International Relations Summer School (In-Person)

By any measure, we are living through an exceptionally turbulent period in international relations. Even if a widening of the conflict can be avoided, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have far reaching consequences which will likely take decades to resolve. From economic integration to military alliances, there has never been a more important time to understand how global power structures work, and how they are changing. IR is a diverse and fascinating discipline, which offers an enormous amount to students eager to improve their understanding of the world around them.

International Relations scholars strive to understand, and offer explanations for, the actions of states and international institutions, the relationships between them and the consequences when those relationships come under strain, or even break down altogether.

The kind of questions asked by IR scholars include why North and South Korea are still divided, why an international agreement on climate change is so hard to reach, why wars, like those in Ukraine, Syria, Libya or Iraq, break out, and how the international community responds to armed conflict in different parts of the globe, how America’s relationship with China is evolving, and what the long term consequences of Britain’s exit from the EU will be.

See a detailed schedule for this course.

This five-day course will include core theory, detailed case studies, and lots of exercises and debates to put your knowledge into practice. It is particularly recommended for anyone considering IR, War Studies, Politics, PPE or related disciplines at university, but is also suitable for anyone with an interest in discovering more about how world politics works.

For full booking details, please scroll down past the reviews.

By any measure, we are living through an exceptionally turbulent period in international relations. Even if a widening of the conflict can be avoided, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have far reaching consequences which will likely take decades to resolve. From economic integration to military alliances, there has never been a more important time to understand how global power structures work, and how they are changing. IR is a diverse and fascinating discipline, which offers an enormous amount to students eager to improve their understanding of the world around them.

International Relations scholars strive to understand, and offer explanations for, the actions of states and international institutions, the relationships between them and the consequences when those relationships come under strain, or even break down altogether.

The kind of questions asked by IR scholars include why North and South Korea are still divided, why an international agreement on climate change is so hard to reach, why wars, like those in Ukraine, Syria, Libya or Iraq, break out, and how the international community responds to armed conflict in different parts of the globe, how America’s relationship with China is evolving, and what the long term consequences of Britain’s exit from the EU will be.

See a detailed schedule for this course.

This five-day course will include core theory, detailed case studies, and lots of exercises and debates to put your knowledge into practice. It is particularly recommended for anyone considering IR, War Studies, Politics, PPE or related disciplines at university, but is also suitable for anyone with an interest in discovering more about how world politics works.

For full booking details, please scroll down past the reviews.