Conflict specialist and technical survey expert
Expertise: Insurgency, radicalisation, quantitative and qualitative research and analysis
Languages: English, Spanish
Country Experience: Nepal, Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan, Pakistan
Email: jk@integrityresearch.co.uk
James has designed and analysed various mixed method (quantitative and qualitative) research projects for clients such as the US DoD, USAID, DFID, NATO, WB, and various NGOs, with a particular specialisation in perception surveys in challenging environments such as Afghanistan, Iraq and South Sudan. His thematic expertise is in terrorism / insurgency / radicalisation, developed as a NATO Analyst in Afghanistan, as Technical Lead on numerous Ministry of Defence research projects related to the onset, dynamics and resolution of internal conflict, and through a doctorate in Political Science / Conflict Studies at Leeds University. The research for the latter was undertaken in remote parts of Nepal, and involved a survey conducted with local residents, focus groups, and over one-hundred interviews with subject matter experts, political leaders and ex-combatants. James also has expertise in M&E, for instance, through responsibility for assessing NATO / ISAF campaign progress in Afghanistan, with emphasis upon governance, security and development objectives.
Publications:
2013
‘Know Your Enemy: On the Futility of Distinguishing Between Terrorists and Insurgents’, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 36/5 (2013), 419-430.
2012
‘Insurgent-Populace Relations in Nepal: An Analysis of Attitudinal and Behavioural Support', Small Wars and Insurgencies, 23/2 (2012), 221-244.
2011
'Neither Fact nor Fiction: The Validity of Opinion Polling in Afghanistan', Small Wars Journal.
‘New Wars Revisited: Testing Assertions about the Evolving Enemy’, Small Wars Journal.