International Summer School

International Relations: Security, Conflict and Peace

The below timetable is an indicative one and will be subject to change.  Further details will follow shortly.

Themes Date Morning Afternoon Evening 
London programme  Sat 20 - Tues 23 July  Visits to Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, the Tower of London and the British Museum, as well as a trip to see a play at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.  Accommodation in Central London in same-sex shared rooms with en-suite facilities.   
Week 1   Tues 23 July  London to Exeter  Arrival in accommodation  5.15pm: Welcome BBQ
   Weds 24 July  Introduction talk Campus and town tours Evening activity
  Thurs 25 July  9.30am - 12pm: Discourse on Security (Dr Klejda Mulaj) 1.15pm -3.15pm: Development and Secuirty (Richard Foord)  
  Fri 26 July  9.30-11.30am: Unpacking Conflict and Security in the Third World (Dr Afshin Shahi) 12.30-2.30pm: American Hegemony and the Pursuit of Security after 9/11 (Dr Klejda Mulaj) Evening activity
Weekend  Sat 27 July  Daytrip to Stonehenge and Salisbury (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.45am/leave Salisbury at 4pm)
  Sun 28 July  Free day to explore Exeter and the South West  
Week 2  Mon 29 July  9.30-11.30am: Exploring Strategy (General Professor Sir Paul Newton) 1.15-3.15pm: Terrorism (Dr Klejda Mulaj)  
  Tues 30 July  9.30-11.30am: From Independence to Dependency in the Third World (Dr Afshin Shahi) 1.15-3.15pm: Military Interventions in the Third World (Dr Afshin Shahi)  
  Wed 31 August Visit to the Eden Project in Cornwall (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/ meet back at coach at 2.15pm).
  Thurs 1 August 9.30-11.30am: Humanitarian Intervention (Dr Klejda Mulaj) 1.15-3.15pm: Security Interventionism - with special reference to state building in Bosnia and Kosovo (Dr Klejda Mulaj) 7pm: Karaoke night at The Ram (buddies to collect you from Holland Hall)
  Fri 2 August Free day/ study day   
Weekend  Sat 3 August Daytrip to Bath (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/meet back at coach at 4.15pm)  
  Sun 4 August Free day   
Week 3  Mon 5 August 9.30-11.30am: Present Security Challenges and the Evolution of Strategy (Dr Daniel Steed) 1.15-3.15pm: Impediments for Democratic Transition in the Middle East (Dr Afshin Shahi) 6.45pm: English pub quiz night
  Tues 6 August 9.30-11.30am: Migration, Health and Security (Helen Turton) 1.15-3.15pm: Poverty, Environment and Security (Helen Turton)  
  Wed 7 August Daytrip to St Ives (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/ meet back at coach at 3.45pm)  
  Thurs 8 August 9.30-11.30am: Secrets, Lies and Spin: Security and Perils of Prediction (Dr Daniel Steed) 1.15-3.15pm: Security for Whom? Gender and Race in Peace and Conflict (Dr Victoria Basham)  
  Fri 9 August 9.30-11.30am: Political Islam in World Politics (Dr Afshin Shahi) Free afternoon  6.15pm: Graduation ceremony and farewell party
  Sat 10 August Bus to Heathrow Airport and London