Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project

Michael Crowley, Geneva Forum Meeting: ‘Humane’ Violence? ‘Non-lethal’ Weapons in Policy, Practice and Law. Dangerous Ambiguities: Regulation of incapacitants, riot control agents and their means of delivery under the Chemical Weapons Convention Project coordinator, Bradford Nonlethal Weapon Research Project, Room XI, Palais des Nations, United Nations Geneva, 26th November 2009. Click here

Michael Crowley, Dangerous Ambiguities: Regulation of Incapacitants and Riot Control Agents Under the Chemical Weapons Convention, OPCW Open Forum Meeting, 2nd December, 2009 Project coordinator Bradford Nonlethal Weapon Research Project. Click here - See also the OPCW Open Forum webpage. Click here

Michael Crowley, Toxic traps - weaknesses of the chemical control regime, Janes Intelligence Review. Click here

Chris Schneidmiller, NTI: Global Security Newswire. Danger of "Nonlethal" Agents Grows Amid States' Inaction, Report Says Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Click here

Michael Crowley. The state and the body: a chemical-weapons test, OpenDemocracy, 26 October 2009. Click here

Michael Crowley, Dangerous Ambiguities: Regulation of Riot Control Agents and Incapacitants under the Chemical Weapons Convention, 2009, Bradford Non‐lethal Weapons Research Project, University of Bradford, October 2009. Click here

Press Release, University research highlights dangers of incapacitating chemical weapons and widespread misuse of riot control agents. Click here

Executive Summary, Dangerous ambiguities and weaknesses in the CWC control regime. Click here

Michael Crowley and Malcolm Dando, Submission To Foreign Affairs Select Committee Inquiry on Global Security: Non-Proliferation 6th November 2008. Click here

Neil Davison, 'Non-Lethal' Weapons. Global Issues, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. Click here

BDRC REPORT: 'Off the Rocker' and 'On the Floor': The Continued Development of Biochemical Incapacitating Weapons [PDF] Bradford Science and Technology Report No. 8, Neil Davison, August 2007.

Click here for past BDRC Science and Technology Reports.

OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 3: The Contemporary Development of "Non-Lethal" Weapons [PDF], Neil Davison, May 2007.

OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 2: The Development of "Non-Lethal" Weapons During the 1990’s [PDF], Neil Davison, March 2007.

OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 1: The Early History of "Non-Lethal" Weapons [PDF], Neil Davison, December 2006.

RESEARCH REPORT: BNLWRP Research Report No. 8 [PDF], Neil Davison and Nick Lewer, March 2006.

OPINION: Electrical stun weapons: alternative to lethal force or a compliance tool? [PDF], Nick Lewer and Neil Davison, January 2006.
Argument against the expansion of Taser deployment in the UK.

Click here for past BNLWRP research reports, papers and presentations.

About Us

Research Objectives | Project Staff

The Bradford Non-Lethal Weapons Research Project is based in the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, United Kingdom.

Research Objectives

• Review and describe non-lethal weapons (NLWs), which are being developed and deployed.

• Identify and track defence and related research institutes involved in the development and manufacture of NLWs.

• Follow doctrine and policy debates related to the use of NLWs.

• Monitor the operational use of NLWs.

• Examine the impact of NLWs on international laws, arms treaties and conventions.

• Highlight the ethical and societal issues that surround the research, development, deployment and use of such weapons.

Project Staff

Directors

Professor Malcolm Dando
Malcolm Dando is a Professor of International Security in the Department of Peace Studies. For a detailed biography click here.

Dr. Nick Lewer
Nick Lewer is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Peace Studies.

Researcher and Project Coordinator

Mr. Michael Crowley [e-mail]