Philip Davies
Senior Lecturer
Politics and History
Brunel University
Uxbridge, UB8 3PH
United Kingdom
Biography
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (Brunel 2006)
- PhD Sociology (University of Reading, 1997)
- MA Social and Political Thought (York University, Canada, 1987)
- BA (Hons) Sociology (Trent University, Canada, 1984)
Personal Biography
Although born in England, I took my first two degrees in Canada then returned to pursue my PhD at Reading. After lecturing in Singapore, Reading and the University of Malaya I joined Brunel. On appointment here I co-founded the Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies and developed the MA in Intelligence and Security Studies. In 2008 I took over as BCISS Director in which capacity I expanded the Centre to become a University Interdisciplinary Research Centre with 10 academics from 5 departments In 3 schools and a Senior Research Fellow. In April 2011 was appointed Deputy Head of School for Postgraduate Taught Programmes.
Research
Research Overview
Most of my research activities focus on my role as Director of the Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies. I am, primarily, a political sociologist specialising in institution-building and organisational design of intelligence agencies and communities. Most recently I have been largely concerned with developing a theory of ‘intelligence culture’ as a counterpart to existing theories of strategic, organisational and political culture, and the comparative study of national intelligence systems. I have written on ‘intelligence theory’ and recently led Brunel’s partnership with the UK MoD’s Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre in the production of the latest UK military Joint Intelligence Doctrine.
Current Projects
On-going involvement in Joint Intelligence Doctrine JDP 2-10 series sub-doctrines
January 2012 –
Philip H.J. Davies (PI)
ESRC Festival of Social Sciences 2012
Intelligence Scholarship at Brunel University and its Contribution to Professional Practice in Military Intelligence
November 2012
Philip H.J. Davies (PI)
Raytheon UK
Raytheon UK Workshop Series on Emergent Issues in 21st Century Intelligence
£2,500
December 2011 –
Philip H.J. Davies (PI)
Recently Completed Projects
European Union Leonardo da Vinci Lifelong Learning programme
Competitive in Intelligence in International Trade and Export (CITEX)
Consortium Grant Value: €316,970 (c.£265,500); Brunel Component: €37,643 (c.£31,844.50)
February 2011 - January 2012
Philip H.J. Davies (PI)
UK Ministry of Defence
Joint Intelligence Doctrine and Joint Doctrine on Understanding
£17,625
January – December 2010
ESRC Seminar Series Grant
Intelligence and Government in the 21st Century
£16,623
January 2008 - August 2009
Philip H.J. Davies (PI)
PhD Supervision
Andrew Brunatti: National Intelligence Coordination in Canada, Australia and New Zealand; October 2010 –
James Thompson: Intelligence Interagency Problems of Counter-Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism; October 2010 –
Joe Eshun: Development of Ghana’s Intelligence System; October 2010 –
Wouter Vlegels: NATO Intelligence Sharing; October 2010 –
Teaching
Undergraduate Programmes
Module contributor
- Intelligence and National Security
Postgraduate Programmes
Module convenor
- Intelligence Concepts, Issues and Institutions
- Contemporary Threats and Analytical Methodology
Module contributor
- Intelligence History and Case Studies
Administration
- Director, Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies
- Deputy Head of School for Postgraduate Taught Programmes
External Activity
- Member of MoD Steering Committee on Intelligence Doctrine since 2010
- External Examiner, University of Salford MA in Intelligence and Security Studies
- Member of ESRC Peer Review College since 2010
- Member of Oxford Intelligence Group Steering Committee since 2004
- Political Studies Association
- International Studies Association
- Editorial Board Member ‘in waiting’: International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence
Publications
Publications
Journal Papers
(2011) Davies, PHJ., Twilight of Britain's Joint Intelligence Committee?, International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence 24 (3) : 427- 446
(2010) Davies, PHJ., Intelligence and the machinery of government: conceptualizing the intelligence community, Public Policy and Administration 25 (1) : 29- 46
(2009) Davies, PHJ., Imagery in the UK: Britain's troubled imagery intelligence architecture, Review of International Studies 35 (4) : 957- 969
(2009) Aldrich, RJ. and Davies, PHJ., Introduction: The future of UK intelligence and special operations, Review of International Studies 35 (4) : 887- 888
(2009) Marrin, S. and Davies, PHJ., National assessment by the National Security Council staff 1968-80: an American experiment in a British style of analysis?, Intelligence and National Security 24 (5) : 644- 673
(2006) Davies, PHJ., Assessment Base: Simulating National Intelligence Analysis in a Graduate Teaching Programme, International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence 19 (4) : 721- 736
(2006) Glees, A. and Davies, PHJ., Intelligence, Iraq and the limits of legislative accountability during political crisis, Intelligence and National Security 21 (5) : 848- 883
(2005) Davies, PHJ., Collection and Assessment on Iraq: A critical look at Britain's spy machinery, Studies in Intelligence 49 (4) : 41- 54
(2004) Davies, PHJ., Intelligence culture and intelligence failure in Britain and the United States, Cambridge Review of International Affairs 17 (3) : 495- 520
(2002) Davies, PHJ., Ideas of intelligence: Divergent national concepts and institutions, Harvard International Review 14 (3) : 62- 66
(2002) Davies, PHJ., Intelligence, information technology, and information warfare, Annual Review of Information Science and Technology 36 (1) : 313- 352
(2000) Davies, PHJ., From Special Operations to Special Political Action, Intelligence and National Security 15 (3) : 55- 80
(2000) Davies, PHJ., MI 6's requirements directorate: integrating intelligence into the machinery of British central government, Public Administration 78 (1) : 29- 49
(2000) Davies, PHJ., Spies as Informants: Triangulation and Elite Interviewing in the Study of Intelligence and Security Agencies, Politics 21 (1) : 73- 80
(1999) Davies, PHJ., Information Warfare and the Future of the Spy, Information, Communication and Society 2 (2) : 115- 133
(1999) Davies, PHJ., SIS’ Singapore Station and the Role of the Far East Controller, Intelligence and National Security 14 (4) : 105- 129
(1995) Davies, PHJ., Organisational Politics and the Evolution of Britain’s Intelligence Producer/Consumer Interface, Intelligence and National Security 10 (4) : 114- 132
Book Chapters
(2010) Davies, PHJ., Britain's machinery of intelligence accountability: realistic oversight in the absence of moral panic. In: Baldino, D. ed. Democratic Oversight of Intelligence Services. Annandale, Australia : The Federation Press 133- 160
(2010) Davies, PHJ., Intelligence, complexity, the media and the public understanding. In: Major, P. and Moran, CR. eds. Spooked: Britain, Empire and Intelligence Since 1945. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing 51- 72
(2009) Davies, PHJ., Theory and intelligence reconsidered. In: Gill, P., Marrin, S. and Phythian, M. eds. Intelligence Theory: Key Debates and Questions. Abingdon, Oxon and New York : Routledge 186- 207
(2008) Davies, PHJ. and Glees, A., Intelligence, Iraq and the limits of legislative oversight during political crisis. In: Scott, L. and Hughes, RG. eds. Intelligence, Crises and Security. Prospects and Retrospects. New York : Routledge 196- 231
(2006) Davies, PHJ., Discredited or Betrayed?: British Intelligence, Iraq and Weapons of Mass Destruction. In: Walker, GF. and Studies, DUCFFP. eds. The search for WMD: non-Proliferation, Intelligence and Pre-Emption in the New Security Environment. Halifax, Nova Scotia : Centre for Foreign Policy Studies -
(2006) Davies, PHJ., Which Assumptions Should be Overturned?. In: Treverton, G., Jones, SG., Boraz, S. and Lipscy, P. eds. Toward a Theory of Intelligence: Workshop Report. Santa Monica, California : RAND National Security Division 19- 20
Books
(2013) Davies, PHJ. and Gustafson, KCG., Intelligence Elsewhere: Spies and Espionage Outside the Anglosphere. Georgetown University Press
(2012) Davies, PHJ., Intelligence and Government in Britain and the United States: A Comparative Perspective. ABC-Clio/Praeger
(2006) Glees, A., Davies, PHJ. and Morrison, JNL., The open side of secrecy: Britain' Intelligence and Security Committee. Social Affairs Unit
(2004) Glees, A., Davies, PHJ. and Unit, SA., Spinning the spies: Intelligence, Open Government and the Hutton Inquiry. Social Affairs Unit
(2004) Davies, PHJ., MI6 and the machinery of spying. Frank Cass Publishers
(1996) Davies, PHJ., The British secret services. ABC-Clio
