Duncan Weaver

Duncan Weaver is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Business, Arts, Social Sciences and Technology, University of Suffolk. He holds a PhD in International Relations and Politics from Keele University and an MScEcon in Security from Aberystwyth University, with two years of teacher training at Suffolk New College.

Research and Teaching:

• Critical criminological theory
• Critical geopolitical and security theory
• Environmental security and the Aarhus Convention
• Surveillance studies and liminal spaces
• Maritime security and social movement dynamics

Publications (2015–2026):

• Focus on environmental governance, cosmopolitanism, and surveillance in geopolitical contexts
• Key subfields: social movement studies, maritime security, environmental policy, border politics
• Interviewed in Palgrave books and journals like Geopolitics, International Environmental Agreements

Professional Engagement:

• Delivered training on AI implications for UK FOI law and risk horizon scanning
• Contributor to police education programs (Degree Apprenticeships, Professional Policing)
• Speaker on security issues to local media