Brian Leopoldo Brivati[1] is a British historian. He was a professor of contemporary history[2] at Kingston University and worked as a director of the John Smith memorial trust from 2008 to 2012.[3]
Brivati is a specialist in designing and delivering professional development, leadership and bespoke training programmes for government, NGOS, the private sector and overseas clients.[citation needed] He also works as a special adviser to politicians, government departments and civil society organisations in Central and Eastern Europe, Iraq and other Middle East countries.[citation needed]
Brivati's academic career evolved from public policy, political history and biography into the teaching of Human Rights.[citation needed] His research interests are focussed on the interface between human rights and cyber security, the evolving nature of conflict, and the place of genocide and crimes against humanity in contemporary politics.[citation needed] Before joining PGI, he was Professor of Human Rights and Life Writing at Kingston University and is still a visiting Lecturer there.[citation needed]
He is academic director of the PGI Cyber Academy[5] and an adviser to Cleave and Co,[citation needed] and co-chair of the Kurdish Genocide UK advisory council.[citation needed] He also sits on the editorial boards of Total Politics and the IPPR Journal.[citation needed] Brivati is a frequent contributor to print and broadcast media and a keynote and guest lecturer on a range of topics in the UK and abroad.[citation needed]
Brivati is a director of The Stabilisation and Recovery Network.[6][7][8][9]
Works
Brivati, Brian, ed. (22 February 2022). Losing Afghanistan: The Fall of Kabul and the End of Western Intervention. Biteback Publishing. ISBN978-1-78590-732-6.
Brivati, Brian (20 July 2021). Icarus: The Life and Death of the Abraaj Group. Biteback Publishing. ISBN978-1-78590-722-7.
Brivati, Brian (2021). Arif Naqvi's Abraaj Group & the Geopolitics of Karachi Electric. Vanguard Books. ISBN978-969-402-642-8.
Brivati, Brian (2007). The End of Decline: Blair and Brown in Power. Politico's. ISBN978-1-84275-171-8.
Bale, Tim; Brivati, Brian (11 September 2002). New Labour in Power: Precedents and Prospects. Routledge. ISBN978-1-134-68114-3.
Brivati, Brian; Heffernan, Richard, eds. (8 May 2000). The Labour Party: A Centenary History. Springer. ISBN978-0-230-59558-3.