Eric van Um, M.A.,M.P.S.
Ph. D. Candidate

Areas of research
Terrorism and counter-terrorism policy with a particular focus on economic aspects, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Rational Choice Theory.

Curriculum vitae
Eric van Um studied political science and economics at the Universities of Mannheim and Heidelberg and graduated as Magister Artium in 2007. His thesis dealt with US foreign policy vis-à-vis China regarding a potential “New Containment” of the United States. Following his graduation, he was an intern at a private institute offering security consultancy in the Hague, Netherlands. From 2008 to 2009 he successfully completed the postgraduate Master’s program “Master of Peace and Security Studies” at the IFSH, Hamburg. His final thesis was on the rationality of terrorists and implications for counter-terrorism policy. Since October 2009, Eric van Um has been a research assistant and PhD student at the IFSH (ZEUS).

Languages
German, English, Dutch, Spanish

Current project

• EUSECON. A New Agenda for European Security Economicsm