POLITICS OF PEACE AND CONFLICT IN DEEPLY DIVIDED SOCIETIES
- Course
- INRE562 - POLITICS OF PEACE AND CONFLICT IN DEEPLY DIVIDED SOCIETIES
- Department
- International Relations - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
- -
Course Description
This course explores the politics of deeply divided societies and focuses upon the ways through which such societies manage their divisions and sustain peaceful politics. Politics of deeply divided societies is characterized by instability and the persistence of conflict. Some deeply divided societies, however, maintain peaceful politics through power-sharing between groups. The course surveys the literatures on ethnic conflict, third party peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding as well as the power-sharing theory to answer the following questions: What makes the politics of deeply divided societies fractious and unstable? What are the main approaches to manage conflict in such societies? What roles can third party actors assume in bringing about peaceful settlements?
POLITICS OF PEACE AND CONFLICT IN DEEPLY DIVIDED SOCIETIES
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Course outcomes
- 01 The course transmits to the students the knowledge required for understanding methods of conflict resolution.
- 02 The students will debate conflict resolution concepts and theories from a critical point of view.
- 03 This course develops the skills necessary for analysis of conflicts in deeply divided societies.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction: Main Concepts of Conflict Resolution |
| Week 2 | Understanding Contemporary Conflict: Theoretical Approaches |
| Week 3 | Characteristics of Deeply Divided Societies |
| Week 4 | Political Settlements: Partition and Population Exchange |
| Week 5 | Political Settlements: Models of Power-Sharing |
| Week 6 | Electoral Systems in Deeply Divided Societies |
| Week 7 | External Intervention: Peacekeeping |
| Week 8 | External Intervention: Peacemaking (International Mediation) |
| Week 9 | International Peacebuilding |
| Week 10 | The Liberal Peace and Its Critiques |
| Week 11 | The Hybrid Peace |
| Week 12 | Reconciliation |
| Week 13 | Conclusion |
| Week 14 | - |
| Week 15 | - |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 El-Bushra, J. and I.M.G. Sahl (2005) Cycles of Violence: Gender Relations and Armed Conflict, Nairobi: ACORD.
- 02 Guelke, Adrian (2012) Politics in Deeply Divided Societies Cambridge: Polity Press.
- 03 Ramsbotham et al. (2008) Contemporary Conflict Resolution, Cambridge: Polity Press.
- 04 Sisk, Timothy D. (1996) Power Sharing and International Mediation in Ethnic Conflicts, Washington D.C.: USIP.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 The course surveys the literatures on ethnic conflict, third party peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding as well as the power-sharing theory to elicit answers to the following questions: What makes the politics of deeply divided societies so fractious and unstable? What are the main approaches to manage conflict in such societies? What roles can third party actors assume in bringing about peaceful settlements?
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