinfo.ch. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ^ Matišák, Andrej (23 September 2020). "Migračné kvóty nebudú. Solidarita je však povinná". Pravda. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  10. ^ "The European Commission: an 'engine' in the area of freedom, security and justice?". Aberystwyth University - Primo. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  11. ^ Kaunert, Christian (2009). "The External Dimension of EU Counter-Terrorism Relations: Competences, Interests, and Institutions". Terrorism and Political Violence. 22 (1): 41. doi:10.1080/09546550903409551. S2CID 145112878.
  12. ^ "Introducing... the new IES Academic Director!". IES: The Institute for European Studies. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Jean Monnet Centre for Excellence - European Institute for Security and Justice". Discovery - the University of Dundee Research Portal. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Christian Kaunert". The Conversation. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Christian Kaunert". University of South Wales Research Explorer. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Christian Kaunert". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Refugees, Security and the European Union". Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Christian Kaunert | School of Law and Government". Dublin City University. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-11-09.