Research
Current Research and Degree Programmes
CARC’s research covers theoretical themes on conflict, cooperation and international security; empirical studies of ongoing conflicts, peace-building and human rights; international energy and environmental issues; the role of the EU and other international organizations in conflict management; and state failure and reconstruction.
Recently funded research projects include:
- INFOCON: FP7 project on Transnational Communities and Conflicts ( Prof. Hugh Miall)
- Energy Security in the 21st Century (Dr. Doug Stokes)
- EU and NATO roles in State-Building in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Dr. Gulnur Aybet & Dr. Florian Bieber)
- The Yukos Affair and the global energy market (Prof. Richard Sakwa)
- UNHCR and refugees in Africa (Dr. Anne Hammerstad)
- Peacekeeping and the Status of Women (Dr. Ismene Gizelis)
- Energy Analysis Centre (Dr. Amelia Hadfield)
- Leadership Competition (Dr. Frank Grundig)
- Monitoring EU Strategy in Central Asia (Dr. Neil Melvin)
- Islamic Conflicts (Dr. Neil Melvin)
- Military Abuses of Human Rights (Dr. Doug Stokes & Dr. Ruth Blakeley)
- Dynamics of inter-state co-operation (Dr. Frank Grundig)
- Climate Change and Conflict (Prof. Hugh Miall)
- Politics of European Gas Pipelines (Dr. Amelia Hadfield)
- Collapsed states, state functions and civil society in Lebanon, Somalia and Iraq (Dr. Ersun Kurtulus)
Research bids pending include:
Research bids in preparation include:
The aim of the CARC is to develop research clusters around these and other themes. The intention is that the clusters will include at least one member of the academic staff and at least one PhD student and be associated with a funded research project or consultancy.
Kent University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate; Masters and PhD options in fields related to the interests of the Centre (see www.kent.ac.uk/politics). There are a range of relevant undergraduate degrees including a BA in Peace, Security and Conflict and MA and PhD programmes in International Conflict Analysis. All programmes can be done on either a full-time or part time basis. The University of the Transmanche offers an MA in Conflict, Peace and Identity in which students divide their time studying in the UK and France, and we offer a range of undergraduate programmes which offer years abroad in Europe and elsewhere. Similar developments are under way at the MA level.
For further information contact Prof. Hugh Miall