The Department of Peace Studies is an academic department established in 1973 at the University of Bradford in

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, United Kingdom. It was the first peace studies department established in any

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. , it claims to be the world's largest university research centre for the study of peace and conflict.Peace Studies at Bradford
/ref> Activities of the centre include studies of peace processes, international relations, security studies, conflict resolution, development and teaching in these fields.

Notable alumni and students

Lindis Percy Lindis Percy (born 1941, Leeds) is a peace activist in the United Kingdom and founding member and joint coordinator of the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases. Reporting for ''The Guardian'', journalist Rob Evans claimed that "the ...

, peace activist. * Sadegh Zibakalam (PhD 1989), Iranian professor, writer and political analyst. *

Robert Swindells Robert E. Swindells (born 20 March 1939) is an English author of children's and young adult fiction. For the young-adult novel '' Stone Cold'' (Heinemann, 1993), which dealt with homelessness, he won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library ...

, author.

Past and present faculty

Head of Department: P. B. Anand * Gabor Batonyi *

Adam Curle Charles Thomas William Curle (4 July 1916 – 28 September 2006), better known as Adam Curle, was a British academic, known for his work in social psychology, pedagogy, development studies and peace studies. After holding posts at the Unive ...

* Munro Price * Michael Randle *

Saleem Shahzad Syed Saleem Shahzad ( ur, , 3 November 1970 – 30 May 2011) was a Pakistani investigative journalist who wrote widely for leading European and Asian media. He served as the Pakistan Bureau Chief of Asia Times Online (Hong Kong) and Italian new ...

* Hilary Wainwright

Tolstoy Cup

The Tolstoy Cup is an annual

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match played between the students of the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford and the Department of War Studies at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

since 1995. The rivalry between 'Peace Studies' and 'War Studies' was featured on the '' Financial Times'' list of "Great college sports rivalries". The competition is named after '' War and Peace'', the 1869 novel written by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. The "trophy" is a framed copy of the book. It is kept by the department of the current winners.

References

External links

Official website of the Department of Peace Studies and International Development
{{DEFAULTSORT:Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford University of Bradford 1973 establishments in England 1973 establishments in the United Kingdom Education in Bradford Peace and conflict studies Schools of international relations