Guide to Ph.D. Programs in Conflict Resolution and Related Fields

Many individuals around the world are interested in doing graduate work in Peace and Conflict Resolution at the MA or Ph.D. level. This guide is focused solely on Ph.D. level programs. If you're interested in MA level programs, please consult the MA guide.

Several colleagues at Eastern Mennonite University, in their Conflict Transformation Program have put together a list of Ph.D. programs related to peace and conflict resolution. Click on Download PeaceandconflictPhdPrograms.doc to download the list in a Word Document or see below. We would like to continue to build this list and thus would welcome suggestions of other Ph.D. programs in the world that have a strong focus on peace and conflict.

PH.D. PROGRAMS IN PEACE STUDIES and CONFLICT RESOLUTION/TRANSFORMATION
(adopted from the list assembled by Eastern Mennonite University)

Please note, the programs are not listed in any order of preference. Prospective students are strongly encouraged to thoroughly research each program before applying. Please feel free to suggest additional programs.

1. George Mason University, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Virginia – Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution http://icar.gmu.edu

2. Nova Southeastern University, Florida - Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution http://shss.nova.edu/Academic_Programs/DoctoralPrograms/PhdDCAR.html

3. University of Denver, Colorado, Ph.D. in International Relations http://www.du.edu/gsis/degrees/phd.html

4. American University, Washington, DC – Ph.D. in International Relations with a Concentration in International Peace and Conflict Resolution
http://www.american.edu/sis/admissions/graduate.htm

5. Georgetown University, Washington, DC – Ph.D. in Government (can do International Relations Focus)
http://www3.georgetown.edu/departments/government/programs/graduate...

6. Simon Fraser University, British Columbia (Canada)- Ph.D. in Criminology with Restorative Justice Focus
http://students.sfu.ca/calendar/G%20Arts%20and%20Social%20Sc4.html

7. Syracuse University, New York – Ph.D. in Public Administration; Links with Program on Analysis and Resolution of Conflict http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/pa/programs/phd/

8. Arizona State University, Arizona – Ph.D. in Justice Studies
http://www.asu.edu/clas/justice/graduate/phd/phd-info.html

9. University of Bradford, England – Ph.D. in Peace Studies
http://www.brad.ac.uk/peace/courses/

10. University of New England, Australia – Ph.D. in Peace Studies
http://www.une.edu.au/study/peace-studies/

11. Notre Dame University, Indiana, US - offers a Ph.D. in peace studies in partnership with Notre Dame’s departments of history, political science, psychology, and sociology. http://kroc.nd.edu/programs/phd

12. University of Manitoba, Canada - Ph.D. in Peace and Conflict Studies
http://www.umanitoba.ca/colleges/st_pauls/mauro_centre/peace_confli...

13. Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppssala University, Sweden - Ph.D. Peace and Conflict Research http://www.pcr.uu.se/education/phd.htm

14. Fletcher School, Tufts University, Massachusetts, US - Ph.D. offers concentration in International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution as well as human security. http://fletcher.tufts.edu/phd/default.shtml

15. The National Centre for Peace And Conflict Studies, at the University of Otago, Dunedin New Zealand is New Zealand’s first Centre to combine global cross-disciplinary expertise on the issues of development, peacebuilding and conflict transformation. It offers postgraduate programs at the Masters and PhD level.

16. Mahidol University, Thailand, Ph.D. Program in Human Rights and Peace Studies - as the only PhD in human rights and peace in Asia, this Programme offers its students the unique opportunity to engage in depth with these two important issues in the world today.

17. Kenessaw State University, Georgia, US, is now offering a Ph.D. in International Conflict Management starting in fall 2010.

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Comment by ronald nare on January 17, 2013 at 6:36am: Thank for the list Craig

I have noted that the Atlanta International University has a flexible PHD programme ("distance") which sounds great, but l do know very little about the university. Would anyone volunteer more information about the credibility and strength of that university...

Ronald

Comment by Sahro Ahmed-Koshin on December 9, 2012 at 2:30pm: What a great collection! Very useful indeed!

Comment by Aminu Adamu Bello on August 1, 2012 at 10:12am: Wow. I hope one place is mine. Working against next academic session! Thanks a bunch!

Comment by Arif Khalil on December 22, 2011 at 12:16pm: Thanks... great sharing.

Comment by Travis Warrington on August 3, 2011 at 11:48am: To compliment Craig's list, please look into The Heller School's MA program in Coexistence & Conflict's website that lists many more PhD programs (this page will be available shortly but please stay tuned http://heller.brandeis.edu/academic/ma-coex/index.html)

Comment by Egwuatu U ONYEJELEM on July 27, 2011 at 1:33am: Kindly add the following to MA and PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies Programmes on the PCDN database:

The University of Ibadan, Nigeria, offers MA, MPhil and PhD programmes in Peace and Conflict Studies at the Institute of African Studies of the university:

www.pgschoolui.com, www.pgs.ui.edu.ng/, http://pgs.ui.edu.ng/

Please not that the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CEPACS) is a completely different centre dedicated to the professional master’s degree course in refugee and humanitarian studies while the MA and PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies are academic programmes resident in the Institute of African Studies of the university

Again, related undergraduate and graduate programmes are also run in a number of the well over 120 public, private and mission universities across the country, to which anyone can gain access by using the search engine, and I can tell you that academic research in Nigeria is very robust.

Comment by mike hayes on July 21, 2011 at 2:54am: For the Mahidol program, the new web page address is:

http://www.humanrights-mu.org/index.php/offer/phd-hp-inter

Or you easy find it by googling the title

Thanks

Comment by Bhanu Parajuli on July 21, 2011 at 12:10am: Thanks for the valuable information.

bhanu

Comment by Kristina Poghosyan on July 20, 2011 at 1:58pm: Thanks a lot for information.

Here is one more PhD Programme: Conflict Studies and Management Programme (CSMP) at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt

http://www.mladiinfo.com/2011/06/27/phd-in-conflict-studies-and-man...

Comment by peace on July 20, 2011 at 11:05am: Hi Craig

Will you please add the following in this network about the institution offering Ph.D. Program?

Institute of Religion, Culture and Peace

Payap University, Chiang Mai

Thailand

Website: www.ircp.payap.ac.th

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