The School of Law and Government in DCU focuses is a research active school focusing on the broad area of development. It also offers a full and part-time Master’s Degree in Development, as well as a number of other broadly development-related MA degrees in international relations, conflict and globalisation. The CIS was established in 2001 to encourage further initiatives in the area of International Studies in the School of Law and Government at DCU. The Centre seeks to co-ordinate and promote research in development, conflict, gender, governance and democratization, while acting as an interface between the university sector and foreign policy actors.