International Relations (Research)

Take on global challenges in the 21st century – interpret events, identify trends and make informed judgments about the future. Engage with world politics, global environmental change, terrorism, governance in cyberspace, and conflict resolution with insight and clarity.

Explore real-world issues and key policy areas, and learn from leading experts who advise governments and shape debates. Our alumni, who form an international network, have used this programme as a springboard into foreign offices and diplomatic services, the UN, EU and OECD, the IRC, Amnesty International, and other NGOs, as well as businesses with an international outlook.

Research interests span conflict analysis and resolution, political theory and European politics. The breadth of expertise within the School enables us to provide research supervision on a very wide range of topics across the area of International Relations.

Current projects of students studying in this area include:

Evolving Sino-South Korean Relations: Interplay between National Identity and Interests
NAFTA-Land Security: The Mérida Initiative, Transnational Threats, and U.S. Security Projection in Mexico
Mediation as a Preventive Diplomacy Instrument: A Comparative Study of International Mediation in Cyprus and Northern Ireland
Readdressing the relationship between political philosophy and International Organisations
The Land of Maybe: Faroese Foreign Policy Decision-Making at the European Crossroads
A Phronetic Approach to the Theory and Practice of Humanitarian Intervention