Peace and Conflict Studies

*Watch the 3 instruction video (Be prepared for the practice mini-test next week!)

Objective:
To become able to explain the PCS as a field.

Contents:
- What is peace? Gultung’s theory (Negative/positive peace, structural/cultural violence)
- Peace education (Pedagogy)-Irenology/Polemology/PCS, transformational approach
- PCS is multi- or transdisciplinary field

Readings:
Chapter 1, 2 (Barash)

Objective:
To become able to discuss how peace education should be.

1. Mini-test (practice)
2. Group exercise: "Plan a peace education program"
3. Oral presentation of outcome

Contents:
- The three components of choice (Contents, communication form, contextual conditions)
- Contents (What you teach)
- Communication forma (how to teach: dialogical learning)
- Contextual conditions (Appropriate scenario)
- Importance of informal education

Readings:
Chapter 18 (Webel & Galtung)

​--- 1 War ---
Objective:
To become able to disucc the difficulties and potential of military intervention.
1. Mini-test
2. Group exercise: "Plan a military intervention"
3. Oral presentation of outcome

Contents:
- Definition of war (armed conflict)
- Historical trend of wars and weapons
- Winning the war against war and violence

Readings:
Chapter 3 (Barash)



-- 2 Terrorism ---
Objective:
To become able to discuss on anti-terrorism.
1. Mini-test
2. Group exercise: "Plan an effective policing"
3. Oral presentation of outcome

Contents:
- Definition of terrorism (terrorism from above and below)
- History of terrorism and counter-terrorism
- The concept of anti-terrorism and meaning of policing

Readings:
Chapter 4 (Barash)



--- 3 Reasons of wars / Instructon for group presentation making ---
Objective:
To become able to analyze how a war starts from different levels.
1. Mini-test
2. Group exercise: Assigment to presentation group and "conduct brielf 5-level analysis of your situation"
3. Oral presentation of outcome

Contents:
- Waltz’s three levels of analysis and modern theories
- Individual level (human nature, ecological competition, Freudian psychoanalytic theories, social learning theories)
- Group level (De-individuating and dehumanization, Nationalism)
- State level (State sovereignty, Alliances, Realpolitik, arms race)
- Decision-making level (The role of leaders, Groupthink, cognitive theory, motivation theory, misperceptions)
- Ideological, social and economic level (Marxism, capitalism, fascism, non-ideological wars, poverty, imperialism, dependency theory, “Clash of Civilization”)

Readings:
PART II (Barash)

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---6 International Cooperation, diplomacy ---
Objective:
To become able to explain the various methods of negotiation and difficulties.
1. Mini-test
2. Group exercise: To be announced
3. Oral presentation of outcome

Contents:
- The institutions (The United Nations, functionalism, regional organizations, world government)
- The negotiation methods and theories
- The concepts and approaches of mediation
- Peace vs justice dillemma

Readings:
Chapter 12, 14 (Barash)



--- 7 International criminal justice ---
Objective:
To become able to explain the concepts of international criminal justice.
1. Mini-test
2. Group exercise: To be announced
3. Oral presentation of outcome

Contents:
- The Leviathan theory and violence (aggressor-victim-bystander triangle)
- The target of international criminal justice
- Retributive and restorative justice
- Transformative justice
- International criminal justice as a field

Readings:
Gideon Boas and Pascale Chifflet, "Chapter 1: What is international criminal justice?" in Gideon Boas and Pascale Chifflet (2017) International Criminal Justice (Edward Elgar Publishing).



--- 8 Reparation ---
Objective:
To become able to explain the meannings and challenges of reparation
1. Mini-test
2. Group exercise: To be announced
3. Oral presentation of outcome

Contents:
- The victims' right to remdy
- The ICC's punishment and reparation system

Readings:
To be added



--- 9 Reconciliation ---
Objective:
To become able to explain the concept and meaning of reconciliation.
1. Mini-test
2. Group exercise: To be announced
3. Oral presentation of outcome

Contents:
- The concept, history
- Restorative justice
- The practice (truth and reconciliation commissions, amnesty)

Readings:
Chapter 22 (Barash)

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--- 10 Sierra Leone ---
Objective:
To become able to explain how the Sierra Leone conflct occured and the crimes committed have dealt with.

Students' group presentation on:
- Special Court for Sierra Leone
- Taylor case
- Amnesty
- Truth Commission

Readings:
To be added



--- 11 Uganda ---
Objective:
To become able to explain how the Ugandan conflict occured and the crimes committed have dealt with.

Students' group presentation on:
- Ugandan war
- Loar's Resistance Army
- International Criminal Court
- Ongwen case
- Outreach and reparation program

Readings:
To be added



--- 12 Bangladesh ---
Objective:
To become able to explain how the Banglades indepencence conflct occured and the crimes committed have dealt with.

Students' group presentation on:
- Bangladesh independence
- International Crimes Tribunal
- Cases

Readings:
To be added



--- 13 Chad ---
Objective:
To become able to explain the how the dictatoeship in Chad started and ended and the crimes committed have dealt with.

Students' group presentation on:
- Hissene Habre
- Belgium's universal jurisdiction
- African Union
- Extraordinary African Chambers

Readings:
To be added



--- 14 Colombia ---
Objective:
To become able to explain how theColombian conflict started and ended and the crimes committed have been dealt with.

Students' group presentation on:
- Colombian conflict
- FARC
- Peace deal
- The Special Jurisdiction for Peace

Readings:
To be added

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Objective:
To become able to understand the points of the achievements and challenges of the International Criminal Justice approach

Contents:
To be added

Readings:
To be added