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MA Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies

Taught in the Richardson Institute, this programme explores in depth how protracted conflicts can be, and are, resolved. It draws together a theoretical understanding of conflict and conflict resolution, comparative analysis of a number of contemporary conflicts, and a detailed analysis of one in particular.
The course aims to develop practical skills in conflict analysis and conflict resolution as well as exploring the difficulties of this approach, and draws on a special collection of material about peacemaking and conflict. Field trips to learn about areas of conflict or to visit NGOs involved in conflict resolution are encouraged.

Core Modules

  • PPR400: Theory and Method in Postgraduate Studies
  • PPR420: Conflict Management in Contemporary Conflicts

Elective Modules

Please note that the availability of elective modules varies from year to year. For currently available modules, please check the course handbook.

  • PPR401: Independent Study Module
  • PPR410: Major Approaches to the Study of International Relations
  • PPR411: Approaches to Peace Studies
  • PPR412: International Organisation and Foreign Policy
  • PPR413: Globalisation, the State & Democracy in the Third World
  • PPR414: US Foreign Policy
  • PPR415: International Political Economy and the 'Digital Age'
  • PPR416: States, Markets and Globalisation
  • PPR417: The European Union
  • PPR418: Politics & International Relations of the Middle East
  • PPR420: Conflict Management and Contemporary Conflicts
  • PPR421: Comparative Defence Policy
  • PPR422: Security and Modernity
  • PPR423: Globalisation: Its Meanings, Causes and Consequences
  • PPR424: Conflict, International Intervention & Global Governance
  • PPR425: Theorising Security and War
  • PPR426: Political Theory and Modernity: Order, Value, and Critique
  • PPR427: Politics and Policymaking in the UK
  • PPR428: Gender, War and Security in International Relations
  • PPR429: Politics and Policy-Making in Liberal Democracy
  • PPR430: Theories and Concepts in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
  • PPR431: Issues and Practice in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
  • PPR433: Social Capital: Making Democracy Work
  • PPR434: Diasporas and Minorities of the Middle East
  • PPR435: International Relations and Politics of South Asia

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