King’s College London
Project Title
For core support to the African Leadership Centre
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The African Leadership Centre (ALC), at King’s College London (King’s) and in Nairobi, Kenya, supports African-led peacebuilding research and training. The ALC PhD program, established jointly with University of Pretoria, develops the next-generation of scholars in peace, security, and development in Africa in response to universities’ increasing requirements for doctoral degrees in academic positions. With renewed Corporation support, ALC will streamline and offer doctoral fellowships, MSc Fellowships, and fellowships in Women, Peace and Security. Corporation funding will also support training, intergenerational scholar convenings and mentorship, public engagement forums, alumni engagement, and publications.
Project Title
Date
Jun. 08, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Building on previous Corporation-funded work, the African Leadership Centre (ALC), which co-exists at King’s College London (King’s) and in Nairobi as an independent center, will continue supporting African-led peacebuilding research and training on the continent. Among its key programs, ALC offers a master’s degree and a joint PhD program at King’s and the University of Pretoria. In 2017, it launched a research agenda on critical topics at the nexus of peacebuilding and leadership, emphasizing links between theory and practice. Research teams convene senior and emerging scholars and practitioners across disciplines. ALC’s growing alumni network connects African universities and policy bodies to conduct high-quality field research and share results with relevant policymakers. Renewed Corporation support would advance these practical and field-building efforts.
Project Title
For core support to the African Leadership Centre
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
Building on previous Corporation-funded work, the African Leadership Centre (ALC), which co-exists at King’s College London (King’s) and in Nairobi as an independent center, will continue its support of African-led peacebuilding research and training, grounded empirically on the continent. The ALC offers several programs, including a master’s degree and a joint Ph.D. program at King’s and the University of Pretoria. In 2017, the ALC launched a research agenda that focuses on critical topics at the nexus of peacebuilding and leadership with an emphasis on joining theory and practice. Research teams bring together senior and emerging scholars and practitioners to build knowledge across disciplines. ALC’s growing alumni network connects African universities and policy bodies to conduct high-quality field research and share results with an interested policymaking audience.
Project Title
For core support to the African Leadership Centre
Date
Jun. 13, 2019
Duration
34 months
Description
Building on previous Corporation-funded work, the African Leadership Centre (ALC), which co-exists at King’s College London (King’s) and in Nairobi as an independent center, will continue its support of African-led peacebuilding research and training, grounded empirically on the continent. The ALC offers several programs, including a master’s degree and a joint Ph.D. program at King’s and the University of Pretoria. In 2017, the ALC launched a research agenda that focuses on critical topics at the nexus of peacebuilding and leadership with an emphasis on joining theory and practice. Research teams bring together senior and emerging scholars and practitioners to build knowledge across disciplines. ALC’s growing alumni network connects African universities and policy bodies to conduct high-quality field research and share results with an interested policymaking audience.
Project Title
For follow-up research and outreach of the study on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Missile Defense
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
27 months
Description
The 2019 Missile Defense Review has renewed debate over the role and architecture of missile defenses in Europe. This project, which builds on previous Corporation-supported work by King’s College London (KCL), will use wargaming methodology to better understand likely implications, including unintended consequences, of U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) missile defense postures. Fresh thinking about the costs and benefits of various approaches will enrich policy debates over missile defense strategy and force structure in the U.S. and Europe. This project will be housed at the School of Security Studies at KCL, but will engage experts from other institutions. The project team will present their findings at major missile defense conferences and promote their research through policy articles and opinion pieces.
Project Title
For research, outreach, and capacity-building activities to reduce nuclear risks
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
30 months
Description
King’s College London (KCL) is engaged in multiple research and capacity-building initiatives to address nuclear threats. With renewed support, KCL will continue its work on nuclear safeguards and will pursue analysis in several new areas. These include strengthening implementation of maritime sanctions against North Korea, exploring the role of social media in nuclear signaling, examining how technology asymmetries affect the future of nuclear arms control, and analyzing the divide between supporters and opponents of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The grant will support KCL’s research and outreach activities by an international and interdisciplinary team of experts.
Project Title
For building a new generation of African peacebuilding scholars
Date
Jun. 01, 2017
Duration
28 months
Description
The Corporation began supporting King’s College London (King’s) in July 2009 to offer master’s degree fellowships to young African scholars of peace, security, and development. The vehicle through which fellows are identified and nurtured is the African Leadership Centre (ALC). ALC celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2016, and, through its various programs, has supported 103 students. More recently, a related doctoral program at King’s produced its first graduate last year with additional doctoral students in the pipeline. The ALC is also the locus of a research agenda, which examines the nexus of peacebuilding and leadership, focusing in both practice and theme on next generation leaders. ALC’s alumni network connects African universities and policy bodies, opening organic linkages where high-quality field research can reach an interested policymaking audience.
Project Title
For nonproliferation research and training in open-source methodology
Date
Jun. 09, 2016
Duration
24 months
Description
This project addresses two issues of pressing importance to nuclear non-proliferation: the effective implementation of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards, and the development of open source research methodologies in support of the latter and the non-proliferation regime as a whole.