MSc Politics and International Relations (International Politics and Security)

SOAS University of London

MSc Politics and International Relations (International Politics and Security) applicants should apply for MSc Politics and International Relations but can decide to follow the International Politics and Security pathway upon arrival by choosing the pathway’s required combination of modules. The International Politics and Security pathway considers a number of important questions: Why do wars happen. Is global peace possible. How is power exercised in international politics. What are the conditions for cooperation among states. How does migration challenge and change the international political order. Students examine orthodox answers to such questions and, drawing on SOAS’s unrivalled expertise in the politics of the Global South, interrogate them through a variety of critical and non-Western lenses. Students also utilise different theoretical lenses in combination with SOAS’s rich empirical expertise, exploring the dynamics of world politics from the distinctive perspectives of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. We also interrogate how the study and practice of international politics is informed by questions of empire, colonialism, race, gender, and class.

Politics and International Studies