Richard J. Aldrich | |
|---|---|
| Born | Richard James Aldrich 7 December 1961 Rochdale, England |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Warwick |
Doctoral students | Andrew Mumford |
Notable works | The Secret Royals |
Richard James Aldrich FRHistS (born 7 December 1961) is a British political scientist and a historian of espionage who has written intensively about intelligence and security communities.
In 1990 Aldrich gained his PhD from Corpus Christi College,University of Cambridge. [1]
He was a professor at the School of Politics and International Relations,University of Nottingham and was co-editor of the journal Intelligence and National Security for eight years. [1] Since September 2007,he has been a professor of International Security at the Department of Politics and International Studies,University of Warwick. [2]
In 2017,Aldrich received the Intelligence Studies Section Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Studies Association for his contributions to intelligence studies. [3]