Workshops Series: "The New Power Politics: Networks, Security and Governance" 

The workshop series "The New Power Politics: Networks, Governance, and Global Security" will examine how various associations of state and non-state actors affect power and governance across a broad range of security issues. 

The “New Power Politics” workshops will be held in two parts; the first meeting on this topic was held March 31, 2012 at the International Studies Association Annual Conference in San Diego, California. In March 2013 the second part of the workshop will be held at the Sié Chéou-Kang Center at the University of Denver. The “New Power Politics” workshops are led by Deborah Avant, Sié Chair and Director of the Sié Chéou-Kang Center, and Oliver Westerwinter, lecturer at the European University Institute.

Workshops Series: "Transparency and Governance in Private Military and Security Services"

The workshop "Transparency and Governance of Private Military and Security Services" was held May 30 - June 1, 2012 at the  Sié Chéou-Kang Center. The workshop was part of an ongoing series of annual workshops aimed at enhancing the information available about private military and security services and their regulation.  In addition to unveiling a new web portal developed by the Sié Center—the Private Security Monitor—the workshop focused on recent developments in governance of the private security sector and the various roles that different participants in the governance process play.  Many have recognized that the clients purchasing private security services—whether states, international organizations, corporations or non-governmental organizations—are often also attempting to “govern” the industry. The workshop explored this and other issues surrounding efforts to regulate private military and security companies. 

The full agenda can be found here.