Dr Scott N Romaniuk is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Security Studies at the China Institute, University of Alberta, and a Visiting Fellow at the International Centre for Policing and Security, University of South Wales. His teaching and research specializations include International Relations, Critical Security Studies, Research Methods, and Terrorism and Political Violence. He is also a Senior Research Affiliate with the Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society (TSAS), and a member of the Conflict, Terrorism and Development (CTD) Collaboratory at Michigan State University.