The findings of the project will contribute to a better-informed public debate about the role of formal and informal cooperation in the fight against terrorism. Considering the practical implications of this research for policymakers and security professionals, LINSEC communication activities target three groups: (1) practitioners in intelligence; (2) policymaking circles; and (3) the public in Denmark and internationally.
Communication with practitioners working in intelligence
Practitioners workshop: Part of LINSEC will be a practitioners workshop in Brussels with the goal of cross-fertilising academic expertise with the experiences of practitioners working in national security. Aim: The topic of the workshop will be to discuss, based on the results of LINSEC and the practitioners’ experiences, how one can improve conditions for successful counterterrorism intelligence-sharing in Europe. Approach: The workshop is conceived as a two-way knowledge transfer. I will prepare an input paper based on LINSEC objective 4’s core recommendations on what factors increase counterterrorism effectiveness. Intelligence practitioners will discuss to what extent and how the recommendations can be implemented. Communication objective: Thus, the workshop’s distinct goal is to define actionable and realistic policy measures.
Communication with security professionals and policymaking circles
Policy brief, PB: After the workshop, I will synthesise the most important insights of LINSEC and of the workshop into a policy brief. Aim: The goal of the policy brief is to provide the workshop participants with “take home” conclusions from the workshop and to make them available for relevant governmental bodies in the EU. The policy brief will be available in English, German, French (I am at native-speaker level in all three languages), and Danish, uploaded on the LINSEC webpage, and disseminated through CWS’ newsletter and social media channels. A number of printed copies will be sent to policymakers as well as national and international policy-oriented research institutes and organisations. Communication objective: The PB will be useful to European policymakers as they will gain a better understanding of the benefits and risks of informal security cooperation and what it means from a EU supranational perspective.
Communication with the wider public
My communication strategy for the wider public consists of the following parts: (1) Communication through a project webpage, containing a project description, links to academic publications, press releases, the policy brief, Social Network Analysis illustrations, book reviews, reports of conferences and of the practitioners workshop. (2) Communication of results in the Danish and international (especially German- French- and English-speaking) news media and electronic media (Facebook, blogs, twitter). The media article will summarise the workshop findings taking into consideration socio-political implications of enhanced counterterrorism intelligence-sharing. (3) I will give at least one research-led public lecture that relates to current affairs. Communication objective: Through these outreach activities, the wider public will be informed about the latest research results on counterterrorism, intelligence, cooperation, and the broader societal implications of these issues.
