Dr Joe Burton
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: BScEcon (Aberystwyth), MInt.St, PhD (Otago)
About Joe
I am Senior Lecturer in the Political Science and Public Policy Programme and the New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science. My research focuses on regional responses to transnational security challenges, most notably cyber security, and with a focus on the Euro Atlantic and Asia Pacific regions. My doctoral research analysed NATO’s durability in the post-Cold War era and how the alliance was able to adapt to a changing security environment.
Research Supervised
In 2018 I will be teaching the following courses:
300 level - Cyber Security and the Global Politics of the Internet
500 level - Cyber Security and Cyber Warfare
500 level - International Security, Strategy and Technology
Research Interests
I am interested in research collaborations and supervision in the following areas:
Cyber Security; US Foreign Policy; NATO and Transatlantic Security; Information Warfare and Strategic Communications; Science, Technology and International Security (including Artificial Intelligence and Drone Warfare); Asia Pacific Security; Terrorism and Failed States.
Recent Publications
Burton, J. (2018). Cyber security norms in the Euro-Atlantic region: NATO and the EU as norm entrepreneurs and norm diffusers. In A. Gruszczak, & P. Frankowski (Eds.), Technology, Ethics and the Protocols of Modern War. Routledge.
Burton, J. (2018). NATO's durability in a post-Cold War world. SUNY Press.
Burton, J. (2018). Deterring cyber attacks: old problems, new solutions. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
Burton, J. (2018). Hacking your holiday: how cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the tourism market. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
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Keywords
American Politics; Asian Politics; Cyber Security; East Asian Studies; Eastern Europe; European Union; Human Computer Interaction; International Relations; New Zealand Politics; Politics; Security; Technology; Terrorism; Violence
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton, Dr Joe | 4724 | jburton | J.2.23 | Political Science & Public Policy | ||||
| Burton, Dr Joe | 4724 | jburton | J.2.23 | Institute for Security and Crime Science |
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