{"id":55896,"date":"2026-01-14T15:48:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peterlang.com\/?p=55896"},"modified":"2026-02-05T14:43:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:43:48","slug":"author-spotlight-dr-simon-bennett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peterlang.com\/fr\/author-spotlight-dr-simon-bennett\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Spotlight – Dr. Simon Bennett"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In our first Author Spotlight of 2026, we are pleased to present Dr. Simon Bennett, whose recent publication, The Russia\u2013Ukraine War \u2013 Security Lessons<\/a><\/em> (Peter Lang, 2025), has attracted significant attention in the media and press. Dr. Bennett is a prolific scholar and commentator and has written extensively on the Russia\u2013Ukraine war for a wide range of academic and professional publications. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Dr. Bennett is the Series Editor of Systems Thinking for Safety<\/a>. The series draws on the success of systems-thinking approaches to safety management in commercial and military aviation, with a view to improving safety performance across other complex socio-technical systems, including healthcare, nuclear power generation, chemical production, oil and gas extraction, deep mining, and sea and rail transportation. The series is intended for practitioners, academics, and students alike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Bennett\u2019s research interests focus on the organisational, social, economic, and political origins of risk. He has worked closely with the National Police Air Service and the Royal Air Force and currently directs the Civil Safety and Security Unit at the University of Leicester, England. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His recent publications include Atomic Blackmail? The Weaponisation of Nuclear Facilities During the Russia\u2013Ukraine War<\/em> (Libri, 2023) andCorruption and the Management of Public Safety<\/em> (Routledge, 2024), alongside earlier works such as How Pilots Live<\/em><\/a> (Peter Lang, 2014), Aviation Safety and Security: The Importance of Teamwork, Leadership, Creative Thinking and Active Learning<\/em> (Libri, 2015), and Innovative Thinking in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management<\/em> (Routledge, 2012). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An aviation human-factors specialist, Dr. Bennett has accumulated approximately 1,500 hours of jump-seat observation and 200 hours on the ramp. His observational experience spans multiple aircraft types, including the Airbus A319, A320, A321, A300, and the Boeing 737 and 757. He has also observed police helicopter operations and undertaken extensive safety and emergency procedures training across several aircraft platforms. In addition, he has trained flight crew in fatigue-risk management and supported a Boeing 757 Line Operations Safety Audit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Russia-Ukraine War \u2013 Security Lessons <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

An analysis informed by sociological approaches to risk management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“As the Russia-Ukraine War sees its fourth year, this book provides a timely analysis of the successes and failures of Ukraine’s campaign to expel Russian forces from sovereign Ukrainian territory. Lessons are drawn using sociological approaches to risk management such as systems-thinking, organising for high-reliability, latent and active error, mindfulness, groupthink, strategic empathy, passive and active learning, single and double-loop learning, isomorphic learning and active foresight.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

‘The Russia-Ukraine War – Security Lessons’ <\/em>in Recent News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Bennett has been quoted and featured in multiple recent articles, with a selection featured below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n