Qualification Awarded: PhD
Mode of Study: Full-time attendance, presence required in daytime schedule
Language: EN
Main scientific area: Political Science and Citizenship
Duration: 4 Year(s)
ECTS Credits: 240
Accreditations: A3ES | 2019-07-31 a 2025-07-30
Anual Fee: 2000 €
Presentation
The Doctoral Programme in International Politics and Conflict Resolution focuses on the interdisciplinary study of international politics, and is oriented towards advanced competency training in reading contemporary international politics, with special emphasis on studying the dynamics of international strife, be it from the viewpoint of causes and signs of emerging conflicts, or from the viewpoint of theoretical and technical instruments for conflict resolution, thus endeavouring to combine the agendas of research in conflict studies and those of peace studies. The programme seeks to develop specialized knowledge of contemporary international conflicts, and an understanding of available tools for the post-cold war world.
This Programme was, until last year, integrated in the European network CASPIAN (http://caspianet.eu/), with leading universities in this area, in a proposal which represents innovation in Portuguese academic life and which sets out to confirm Coimbra University as a centre of excellence in the study and debate of International Relations. The Programme is offered in collaboration with the Centre for Social Studies (CES), providing students to participate in a vibrant multidisciplinary and highly internationalised scientific community.
Testimonies
This PhD is a benchmark within the critical approaches to IR and Peace Studies. Moreover, it has a feature that makes it exceptional: faculty and students are defined by multidisciplinarity, but, above all, by academic rigor, passion and respect, essential ingredients for a fruitful guidance."
The possibility of experiencing/hearing contrasting "worlds/voices" that merge and/or complement the process-building of critical and encompassing knowledge is one of the aspects that has fascinated me the most in my path at CES and in the Doctoral Program in International Politics and Conflict Resolution.
I chose CES for its research diversity. I felt it could be a place to grow academically and allow me to contribute in a meaningful way. The research centre is a meeting point of the world where diversity goes far beyond the range of subjects and study, but also provides a global community of people who are passionate in contributing to an active learning space.