- Learning to gain and assess relevant empirical and theoretical knowledge concerning the course's topic at an advanced level
- Learning to operationalise knowledge and analytical skills, for example by preparing propositions for discussion and conducting research on the basis of a given question at an advanced level
- Learning to present research results, both orally and in writing, in a clear and well-structured way, at an advanced level
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The elective on Security and Conflict combines cutting-edge advances in theory and historiography with new empirical findings on political conflict and security. Issues of collective violence, war and (in)security are studied from a range of theoretical angles and methodologies.
We aim to understand and explain international issues and processes with a particular focus on the way governing practices of conflict and security intersect with particular threat perceptions, knowledge practices and histories of intervention.
The exact topics of this elective can vary from year to year, but they range from military violence to terrorism and intelligence. In each year’s MA-programme book the available topics will be described in depth.
The topic at stake will be approached from a wide range of perspectives. International relations, domestic social and political relations, geographical position, technological developments, experiences in the recent and far past, institutional interests and cultural factors: all of these dimensions influence how states or other entities perceive threats against their security and how they respond to these.
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