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Dr Lauren
Twort

Research Fellow, Defence, Industries and Society Programme

Lauren is a Research Fellow with the Defence, Industries and Society Programme.

Her research focuses on defence industry and community relations, the armed forces covenant, innovation in defence and peacebuilding.

She has organised and headed research trips in Europe and Africa conducting in-depth qualitative research through an ethnographic approach. She has a PhD from the University of Roehampton Business School which explores the subjective nature of post-conflict recovery in Sierra Leone. She has a double MA in International Relations from the University of Kent and the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, and a joint BA in Global Politics and English from Canterbury Christ Church University.

Dr Lauren
Twort
Research Fellow, Defence, Industries and Society Programme

Contact Details

+44 (0) 20 7747 4969

Research Focus

Defence, Industries and Society, Defence Policy, Africa

By This Author

EU ‘Strategic Autonomy’ and the Ambition of PESCO

4 July 2018

The EU is trying to transition from its perceived status as a ‘soft power’ actor in defence, focussing on civilian crisis management and...

Tags: Defence, Industries and Society, European Union, Global Strategy and Commitments, Security Policy, Global Security Issues, International Institutions, Europe

Upgraded military families' accommodation at Bulford. Crown copyright.

The Home Front: The Future Accommodation Model for the UK Armed Forces: Obligations and Choices for Service Personnel and Families

31 May 2018

The accommodation options offerred to defence personnel and their families are central to Britain's defence policy.

Tags: Armed Forces, Civil–Military Relations, Defence, Industries and Society, Occasional Papers, Defence Management, Defence Policy, UK, Military Personnel, UK Defence, Europe

Astute-class submarines Artful (left), Anson (centre) and Audacious (right), under construction in the Devonshire Dock Hall in 2013. Courtesy of BAE Systems

The Twenty-First Century Armoury: A Town Called Barrow

10 November 2017

For the people in Barrow-in-Furness, the defence industry is linked to the community's identity.

Tags: RUSI Journal, Defence Spending, Defence, Industries and Society, Equipment and Acquisitions, Defence Management, UK, UK Defence, Europe

A Veteran's badge being worn on a lapel. Courtesy of Allan House/Crown Copyright.

The Art of the Covenant: The Armed Forces Covenant and the Role of the Commercial Sector

26 October 2016

An Armed Forces Covenant programme office should be established to enable businesses to better support the armed forces and their families...

Tags: Defence, Industries and Society, Occasional Papers, UK, Military Personnel, UK Defence, Europe

Securing the Spread: Community Engagement and the Military Management of Ebola in Sierra Leone

15 October 2014

Britain is set to deploy 600 additional military personnel to Sierra Leone to combat the Ebola virus. Yet the military is only half of what...

Tags: Defence, Industries and Society, International Responses, UK, Global Security Issues, Risk and Resilience, Emergency Response, Europe, Africa

Sierra Leone: A Post-Conflict Success Story?

22 May 2013

In June, a RUSI team will visit Sierra Leone to study the country as a model of successful peacebuilding. This will take place in light of...

Tags: Global Security Issues, Africa