Political Science: War and Peace in a World in Transition

Education facts

Code: STVN13

<p>The course aims to provide a theoretical and empirical orientation of different explanations and analyses of contemporary wars and attempts to achieve a more peaceful world.</p><p>This course is offered as an elective course in the Master of Science Programme in Political Science and as a single subject course. The language of instruction is English. </p><p>The course focuses on how war as an institution is transformed and the consequences this transformation has on warfare, security, and peace support operations in different parts of the world. Particular emphasis is placed on the interplay between normative assumptions about war and peace and how these ideas affect issues such as legitimacy, justice, and security. </p><p>The course also addresses peace in practice through empirical analyses of specific peace-building models and peace-making strategies in regions such as Africa, the Middle East, and the Balkans.</p>

Entry requirements

150 credits in fully completed courses of which 90 credits including a Bachelor's degree essay is in Political Science or Peace and Conflict Studies.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Political Science: War and Peace in a World in Transition

  Lund University

  Lund

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 28 March 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %