Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and Development (MSc)
Study why and how, in countries around the world, people mobilize around ethnic, racial, religious and social identities, and explore the role of political institutions in mitigating conflicts that arise from such mobilization.
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Join in creating solutions to tackle political tensions internationally
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Diversity often maps to inequality and can pose questions about representation, redistribution, justice and recognition. These are highly contentious issues, frequently leading to conflict between ethnic, social, racial, or religious groups in countries around the world. Such conflicts have great impact on contemporary societies. This specialisation studies these issues, their political dimensions and their formal and informal institutional solutions.
Identity and mobilization, participation and polarization
Some of the questions the specialisation addresses are: How does identity impact political mobilization, participation and polarization? How should we understand phenomena such as nationalism, federalism, and multiculturalism? How to organize democracy in a diverse country, what type of democracy works best to reduce inequality among ethnic groups?
You will be exposed and contribute to state of the art literature, current debates and research on these topics.
‘An international classroom’
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This Political Science master’s specialisation has a ‘dual masters arrangement’ with Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Bologna, Italy. This allows you to earn a second degree, if you graduate from this specialisation and satisfy SAIS’s admission criteria. Then you can spend your first or second year in SAIS’ Master of Arts in International Affairs (MAIA) and may be given a full year’s credit towards this two-year research-oriented programme.
Students must apply for both programmes separately and satisfy each programme’s entry and financial requirements. A joint-thesis option is available for students enrolled in both programs. Please consult SAIS’s admissions information or contact their admissions department. For information about the admission requirements of our programme, see the ‘Admission and application’ section on this site.
