Science can be considered as a process that generates knowledge and then organises it so that findings – in the form of testable explanations and predictions about a subject – can be tested. While science generally has a long history the subject area of security has a much more recent past and so therefore does security science. Yet this is key to building a credible body of knowledge, itself a prerequisite for being considered a profession. So what is the current state of and future possibilities for the science of security? This webinar will discuss:

To what extent can security be viewed as a science?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the scientific approach to the study of security?
What is the route to a more developed science of security?

Panellists:
Kevin Peterson – Program Lead for Business & Organizational Security Management at Webster University (US)
Bryan Watters – Associate Professor of Defence Leadership and Management at Cranfield University (UK)

A video and summary of this session is available here: https://www.theospas.com/2021/08/13/thinking-about-security-as-a-science-how-developed-is-the-body-of-knowledge/

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