• The Pacific Regional Security Hub (PRSH) is part of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Canterbury.
• Convenor: Associate Professor (of Practice) Jose Sousa-Santos
• It is a research, policy, advisory, engagement and networking entity focused on Pacific regional security. It has wide Pacific networks and ongoing partnerships with universities, governments, international agencies, regional organizations, civil society organizations and individual experts.

The PRSH

We have expertise in:

• Designing national and regional security strategies
• Providing advice on national and regional security issues
• Writing and teaching security-based courses the undergraduate and post graduate levels
• Consultancy on security issues
• PhD supervision on security issues
• Field research in all countries in the Pacific
• New security thinking and innovation
• Connecting global, regional and national security issues
• We deal with Interdisciplinary security issues relating to:
• Transnational crime
• Cybercrime
• Climate change and environmental security
• Geo-politics and geostrategic issues
• Territorial oceanic disputes and security
• National and community conflict
• Indigenous community conflict resolution and peacebuilding
• Human security issues

Partners

• Pacific islands Forum Secretariat
• International Political Science Association Research Committee on Climate Security and Planetary Politics (RC52)
• International Political Science Association Research Committee on Conflict, Security and Political Change (RC44)
• Centre for Defence and Security Studies, Massey University
• Divine Word University
• Fiji National University
• National University of Samoa