Conflict, Development and Security - MA

This MA is particularly relevant if you are considering employment in the field of humanitarian assistance and post-conflict reconstruction. It is also relevant if you are a practitioner wishing to study the politics of aid. The programme builds on critical policy research and consultancy that has been completed for a wide range of international organisations.

The programme addresses the increasing overlap between ‘development’ and ‘security’ and explores the significance of globalisation for the emergence of internal, regionalised and networked forms of conflict and instability.

This analysis will broaden your understanding of the present crisis in global security as you go on to study the recent and current responses in humanitarian, developmental and security terms, particularly the links between aid and politics.

Course Structure

You will study a range of modules as part of your course, some examples of which are listed below.

Core

• Theory and Methods in Postgraduate Studies
• Theorising Security and War
• Dissertation (Standard)

Optional

• Globalisation and Democratisation
• Conflict Management and Contemporary Conflicts
• Issues and Practice in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
• International Relations and Politics of South Asia
• Theory and Concepts in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
• Independent Study Module
• Politics and International Relations of the Middle East
• Public Policy
• Major Approaches to the Study of International Relations
• Studying Religion
• Sources of Indian Religion and Philosophy
• Paternalism, autonomy and consent

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

Visit the Conflict, Development and Security - MA page on the Lancaster University website for more details!