Risk Academy, a Nexortium programmeFaculty of Governance, Policy and International Affairs

5 departments, 18 disciplines

Departments of the Faculty of Governance, Policy and International Affairs

Each department is a coherent body of two to five disciplines, with the courses whose primary discipline is there and the pathways that run through them.

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Faculty of Governance, Policy and International Affairs: 5 departments and 18 disciplines, drawn as an institutional network. 2 disciplines with open courses; primary courses 3 open, 7 in preparation and 16 approved for authoring. 01 Department of Governance, Public Policy and Foresight: Risk governance and institutions (0 open, 0 in preparation, 1 approved); Risk-informed public policy (2 open, 1 in preparation, 1 approved); Foresight and futures (0 open, 0 in preparation, 1 approved); Capacity development and technical assistance (0 open, 1 in preparation, 1 approved); Intergenerational governance and future generations (0 open, 0 in preparation, 0 approved). 02 Department of International Affairs and Diplomacy: Diplomacy, cooperation and the global commons (0 open, 0 in preparation, 1 approved); Climate and nature governance (0 open, 0 in preparation, 2 approved); Global health governance (0 open, 0 in preparation, 0 approved). 03 Department of Peace, Conflict and Security: Conflict, fragility and security (0 open, 2 in preparation, 2 approved); Geopolitical and political risk (0 open, 1 in preparation, 0 approved); Security, defence and hybrid threats (0 open, 0 in preparation, 0 approved). 04 Department of Science, Technology and Society: Research, evidence and the science-policy interface (0 open, 0 in preparation, 1 approved); Innovation and frontier technology governance (0 open, 0 in preparation, 1 approved); AI and digital governance (0 open, 1 in preparation, 1 approved); Information integrity and public trust (0 open, 0 in preparation, 1 approved); Technology security: dual-use, export controls and compute governance (0 open, 0 in preparation, 1 approved). 05 Department of Law and Regulation: Compliance and regulatory change (0 open, 1 in preparation, 1 approved); Contracts, intellectual property and licensing (1 open, 0 in preparation, 1 approved).
Governance, Policy and International Affairs: departments, disciplines and courses. Drawn as an institutional network.
  • Open, 3
  • In preparation, 7
  • Approved for authoring, 16
  • Related disciplines, 1 link
From the Academy atlas and the curriculum: primary courses only; numbers mark departments.
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The departments in brief.

The Faculty of Governance, Policy and International Affairs has 5 departments and 18 disciplines. Department pages sit at a stable address under the faculty, so departments can be reorganised later without breaking the addresses of disciplines.

5 departments at a glance.

Numbered as on the faculty figure above. Each card counts the department's disciplines and the courses whose primary discipline is there.

Department of Governance, Public Policy and Foresight

Risk governance, risk-informed public policy, foresight and the development of institutional capacity.

Department of International Affairs and Diplomacy

Diplomacy, cooperation over the global commons, and climate and nature governance.

Department of Peace, Conflict and Security

Conflict, fragility and security, and geopolitical and political risk.

Department of Science, Technology and Society

Research and the science-policy interface, innovation and AI governance, information integrity and technology security.

Department of Law and Regulation

Compliance and regulatory change, and contracts, intellectual property and licensing.

Terms used on this page.

TermDefinition
DepartmentA body of two to five related disciplines within Faculty of Governance, Policy and International Affairs.
DisciplineOne subject of study with its own scope, courses, labs and key terms.
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