Security, conflict and peace research

Since the end of the Cold War, a number of peace agreements have been signed, many of them in bloody intra-state conflicts that were previously thought beyond resolution. What can we learn from their successes or failures?

By analysing peace agreements signed in separatist conflicts since the end of the Cold War, this project aims to uncover the factors behind successful peace-building efforts.

Read more about the Institution-building in conflict affected states project.

Dr Rodrigo Moreno Serra carries out research in Colombia, where 13 per cent of the population have been displaced by civil conflict since 1958, to find out how the health of different population groups has been affected.

The project investigates how demands on health services have changed and how services might have to adapt to cope with the population’s post-conflict needs.

Find out more about War and Peace: The Health and Health System Consequences of Conflict in Colombia.

The Deport Deprive Extradite project explores interconnections between counterterrorism policing and border control as they play out in the context of the War on Terror.

The project aims to chart different dynamics of expulsion, such as solitary confinement, passport removals and deportation, to find out what the tools and technologies used to manage, exclude and expel racially marginalised populations tell us about the nature of contemporary British state governing practices and arrangements.

Find out more about the Deport Deprive Extradite research programme.