Liberal Arts and Sciences - Global Challenges with a major in World Politics Leiden University

Overview

Political conflict is a key driver of many of these interactions and this can escalate into wars and insurgencies, but it can also produce better understanding and cooperation. Liberal Arts and Sciences - Global Challenges with a major in World Politics degree course is offered at Leiden University.

Key Facts

In the World Politics Major, we examine interactions between states, and between states and non-state actors, including multinational corporations, nongovernmental organisations, civil societies, diasporas and armed groups. We start from the assumption that political inter-group conflict is a key driver of these interactions, which can escalate into armed conflicts, or can be managed, resolved and transformed through improved forms of cooperation

In this major, we examine questions such as....

• Why do governments go to war? How can this be prevented?

• How is foreign policy made and how does diplomacy work in practice?

• Will the rise of China be peaceful?

• What lessons can be learned from the failed peacebuilding efforts in Afghanistan?

• What can international and regional organizations do to facilitate cooperation on key governance issues,

• such as global warming and mass migration?

Accreditation

NVAO