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.
Papers Taught
Research Supervised
I am interested in supervising projects in cyber security, emerging technologies, online extremism, security organisations, and Euro-Atlantic and Asia Pacific security.
Research Interests
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., & Christou, G. (2021). Bridging the gap between cyberwar and cyberpeace. International Affairs, 97(6), 1727-1747. doi:10.1093/ia/iiab172
Burton, J., & Lain, C. (2020). Desecuritising cybersecurity: towards a societal approach. Journal of Cyber Policy, 5(3), 449-470. doi:10.1080/23738871.2020.1856903
Steff, R., Burton, J., & Soare, S. R. (Eds.) (2020). Emerging technologies and international security. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780367808846
Steff, R., Burton, J., & Soare, S. R. (Eds.) (2020). Emerging technologies and international security machines, the State and war. Routledge Studies in Conflict, Security and Technology.
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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