About
Stuart Croft is Vice-Chancellor & President of the University of Warwick and Professor of International Security in the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS). Since joining Warwick in 2007 he has served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research (Arts & Social Sciences), Provost, and since February 2016 as the University’s chief executive, leading 5,500 staff across all disciplines.
Education & Career:
- 18 years at the University of Birmingham, latterly Professor of International Relations and Head of the School of Social Sciences.
- Appointed Professor of International Security, University of Warwick, January 2007.
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research (Arts & Social Sciences) 2011-2013.
- Provost 2013-2016.
- Vice-Chancellor & President from February 2016.
Research Interests: Professor Croft’s scholarship lies at the intersection of security studies and political culture, using constructivist and narrative approaches to analyse how identities and discourses shape security policy. He has published extensively on the War on Terror, NATO transformation, European security governance, and the securitisation of Islam in Britain. His work combines large-scale funded empirical projects with theoretical innovation in International Relations.
Publications & Grants Trend: Over the past two decades his output has clustered around three themes—cultural narratives of terrorism and counter-radicalisation, institutional governance of Euro-Atlantic security (NATO/EU), and arms-control regimes—moving from traditional strategic studies toward critical security approaches that foreground identity, discourse and governance.
Scientific Awards & Fellowships:
- Academician, Academy of Social Sciences (2006)
- Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (2006)
- International Studies Association – International Security Section Book Award short-list 2007
Doctoral Supervision & Mentoring: He has successfully supervised 21 PhD students at Birmingham and Warwick, examined 25 UK PhDs as external examiner, and currently supervises 6 doctoral researchers. He has mentored 9 ESRC, EU and British Academy post-doctoral fellows.
Editorial & Professional Leadership: Editor of the Palgrave ‘New Security Challenges’ book series since 2005; co-editor of Contemporary Security Policy 1989-2004; editorial board member of Critical Studies on Terrorism and Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict. Chair (2009-2011) and President (2011-2013) of the British International Studies Association.
