TY - STAND AU - Bruno Oliveira Martins AU - Neven Ahmad AB - This chapter addresses the central role played by dual-use technologies in security and defence research policies of the European Union. It puts forward the argument that the EU’s strong incentives to these technologies – on the grounds of its potential for generating economic, industrial and innovation synergies between the civilian and the military domains – are a political choice that have relevant consequences in the security politics of the Union. BT - Routledge DA - 2020-06-10 DO - 10.4324/9780429351846-4 N1 - The chapter provides an overview of the main academic debates surrounding the concept of dual-use technologies in different academic fields and it contributes to these discussions through a Science and Technology Studies-inspired analysis of the EU reality. Our contribution argues for the necessity of further dialogue between intellectual traditions emanating from STS and critical approaches to security and military studies. N2 - This chapter addresses the central role played by dual-use technologies in security and defence research policies of the European Union. It puts forward the argument that the EU’s strong incentives to these technologies – on the grounds of its potential for generating economic, industrial and innovation synergies between the civilian and the military domains – are a political choice that have relevant consequences in the security politics of the Union. PY - 2020 T2 - Routledge TI - The security politics of innovation Dual-use technology in the EU’s security research programme UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429351846-4/security-politics-innovation-bruno-oliveira-martins-neven-ahmad ER -