International PhD in Human Rights & Peace Studies

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July 9, 2010

The First International Conference on Human Rights in Southeast Asia

WHEN: October 14, 2010

TIME: n/a

WHERE: Bangkok, Thailand

The First International Conference on Human Rights in Southeast Asia will bring together members of the academia, civil society, national and international agencies and the media who work to promote greater understanding and better protection of human rights in the region. It will provide valuable space for dialogue and exchange of knowledge and experience among diverse groups of participants from within and outside Southeast Asia.

July 9, 2010

Forum on the closure of community radio by virtue of the emergency degree

WHEN: July 14, 2010

TIME: 13.00-16.00 PM

WHERE: Sasa Nives, Chulalongkorn University

We are pleased to announce that the forum on the closure of community radio by virtue of the emergency degree will be held on Wednesday 14 July 2010 at Sasa Nives Chulalongkorn University 13.00-16.00 pm.

The forum will be jointly organized by Campaign for Popular Media Reform, The Center for Human Rights Studies and Social Development Mahidol University, The Center for Media Policy Studies, Faculty of Communication Arts Chulalongkorn University, Community Radio and Thai Volunteer Service

To listen live on the Web : (www.media4democracy.com)

July 9, 2010

Announcement

WHEN: July 21, 2009

TIME: n/a

WHERE: CHRSD

The CHRSD is pleased to announce that it has been chosen as the focal point for human rights for the new ASEAN University Network (AUN).

International PhD in Human Rights & Peace Studies

The Ph.D. programme in Human Rights and Peace Studies, International Program

provides mid-career professionals or researchers an opportunity to deepen their knowledge of human rights and peace studies and to undertake a major research project in these areas. The Ph.D. programme, which began in 2006, is one of the few interdisciplinary PhDs in Human Rights and Peace in the world, and is recognised for its innovative study programme. The medium of teaching is English.

Objectives

As the only PhD in human rights and peace studies in Asia, this Programme offers its students the unique opportunity to engage in depth with these two important issues in the world today. The idea of peace involves free cooperation among persons and groups for the aims that include security, justice, and freedom; while negatively it seeks to eliminate force and violence. The Dalai Lama once said, "Peace only lasts where human rights are respected, where people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free." Peace is concerned with the building of relationships: at the individual level, this means friendship and mutual understanding strong enough to withstand difficulties, at a higher level this translates to active associations, planned cooperation, and involves intelligent efforts to forestall or resolve potential conflicts. Human rights also involve human relationships at all levels: individual, community, society, national, regional, and international. Thus peace and human rights are indivisible: it is peace with justice we seek, where individual and collective rights are respected.

The Programme aims to produce graduates who:

Have thorough knowledge of theories and concepts of human rights and peace
Have highly qualified research skills and an ability to manage complex research projects
Are capable of applying their knowledge of human rights and peace, in a practical way, to real life situations.

Programme Structure

Students are required to complete two semesters of coursework (taking one year), which is followed by three to five semesters of research time in order to complete their PhD thesis. The coursework is seminar based; and students work closely with noted academics and practitioners of human rights and peace from Asia and other regions. For more information on the structure of the program, download a brochure

The coursework consists of the following subjects:

Human Rights Theory, Research Methods, Theories of Peace and Conflict, Conflict and Security, Seminar on Human Rights and Peace Studies, Human Rights Standards and Protection Mechanisms

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