MA in INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT ANALYSIS
Why study International Conflict Analysis?
Conflict, in its many forms, has been a permanent feature of human society. While not all conflict is destructive, the violent conduct of conflict has caused innumerable deaths and indescribable pain and suffering. It is this kind of deadly conflict that International Conflict Analysis addresses. It tries to understand its causes, to explain its effects and to describe its dynamics in order to prepare
actors, be they state governments, international organisations or individuals, to better manage conflict peacefully, or to prevent it in the first place. This degree examines the major theories and leading practices of conflict and conflict resolution in international affairs, supplementing theory with detailed case studies. Topics include risk analysis, negotiation, mediation, conference diplomacy, twin track diplomacy, third party intervention, peace keeping, peace making, and coercive diplomacy. The programme includes simulation exercises.
Programme structure
Full-time students complete the MA in International Conflict Analysis over twelve months, part-time students typically over two years but flexible arrangements are also possible. The programme comprises 6 taught modules - 2 compulsory and 4 optional - followed by a dissertation. Modules are based on lectures, seminars and individual work and are each worth 20 credits [10 ECTS]. The dissertation is a
12,000-word piece of supervised individual research worth 60 credits [30 ECTS]. Assessment is by coursework and examinations.
You are welcome to contact the Director of Studies:
Professor Hugh Miall
Department of Politics & IR
University of Kent
Canterbury CT2 7NX
United Kingdom
Email: A.H.Miall@kent. ac.uk
Tel. +44-(0)1227- 824734
Module outline
Core modules:
- International Relations Theory
- Theories of Conflict and Violence
- The Scale of Conflict Management: Tools and Concepts
- The Origins of Strategic Thought
- Philosophy and Methodology of Politics and International Relations
- Dissertation
Optional modules:
- International Relations Theory
- Negotiation and Mediation
- Theories of Conflict and Violence
- History of Conflict
- Conflict Resolution in World Politics
- The Origins of Strategic Thought
- The European Union in the World
- Decision-Making in the European Union
- European Public Policy
- Federalism and Federal Political Systems
- Comparative Federal Political Systems
- Comparative Democratisation
- Comparative Political Institutions
- International Finance
- Sociology of Identity and Globalisation
Further information
http://www.kent. ac.uk/politics/ prospectivepg/ pgdegreeprogramm es/maica. html
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Funding
British Chevening Scholarships: http://www.chevenin g.com/
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