In this episode, James Shires helps understand how gender can improve good governance in cybersecurity.

This podcast series has been produced following the launch of the publication “Gender Equality, Cybersecurity, and Good Governance” (https://www.dcaf.ch/gender-equality-cybersecurity-and-security-sector-governance) co-authored by experts Katherine Millar, James Shires, and Tatiana Tropina. Each of them will share insights and answer questions related to Gender Equality, Cybersecurity, and Good Governance.

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Dr. James Shires is an Assistant Professor with the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at the Leiden University, the Netherlands, and a fellow with the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council. He is also a Research Affiliate with the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. He holds a DPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford. His research examines cybersecurity governance, focusing on the interaction between threats to individuals, UNIDIR States and organizations, new international political dynamics, and the development of cybersecurity expertise. He has won awards from the Hague Program on Cyber Norms, the German Marshall Fund and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).