Keith Krause (born 15 June 1960) is a Canadian

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

known for his work on

international security ''International Security'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of international and national security. It was founded in 1976 and is edited by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University and publis ...

and armed violence.

Background

Krause was a

Rhodes Scholar The Rhodes Scholarship is an international Postgraduate education, postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom. The scholarship is open to people from all backgrounds around the world. Esta ...

Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1263 by nobleman John I de Balliol, it has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford and the English-speaking world. With a governing body of a master and aro ...

where he got his

MPhil A Master of Philosophy (MPhil or PhM; Latin ' or ') is a postgraduate degree. The name of the degree is most often abbreviated MPhil (or, at times, as PhM in other countries). MPhil are awarded to postgraduate students after completing at least ...

and

DPhil A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

. Since 1994, Krause is Professor of political science at the

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (, abbreviated IHEID), commonly referred to as Geneva Graduate Institute, is a graduate-level research university in Geneva, Switzerland dedicated to international relations, dev ...

in Geneva. Since 1999, Krause is also the Director of the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding at that same institution.Keith Krause
at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.

Work

Krause is the founder

Small Arms Survey The Small Arms Survey (SAS) is an independent research project located at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. It provides information on all aspects of small arms and armed violence, as a resour ...

, whose flagship publication is an annual review of global small arms issues such as production and stockpiles.

Publications (selection)

*''The Global Burden of Armed Violence 2011: Lethal Encounters'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011). Co-edited (with Elisa Gilgen and Robert Muggah), co-wrote one chapter. *''Armed Groups and Contemporary Conflicts: Challenging the Weberian State'' (London: Routledge, 2010). Editor. *''The Global Burden of Armed Violence'' (Geneva: Geneva Declaration Secretariat, 2008). Conceptualized project, commissioned chapters and research, co-edited chapters, co-wrote introduction. *''Critical Security Studies'' (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1997). Edited with Michael C. Williams. *With W. Andy Knight. ''State, Society and the United Nations System: Changing Perspectives on Multilateralism.'' UN University Press, 1995. *''Arms and the State: Patterns of Military Production and Trade.'' Cambridge Studies in International Relations.

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press was the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted a letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it was the oldest university press in the world. Cambridge University Press merged with Cambridge Assessme ...

, 1995. *Wit
Michael C. Williams
. ''

Critical Security Studies Critical security studies (CSS) is an academic discipline within security studies which draws on critical theory to revise and, at times, reject the narrow focus of mainstream approaches to security. Similarly to the case of critical internation ...

: Concepts And Strategies.''

Routledge Routledge ( ) is a British multinational corporation, multinational publisher. It was founded in 1836 by George Routledge, and specialises in providing academic books, academic journals, journals and online resources in the fields of the humanit ...

, 1997. *Editor of ''Culture and Security: Multilateralism, Arms Control and Security Building.'' Contemporary Security Studies.

Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in the United Kingdom that publishes books and academic journals. Its parts include Taylor & Francis, CRC Press, Routledge, F1000 (publisher), F1000 Research and Dovepress. It i ...

Ltd, 1999.

References

External links

Short Biography of Keith Krause
, Steering Committee, IHEID. {{DEFAULTSORT:Krause, Keith 1960 births Academic staff of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford University of Alberta alumni Living people Canadian political scientists