Introducing our new MSc in Politics of Global Challenges

We are excited to announce a new MSc from Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations. Politics of Global Challenges is a one-year interdisciplinary masters course designed for a world defined by complexity, uncertainty, and global interconnection. 

Applications open in September 2026, register your interest to be kept updated.

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Politics is at the heart of human life. From an international, to an interpersonal scale, political structures and processes profoundly affect the distribution of resources and human rights. Our vision is a world with a wider understanding of political power, process, and its impact. This is what we study, and this is what we teach.

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UN Peace & Security Fellowship Programme

The Peace and Security Fellowship was launched as a partnership between DPIR and the United Nations Department of Peace Operations (DPO) built on a shared commitment to strengthening international peace and security through collaboration, reflection and research.

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