International Relations (School of)
Our research is focused around three broad themes: conflict, peace and security; the evolving character of global and supra-national institutions; and the interpenetration of civil societies and international relations. In addition we have major strengths in area studies which help to ground our research into these broad thematic areas. Some of this activity is carried out under the umbrella of our various research centres, some within other collaborative contexts both within and outside the university, and some by individual researchers.
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#Legitimacy : public legitimation strategies of international organizations on social media
(2025-07-01) - ThesisSocial media is extensively used by international organizations (IOs) and provides them with novel opportunities to engage their audiences. The scholarly literature has yet to thoroughly explore the implications of the new ... -
Peacemongering : Russian intervention in the Syrian conflict
(2025-07-01) - ThesisThe Syrian civil war has been raging for over a decade. Russian military intervention in the conflict is the first of its kind outside of the former Soviet Union, since its collapse, offering a rare insight into peacemaking ... -
Strategic use of law in outer space
(2025-07-01) - ThesisOuter space is crucial to the functioning of the modern state – any state – and is indispensable to the great powers as an economic and military force multiplier. Developments of recent years have accelerated the battle ... -
Peace durability and sustainability in Nepal
(2024-12-03) - ThesisAs armed conflicts continue to disrupt “peace” in human societies, it has become crucial to explore frameworks and strategies aimed at addressing the roots of ongoing violence and to explore sustainable peace. This thesis ... -
Drones, war and diplomacy : concepts and (in-)coherence?
(2025-07-01) - ThesisIn 2001, with the initiation of the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in response to the 9/11 attacks, drones began to emerge more clearly from under the cloak of secrecy that had long shrouded them. The ‘drone debate’ ensued ...
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