We maintain close relationships with some 80 companies and state authorities active in the security sector in both the region and beyond.

• Membership of the CONRIS-Network
• Contact with Partner universities from throughout the world

Connections to the German private sector include the Bundesverband des Sicherheitsgewerbes (BDSW) and prominent companies such as Siemens, Daimler, Vattenfall Europe, Deutsche Bahn, BASF, Securitas, Gegenbauer, Bayer and HiSolutions. In the national and public law sectors, our department works closely with the Berlin Police Department and several Senate Administrations of the City of Berlin.

Internationally, our academic staff work with international security companies, governments, policymakers and civil society. They also have working relationships with the International Code of Conduct Association for Private Security Providers, the UN and EU as well as NGOs such as the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces.