Intelligence and Security Studies Brunel University of London

Overview

Research Intelligence and Security Studies students at Brunel University of London are members of the research team, working on major policy and consultancy projects, and are centrally involved in all of the research activities in this area at home and abroad. 

Key facts

Members of BCISS from other departments contribute to research in fields such as law (which governs the intelligence enterprise in Britain and other democratic states), engineering (which builds the tools used for collection) and cryptography (which protects our secrets). Within the Politics and History team at BCISS, expertise.

• Political sociology as it applies to institution-building and organisational design of intelligence agencies and communities

• Theories of ‘intelligence culture’ and the practice of intelligence around the world

• Military doctrine of intelligence, with a focus on UK practices

• Analytical methods: the tools and practices of intelligence analysts