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Conflict and Security

This concentration is designed for students who wish to develop a professional or academic interest in the areas of conflict, conflict prevention, and security. The course offerings, the selection of speakers, the research of associated faculty, and the practical work by students conducted in the concentration reflect a number of core beliefs. We share a sense that the fields of conflict and security are changing quickly; that it is crucial to explore the relationship of conflict and security to other areas such as socioeconomic development, social welfare, and humanitarianism; and that emerging professionals in this area must combine both conceptual understanding and practical tools.

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Today, the word “security” appears in a bewildering array of contexts: human security, economic security, national security, social security, and homeland security, to name only a few in a burgeoning field. This terminological diversity reflects a changing institutional landscape. Humanitarian organizations find themselves engaged in military problems; military organizations find themselves engaged in reconstruction and …

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Core Faculty Everita Silina Ph.D., Syracuse University Louis Bickford Ph.D., McGill University Anna DiLellio Ph.D., Columbia University David Gold Ph.D., Economics, City University of New York Sean Jacobs Ph.D., Politics, University of London L.H.M Ling PhD, MIT Erin McCandless Ph.D., American University   Students

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