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International Politics and Ethnic Conflict

Director of Research Professor Adrian Guelke

The International Politics and Ethnic Conflict (IPEC) cluster reflects the research interests of members of the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, in relation to the discipline of International Relations and the sub-discipline of Comparative Politics in particular relation to ethno-national conflicts. It also encompasses area specialists on the Middle East, Africa and Europe, as well as specialists in security studies, cultural studies, international political economy and international history. The reference in the name of the cluster to ethnic conflict provides an indication of a special interest in the cluster in the study of the Politics of Deeply Divided Societies, taking account of the fact of the location of the university in such a society, the research interests of staff and the many PhD students we supervise in this area.

The Centre for the Study of Ethnic Conflict has provided a focus for this interest in its networking, holding of public lectures etc., as it will do in the future. Aims of the cluster include the promotion of intellectual co-operation among colleagues in these fields so as to facilitate joined-up thinking on these issues that takes advantage of the diverse interests and expertise within the cluster, as well as the promotion of intellectual exchanges among members of the cluster to provide a stimulating environment for the development of members of the cluster, both in collaborative research and in other activities, such as seminars. Members of the cluster are also involved with the University initiative on Conflict Transformation, Identities and Human Rights. They are editors and on the editorial boards of key journals in the fields of international politics and ethno-national politics as well as other subject areas.

The seminar program can be found here.

Details of Political Cinema Evenings available here.

Some IPEC talks are available to download as audio files here

Members of the research cluster:

Stefan Andreasson
Mike Bourne
Dan Bulley     
Ralph Dietl
Adrian Guelke
Debbie Lisle
Beverley Milton-Edwards

Peter McLoughlin
Ephraim Nimni

Members of staff with a secondary association in the research cluster:

Andrew Baker
Shane O'Neill
David Phinnemore

Research students associated with the cluster: