Basil Germond, SHFEA, FRGS, is a Professor of International Security at Lancaster University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and holds a Visiting Fellowship at the Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre.[1][2][3]
Basil Germond | |
|---|---|
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Graduate Institute of International Studies (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | International Security |
| Sub-discipline | Maritime security |
| Institutions | Lancaster University |
His work focusses primarily on naval and maritime affairs and security.[4]
Career
editGermond has a PhD in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva. Before joining Lancaster University in 2011 as a Lecturer, he was a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and a Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews. In 2015 he was promoted to Senior Lecturer and in 2022 to Chair of International Security at Lancaster University.[5][6]
He participated in the consultation process for the drafting of the 2022 UK National Strategy for Maritime Security and has repeatedly given evidence to committees of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.[7][8][9]
His writings have been published in several journals including Territory, Politics, Governance, The Australian Naval Review, Climatic Change, The Geographical Journal, Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Marine Policy, Science of the Total Environment, European Foreign Affairs Review, and Global Policy.[10] He is also a frequent contributor on The Conversation.[11]
Selected works
edit- Germond, B. (2024). Seapower in the Post-modern World. McGill-Queen's Press-MQUP. ISBN 9780228020882
- Germond, B., & Mazaris, A. D. (2019). Climate change and maritime security. Marine Policy, 99, 262-266.
- Germond, B. (2015). The maritime dimension of European security: Seapower and the European Union. Springer. ISBN 9781137017802
- Germond, B. (2015). The geopolitical dimension of maritime security. Marine Policy, 54, 137-142.
- Germond, B., & Smith, M. E. (2009). Re-thinking European security interests and the ESDP: explaining the EU's anti-piracy operation. Contemporary security policy, 30(3), 573-593.
References
edit- ^ https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/locations-and-operations/bases-and-stations/royal-navy-strategic-studies-centre
- ^ "Basil Germond". Lancaster University. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Lancaster Professor Named Visiting Fellow at Royal Navy Strategic Studies Centre". India Education | Latest Education News | Global Educational News | Recent Educational News. 2024-06-13. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Basil Germond — Research Portal | Lancaster University". www.research.lancs.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Basil Germond". Lancaster University. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Basil Germond". The Conversation. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Lancaster Professor provides expert evidence on security in North Atlantic". Lancaster University. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Lancaster University Professor advises Parliament on Arctic geopolitics and its impacts on polar research". Lancaster University. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ ""Climate change and security", Inquiry by the Environment Audit Committee, House of Commons, written evidence by Professor Basil Germond". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Basil Germond". Lancaster University. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
- ^ "Basil Germond". The Conversation. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-10-25.