MA/MS in International Security

The track, part of the master's in International Relations, focuses on strategy and diplomacy, peace and war, and power politics and international order, centred on the phenomenon of violence and its theoretical analysis. Military security has traditionally dominated the field and remains central, but since the end of the Cold War other concerns have also featured, including environmental security, such as climate change and industrial hazards, societal security built around group identities, and economic security concerning welfare and development, each shaping how the causes, prevention, management and resolution of violent conflict are studied. The track also draws on the constructivist turn in International Relations, including the Risk Society approach, the Copenhagen School, and Critical Security Studies.