Deepen your professional and analytical skills to tackle political, ethical and practical tensions in the fields of security, conflict and human rights.This course brings together research perspectives from disciplines such as political science, sociology and psychology, as well as interdisciplinary perspectives such as gender studies and international development.<br>You will complete a significant piece of research that aims to enable you to contribute to the academic community.<br>This PhD is designed to support interdisciplinary research into security, conflict and human rights. It is broad in its scope, ranging from political theory debates over the nature and demands of ‘justice' to empirical analysis of conflict and security dilemmas in different parts of the world, and from micro-level studies of violence at the individual or household level to questions of justice and equality in a rapidly changing world.The research promoted under this area is united by a concern to move beyond disciplinary boundaries in understanding these challenges and a concern with the implications of research for policy and political action to improve the security and livelihoods of the vulnerable and excluded.