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This course provides students with a review of some of the central concepts and processes central to conflict resolution and post-conflict peacebuilding. As such, the course is designed both to introduce the theoretical foundations of particular approaches to conflict resolution (or “peacemaking”) and peacebuilding, and to describe how those theoretical underpinnings give rise to specific mechanisms or processes within given contexts. In the area of peacemaking the course will cover topics such as negotiation, mediation, and intergroup dialogue processes, while in the area of peacebuilding the course will discuss more recent innovations such as Truth-Telling mechanisms, Criminal Tribunals, and both individual and collection reparations programmes. The course is particularly designed to inspire students to consider the complicated nature of both peacemaking and peacebuilding through a number of different case studies and perspectives.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course provides students with a review of some of the central concepts and processes central to conflict resolution and post-conflict peacebuilding. As such, the course is designed both to introduce the theoretical foundations of particular approaches to conflict resolution (or “peacemaking”) and peacebuilding, and to describe how those theoretical underpinnings give rise to specific mechanisms or processes within given contexts. In the area of peacemaking the course will cover topics such as negotiation, mediation, and intergroup dialogue processes, while in the area of peacebuilding the course will discuss more recent innovations such as Truth-Telling mechanisms, Criminal Tribunals, and both individual and collection reparations programmes. The course is particularly designed to inspire students to consider the complicated nature of both peacemaking and peacebuilding through a number of different case studies and perspectives.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
Mid-term essay (2000 words, 30%)
Final Essay (2000 words, 30%)
Forum Posts (1 per week, 200 words total per week, 30%)
Presentation delivered online during webinars (2 per term, 5% each, 10% total)
Resit (for students who took the course in Academic Year 2020/21):
One 5000 word essay (100%)
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Create | Development of the students creative thinking with regards to ending conflict and achieving sustainable peace. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Mastery of the core theories in the field of Peace and Conflict Studies. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Understanding of the practical challenges faced by conflict resolution and peace building experts in their efforts to end conflict and build peace. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Knowledge and awareness of the driving factors giving rise conflict and the primary means by which peace is achieved and peacebuilding and justice are attempted. |
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