Drone Research Funded
Published: 30 July 2013
Dr Ian Shaw, Lecturer in Human Geography (School of Geographical and Earth Sciences) has been awarded a 3 year grant from the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Future Research Leaders scheme.
Dr Ian Shaw, Lecturer in Human Geography (School of Geographical and Earth Sciences) has been awarded a 3 year grant from the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Future Research Leaders scheme.
The Future Research Leaders scheme aims to support outstanding early career researchers to carry out excellent research and to develop all aspects of their research and knowledge exchange skills.
The project, Drone Warfare: Towards a More-than-Human Geopolitics, will research how unmanned aerial vehicles are changing the field of international relations.
The research will examine the age of the drone. What are the consequences for international territory and laws of war? What are the ethical and moral implications of robotic killings? How is the public being prepared, consulted, and educated? Why are the traditional assumptions of geopolitics insufficient for understanding the rise of the machine? What is next for human security? The proposal seeks to answer these questions with a unique research proposal centred on understanding the complex role of technology in transforming society.
For more information, contact Dr Ian Shaw, ian.shaw.2@glasgow.ac.uk
First published: 30 July 2013
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