Peace Studies

Nalanda University

The School of International Relations and Peace Studies (SIPS) at Nalanda University is dedicated to educating and shaping the next generation of global leaders, committed to fostering peace and understanding in an increasingly complex world. Our Master of International Relations and Peace Studies two year full time residential degree programme provides academic knowledge with real-world application, and skills necessary to successfully negotiate the complexities of global politics. SIPS offers a distinctive learning environment where students get an in-depth knowledge of global dynamics and develop the skills necessary for conflict resolution and peace-building, achieved through the school’s interdisciplinary approach, knowledgeable faculty, and global viewpoint.

University of Mysore

Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies: The Peace and Conflict Resolution programme was launched in the academic year of 2011 at Gandhi Bhavan (one of the first Gandhi Bhavans to be established in India, way back in 1962), University of Mysore. This course happens to be the first of its kind in South India with other very few courses on similar lines in North India launched in Indian Universities. In different settings, this field of study is known variously as "peace and conflict studies," "peace and security studies," "peace and world order studies," "justice and reconciliation studies," and so on. What distinguishes this field from others; however, is a concern with the modalities of peace and the methods of peacemaking. This course is expected to focus towards interdisciplinary explorations on conflict resolution, peace building, humanitarian assistance, and other alternative mechanisms that seek to prevent and control violence, analyze the causes of war and systemic oppression, and explores processes by which conflict and change can be managed so as to maximize justice while minimizing violence. It is a multidisciplinary study, encompassing elements of political science, geography, economics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, international relations, history, anthropology, war studies, journalism, nuclear disarmament, diplomacy, religious studies, defense studies and gender studies, as well as a variety of others.

Indonesia Defense University (Universitas Pertahanan)

Magister Damai dan Resolusi Konflik. The Peace and Conflict Resolution master's programme belongs to the Faculty of National Security at the Republic of Indonesia Defense University (Unhan RI). Over 18 to 24 months and 42 credits it trains academics and practitioners in peace and conflict resolution, with theses on topics such as land-tenure conflicts and Indonesia's mediation role in the South China Sea, and joint work on Aceh's peace process.

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Magister Perdamaian dan Resolusi Konflik. The Master's programme in Peace and Conflict Resolution (MPRK) at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, established in 2001, was the first graduate programme in Indonesia and Southeast Asia dedicated to peace and conflict studies. It develops analytical and practical capacities for nonviolent conflict transformation in Indonesia and the region, addressing communal and religious conflict, natural resource disputes and peacebuilding in a diverse, decentralised society.

Dublin City University

MA in International Security and Conflict Studies. What are the drivers and dynamics of conflict? What methods work for resolving and managing conflict? How can civilians be protected from harm? What have we learned about effective peacekeeping? What is the role of dialogue, multi-track diplomacy, and reconciliation? These are some of the pressing questions addressed by researchers in the Peace and Conflict cluster.

University of Dublin

International Peace Studies (M.Phil. / P.Grad.Dip.): a one-year full-time (two-year part-time) course examining the causes and consequences of war and armed conflict, with a view to understanding how sustainable peace can be achieved. It draws on politics, international relations, philosophy, sociology, ethics and conflict resolution. Topics include the politics of peace and conflict, forced displacement and peacebuilding, conflict resolution and negotiation across worldviews, human rights, the UN and conflict resolution, and gender in war and peace. The course includes an internship module and field trips to Belfast and UN Geneva.

The programme is taught by the Discipline of Peace Studies in the School of Religion, Theology and Peace Studies, which also offers an M.Phil. in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation in Belfast and a structured PhD programme.

University of Limerick

Peace and Development Studies: this programme introduces students to key debates about conflict resolution, peacebuilding and processes of economic and political development. As such, a prime objective of this programme is to provide students with awareness of the complexities of peacebuilding and development in diverse global case studies, thereby encouraging graduates who can contribute effectively in these areas at a professional level.

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

International Security Studies: security studies have become a crucial domain to analyse and understand the challenges of international politics. From traditional ideas of security related to armed conflicts and national security to non-traditional concerns such as energy crises, migration, terrorism, pandemics and climate change, security studies represent a framework for the analysis of multi-level challenges to our global society. The Master’s Degree in International Security Studies (MISS) provides the students with both theoretical and practical perspectives on the dynamics of contemporary security, as well as on the evaluation of responses, and their implications.

Università di Pisa

Peace Sciences: the Interdisciplinary Centre “Sciences for Peace” (CISP-Centro Interdisciplinare Scienze per la Pace) is a “University Centre for Training and Research” established in 1998. CISP is a reference point for professors and researchers at the University of Pisa who wish to carry out research, training and teaching activities – or, more generally, cultural promotion – related to the construction of sustainable peace. With “sustainable peace” we mean not merely the absence (real or illusory) of war, but a goal to pursue by working for social justice, dealing with the non-violent resolution of conflicts, repudiating violent means and proscribing war in any case. CISP is a key reference point for the teaching activities developed in the Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Courses in “Peace Sciences”.

University of Padova

MA Human Rights and Multi-level Governance. The University of Padova offers a two-year, 120-ECTS master's in Human Rights and Multi-level Governance, taught entirely in English and linked to the university's Human Rights Centre "Antonio Papisca". The programme has a strong policy- and action-oriented approach, and up to five students can earn a double degree by spending their second year at the University of Wrocław.