Overview

This Leadership Studies with Reference to Security and Development programme at King's College London, 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.

Features

Graduates are well-suited for academic employment, in addition to private sector consulting organisations, NGOs and government employment in the UK, Africa and internationally.

Programme Structure

Current research areas and topics:

Leadership and peacebuilding: conceptual relationships and the role of outliers

The political economy of peacebuilding in Africa

Reframing narratives of peace and statebuilding in Africa: The role of political settlements [case studies: Ethiopia, Rwanda, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Sierra Leone]

China’s Role in African Development: transforming development lessons into development catalysts

The practice of leadership: analysing practitioners’ reflections on peacebuilding – action research project with leading peacemakers in African conflicts

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-25 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-25 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-20 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-11-20 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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100

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IELTS

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Leadership View 6 other PhDs in Leadership in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A master's degree (or international equivalent) is usually required.

In exceptional circumstances only a bachelor's degree with 1st class or high 2:1 honours (or international equivalent) is accepted.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

26070 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

6936 GBP / year

≈ 6936 GBP / year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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General requirements

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Living costs

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