Leadership Studies with reference to Security and Development, option of joint PhD with University of Pretoria

King's College London, University of London

Leadership plays a significant role in both development and security processes and outcomes. Our Leadership Studies with reference to Security & Development PhD offers the opportunity to explore the interaction between leadership and the security-development nexus, with a focus on developing countries. It involves using leadership lens (concepts and theories) to interrogate issues at the nexus of security and development in developing countries. This programme, through the African Leadership Centre, provides the academic space, support and training to interrogate leadership, security and development, particularly at the conceptual level. Students can draw on academic expertise in a range of disciplines, and supervision may be provided from within the African Leadership Centre or jointly with other faculty within King's. Graduates are well-suited for academic employment, in addition to private sector consulting organisations, NGOs and government employment in the UK, Africa and internationally. Students have the option of doing the PhD in Leadership Studies with reference to Security & Development PhD, in the African Leadership Centre in the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy at King's College London, or undertake the Joint PhD program in Leadership and Security Studies with the University of Pretoria.