The student develops competence in identifying perspectives sustaining policy argumentation and knowledge production in complex conflicts generating world political confrontations. S/he learns about different modes of interpretation and gains in-depth knowledge of a specific conflict formation or cluster.

In spring 2016 the theme of the course is "Between Russia and the EU: Borders and conflict in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus"

Students will be accepted to the seminar in the following order:

1. degree students of the MDP in Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research

2. degree students of the other Global Society programmes (MDP in Global and Transnational Studies, MDP in Quantitative Social Research, MDP in Comparative Social Policy and Welfare)

3. other degree students of UTA

4. exchange students