The Routledge International Handbook of Research Security examines research security the act of protecting and securing university research and teaching in the name of national security through a multidisciplinary and comparative lens.
In this volume, contributors explore theoretical, domestic, international, and practical pursuits of research security across the globe. Over six sections, the handbook covers topics ranging from the composition of research security programs and frameworks to the futures of research security and academic freedom. Academic experiences of espionage, foreign interference, intelligence, and counter-intelligence operations are discussed to provide international and comparative perspectives on research security. In so doing, this book shows the tensions of finding a middle ground between the needs of national security and the global research enterprise.
Offering a balanced and structured perspective of research security from both academics and practitioners, this handbook is a unique resource for graduate students in fields such as law, security studies, international relations, and strategic management. It will also interest higher education professionals such as research managers and security directors.
List of contributors
Foreword Kevin Gamache
Foreword Sylvia Serger
Section I Concepts of Research Security
1. A Conceptual Taxonomy of Research Security Brendan Walker-Munro
2. Research Security: Background, Practices and Challenges Tommy Shih
3. Research Security: Conceptual Foundations and Current Approaches Ian
Stewart
4. Throwing Pandoras Box Open: Implications of the Imperative of Knowledge
Dissemination for Defence and Security Péter Marton
5. What does it Mean to Securitize Science? Applying Insights from Critical
Security Studies to Research Security Hedvig Ördén, Håvard Rustad
Markussen
6. Caught in the Middle: Research Security between Open Internationalization
and National and Economic Security Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr
7. The Developing Concept of Security Sensitive Research in Higher Education
Marcus Smith, Patrick F. Walsh
8. Sub-Optimal Futures and Messy Trade-Offs Are Unavoidable in Research
Security Glen Noble
9. The World Is Not as We Wish It to Be: The Fiction of (Research) Security
Liam Gearon
Section II Knowledge Production and Research Security
10. Australia, Cyber and Research Security Matthew Warren, Gabby Cincotta
11. Insider Risk Management within Research Security Programs Deanna
Caputo
12. Working towards a security classification framework for research John
Coyne
13. Regulating access to critical technology knowledge: AUKUS, migration
reforms, and asymmetrical human rights obligations Wendy Bonython
14. The securitisation of knowledge production in China Benjamin Mulvey
15. Understanding Behavioural Aspects of Insider Actions in Academic Risk
Management Teo Yi-Ling
Section III Domestic frameworks for Research Security
16. Collaborate and Protect: Research security policies and practices at the
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Alexandra Rosenbach,
Effrosyni Chelioti
17. Research Security from a funders perspective: Responsible
internationalisation building a resilient Flemish research community
Gregory Absillis, Tinne Jacobs, Isabelle Verbaeys
18. Canadas Research Security Framework Stephanie Carvin, Lucas Tersigni,
and Alexandre Poirier
19. Australia-China research collaboration: a critical evaluation of security
risks and responses James Laurenceson
20. U.S. Research Security: Current Insights and Future Directions Tam K.
Dao, Michael Shannon, Kenneth M. Evans
21. Research Security with China in Europe: Assessing needs and level of
knowledge across researchers in critical technologies and beyond Philipp
Brugner, Gabor Szudi
22. Securing the UKs AI Research Ecosystem Megan Hughes, Sarah Mercer,
Alexander Harris, Annie Benzie, Sam Williams, Elfreda Kenneison
23. (Re)imagining knowledge security? International scientific research as a
security-innovation nexus David J. Snetselaar
24. Balancing Openness and Security: The Evolving Landscape of Research
Governance in Korea Inkyoung Sun, Dongwoo Lee
Section IV Advanced Technologies and Research Security
25. Security Risk Assessment of Research Self-Driving Laboratories (SDLs)
Leyma P. de Haro
26. Fostering a Trusted Workforce: AI Ethics and the Next Generation of
Academic Vetting Edward Barker
27. Power broking knowledge: Implications of AI for research and knowledge
security Zena Assaad, Miah Hammond-Errey
Section V Practical Experiences of Research Security
28. Establishing a Research Security Office from a Compliance Officers
Perspective Aaron Melville
29. The Role of CIOs and CISOs in Research Security Nikki Peever, Brian
Lesser
30. Putting Theory into Practice: Navigating Requirements and Building a
Research Security Program in a Canadian Context Akshay Singh
31. European Responses to Research Security Challenges in the Public Research
System Andrew D. James, Alice Naisbitt, Kieron Flanagan
32. Unpacking Three Conflicts in the Practice of Social Science Research in
and with China: A Critical Examination of Scholars Adaptive Digital
Methodologies and Evolving Epistemics Ausma Bernot, Alexander Trauth-Goik
33. A National Issue with Transnational Reach: How Securing Research is like
Money Laundering Brendan Walker-Munro, Jamie Ferrill, Milind Tiwari
Section VI Future Threats to Research Security
34. Apply Strategic Foresight to Research Security: Exploring the
Implications of Emerging and Disruptive Change Alex Wilner, Ashley
Vanderkuylen, Liam Reid, Daniel Mangiante
Conclusion Brendan Walker-Munro, Tommy Shih
Brendan Walker-Munro is Associate Professor in Law at Southern Cross University and an Expert Associate at the National Security College. Brendans research focus is at the intersection of national security law and higher education such as research security, funding, privacy, cybersecurity, and digital security.
Tommy Shih is Associate Professor of Business Administration at Lund University, Sweden, and has served as policy advisor and independent expert to international funding agencies, the European Commission, and government agencies. His research focuses on international collaboration in science and technology, innovation policy, and management of academic partnerships.
