Conflict and Democracy Studies
Masaryk University
- Course Duration2 years
- Course Start5 October
- Course Fee3000 EUR
| Country | Czech Republic |
| University | Masaryk University |
| Tuituin fee | 3000 EUR |
| Timing | Full time |
| Study Language | English |
| Level | Master |
| Area | Law, Politics and Social Sciences |
| Admission Link | https://www.muni.cz/en/bachelors-and-masters-study-programmes/23204-conflict-and-democracy-studies |
| Application Deadline | 30 April |
| Study Starts | 5 October |
| Apply Link | https://uniwasy.com/admission?university_id=70 |
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Description
The Master’s Program in Conflict and Democracy Studies focuses on the discussion of the variety of potential relationships between democracy (and its quality), authoritarianism, totalitarianism, democratization, and conflict. We understand conflict to be a permanent, invariant feature of humankind, one that fuels both progress and failure. Since humans first began to establish rich social (and societal) ties, there have been struggles for power and a search for the best possible regime in any given time and place. Sometimes, to achieve their goals, conflicting parties use violence; sometimes they are able to come to a peaceful solution. A key question therefore becomes whether it is possible to democratize (or decentralize) various (deeply divided) societies without fuelling ethnic, religious, or other conflict. Following that is the question as to whether and how the threat of violent conflict is used by authorities to entrench, sustain, or even deepen autocratic tendencies. A focus on these questions is therefore natural and prudent.