• FERMI Final Conference

    Horizon Europe project FERMI (Fake News Risk Mitigator) examined the nexus between disinformation and crime and developed a set of tools aimed to support law-enforcement agencies in curbing criminal actions resulting from the spread of false messaging by violent extremists. After three years of intense work the project is coming to an end, and we are presenting our results at the FERMI Final Conference on September 16th in Berlin.

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  • PizzaSeminar: Recording available

    In our last PizzaSeminar, Vincenzo Bove, Professor at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, presented his research into the emotional and social consequences of terrorism in Great Britain. His presentation addressed how major attacks lead to sharp emotional shifts that spill over into attitudes about issues such as security and immigration.

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  • 15 years of BIGS

    Since its foundation in 2010, the BIGS team, led by Prof. Dr. Tim Stuchtey, has been researching how security can be measured, quantified and applied in practice. This work would not be possible without our strong partners from politics, administration, business and science. On July 11, we will celebrate this milestone together with alumni, supporters and partners in Potsdam Griebnitzsee. The complete press release (in German) can be found via the link.

    Press Release

Economics of Security

The economics of security examines the provision of scarce goods and services that contribute to the state of security in a particular place. Security is defined as a function of Threat and Protection, with Security decreasing in the former and increasing in the latter.* This broad definition** encompasses […]

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Cyber Security

BIGS is particularly dedicated to the economic and social dimensions within the research field of cyber security. Although cooperation between government, business and science regarding cyber security is improving on the national as well as international level, there is still […]

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Capacity Building for Civil Security Research

BIGS not only participates in research projects itself, but actively strives to improve the research landscape through high-performance consortia. The institute has a large international network of users and research institutes in the field of civil security research. Through the […]

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The Brandenburg Institute for Society and Security

The Brandenburg Institute for Society and Security (BIGS) is an independent, non-partisan non-profit institute in Potsdam with the mission of building bridges between theory and practice to improve research in civil security through a multi- and interdisciplinary approach. Research at the institute seeks to analyze security issues from an interdisciplinary perspective and to supply needed insights into these issues, while at the same time strengthening Germany’s broader security architecture over the long term.

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