David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies

The David Davies Memorial Institute was founded in 1951 and today forms part of the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University. The aims of the institute are to promote a more orderly and just world through international cooperation, law, and organisation. In the nuclear field, the DDMI has hosted projects such as ‘The Challenges of Trust-Building in Nuclear Worlds’ (led by Professor Nicholas J. Wheeler) and ‘The Nonproliferation Complex’ (led by Dr Jan Ruzicka and Professor Campbell Craig). Currently, the DDMI supports the following nuclear-oriented projects: ‘Unipolarity and the Politics of Nuclear Nonproliferation’ (led by Campbell Craig and Jan Ruzicka); ‘Ideas That Stand in the Way of Nuclear Disarmament’ (Jana Wattenberg); and ‘Nuclear Stigmatization’ (led by Jan Ruzicka and Jana Wattenberg).

Contact information

David Davies Memorial Institute of International Studies

Department of International Politics
Aberystwyth University
Penglais, Aberystwyth, SY23 2FE
Wales

Tel: +44 (0) 1970 628673
Fax: +44 (0) 1970 622709

Website: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/interpol/research/research-centres-and-institutes/ddmi/

POINTS OF CONTACT

Jan Ruzicka (Director) jlr@aber.ac.uk
Jana Wattenberg (Deputy Director) jaw95@aber.ac.uk

The team

Contacts Resume Speciality
Ken Booth
Honorary President
kob@aber.ac.uk
PProfessor Ken Booth is currently Senior Research Professor in the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University. He is the editor of International Relations.
  • International Relations
  • Security Studies
Jan Ruzicka
Director
jlr@aber.ac.uk
Dr Jan Ruzicka is the Director of the David Davies Memorial Institute. He is also a Lecturer in Security Studies in the Department of International Politics.
  • Nuclear issues
  • Trust
  • Security Studies
Jana Wattenberg
Deputy Director
jaw95@aber.ac.uk
Jana Wattenberg is the Deputy Director of the David Davies Memorial Institute. She is also a PhD Candidate in the Department for International Politics. Jana is leading the ‘Ideas That Stand in The Way of Nuclear Disarmament’ project.
  • Nuclear Disarmament