About us
The Pacific Regional Security Hub (PRSH) was established in November 2024 in recognition of a critical need to deepen conversations, research and networks between and across Pacific thinkers and scholars in response to increased geopolitical attention being paid to the region. The PRSH is led by Associate Professor (of Practice) Jose Sousa-Santos and is supported by the UK Government.
The Pacific Regional Security Hub seeks to encourage, promote and facilitate innovative interdisciplinary scholarly and applied policy research on security issues affecting the Pacific; strengthen and expand research and knowledge collaboration and partnerships internationally, regionally and nationally; and build a network of Pacific security thinkers and scholars who lead critical conversations across the region and internationally.The Pacific Regional Security Hub is located within the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand. The Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, led by Pro-Vice Chancellor Pacific Distinguished Professor Steven Ratuva, is a world leader in interdisciplinary research on the Pacific.
Steven Ratuva
Pro-Vice Chancellor Pacific Distinguished Professor and Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies
José Sousa-Santos
Associate Professor of Practice, Convenor, and lead of the Pacific Regional Security Hub
Wensislaus Fatubun
Researcher
Holly Neave
Administration