地缘政治、资源和领土

Our Geopolitics, Resources and Territory MA is a unique
multidisciplinary programme that has a dual focus on the territorial and
resource-related aspects of inter-state relations, bringing together
the legal side of things in as much detail as the social sciences. It
delivers research-led teaching on critical and fundamental questions
relating to international boundaries, sovereignty disputes and
environmental geopolitics. This is supplemented with teaching and
guidance from leading external practitioners in the field of
international dispute resolution and environmental management.

You’ll study a topic that has been taught at King’s for 24 years. This
MA programme draws on the wealth of experience of its successful
predecessor, the Geopolitics, Territory and Security MA, which has
produced alumni in the fields of international civil service and
diplomacy, international law, academia, NGOs and specialised political
and security risk agencies.

You’ll be taught by leading academic specialists with extensive policy
networks and experience and practising international lawyers to gain an
understanding that goes above and beyond traditional international
relations perspectives. You won’t just learn about geopolitics - you’ll
study the causes of international strife, the consequences of it, and
the solutions.

You’ll learn how to apply critical scrutiny of resource and territorial
disputes involving - as you might expect in a geography department - a
clear focus on their spatial manifestations. You’ll also be exposed to
cutting edge debates on border disputes, water diplomacy and major
global drivers of geopolitical change.

You’ll examine a range of issues, ranging from topical issues such as
water conflicts to long-standing themes like the creation and
maintenance of international boundaries and borders at different scales.

You’ll also study the factors that drive contemporary territorial
disputes, and how the scarcity of natural resources impact this.

At the end of this Geopolitics, Resources and Territory MA, you’ll
become skilled at geopolitical and political geographic analysis and
able to contextualise these issues within the wider social sciences, and
the relevant aspects of international law.

When you graduate, you will join an alumni network that has gone on to
work in the FCTO, in international NGOs involved in dispute resolution,
international law firms, and departments of the United Nations and the
European Union.