The Department of International Relations at Karachi University undertakes research and teaching on international relations, with a particular focus on South Asia and Pakistan. It offers Honors, Masters, M.Phil and Phd. Programs in international relations. Since 1998, the syllabus has been revised to focus on conceptual and regional studies.
Past projects undertaken by the Department include:
- The relevance and role of confidence-building measures in the post-nuclear South Asia
- Peace by process: lessons for India and Pakistan from the Middle East
The Department runs the Program on Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (PPCR). The program’s objectives include training, networking and promoting research and studies on conflict resolution in local languages. The program’s areas of focus are:
- Conflict resolution (CR)
- Confidence-building measures (CBMs)
- Peace studies (PS)
The Department’s website provides further details about the Institute and its activities. It also features full-text versions of articles on international relations by students of the Department.