Postgraduate - UnitAPG4655 - Theories and principles of international crisis management

On satisfactory completion of this subject, students will have developed research, critical thinking and writing of the highest academic standards.

Learning Objectives:

1. Critical understanding of the concepts behind human rights/international humanitarian law and international and regional strategies;
2. Critical understanding of field-based examples of crisis relief and response frameworks including integrated strategies that include humanitarian, social, political and security components;
3. Development of analytical skills that help to question the appropriateness of relief responses and interventions - eg the debate about the respective roles of humanitarian and military agencies, peace with justice, etc
4. Capacity for independent, self-motivated research;
5. Capacity to write lucid, critical, balanced assessments of crisis management;
6. Opportunities to specialise in particular areas of human rights/crisis management by the provision of world class research training and supervision.