The conflict and security concentration is designed for students who wish to develop a professional or academic interest in international conflicts, conflict prevention, and national and transnational security. Drawing on current faculty expertise, the concentration emphasizes
- The nature and causes of conflicts and practices in the field of conflict resolution and peacemaking
- The economics of conflict and security, particularly the relationships between conflict and economic development
- Changing paradigms and practices of “security” at the national and transnational levels
