Podcast: Responding to Extreme Events

In this week’s episode, we explore how the public and governments respond to extreme events. We’re bringing you two exclusive interviews with two of our own experts from the Department of War Studies. Dr Julia Pearce is a social psychologist in the Department of War Studies and an expert on risk communication. Her research interests include risk perception, risk and crisis communication, public health behaviour, social identity, social representations and moral panic. Dr David Parker is a postdoctoral research associate in the department and he works also in the delivery of the Prevent strategy in a few London boroughs. His research, as part of the EU funded PRIME project, is focused on communication measures to prevent, interdict and mitigate lone actor extremist events in Europe. Upcoming events: THE POLITICS OF FORCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE UN'S STRATEGIES FOR NEUTRALIZING ARMED GROUPS Adam Day, Senior Researcher at the UN University, will examine the current security dynamics in eastern DRC, looking in particular at the armed groups which are the priority targets for MONUSCO’s neutralisation mandate. Location: War Studies Meeting Room (K6.07) When: 28/06/2017 (17:00-18:30) Contact: Mats Berdal [email protected] Registration URL: bit.ly/2srsSHZ JAPAN'S SECURITY POLICY IN AFRICA: THE DAWN OF A STRATEGIC APPROACH? What kind of role is Japan playing in security in Africa? How is this role in Japan strategic core interests? Celine Pajon seeks to explain Japan's involvement. Location: SW1.13 Somerset House East Wing Category: Conference/Seminar When: 30/06/2017 (16:00-17:00) RSVP to: [email protected] Registration URL: bit.ly/2tajTbA For more information, visit kcl.ac.uk/warstudies. This podcast was produced by Ivan Seifert.