The seminar will start on April 11, 2023. It will be held in English. The students contribute through active participation and oral or written input. The central assignment is a term paper.
The course is planned to be attended in person. However, selected sessions can also take place virtually. Further information will be circulated via e-mail.
The table of contents is as follows:
1. Introduction & Basic Concepts (Conflict Management, Resolution & Transformation; Peacebuilding; Human Security)
A. MACRO AND MICRO PERSPECTIVES ON INTRA-STATE VIOLENT CONFLICTS
2. Regime Change and Resistance (Case Study: Arab Spring)
3. Micro-Perspectives on Violent Conflict I: Social Psychological Perspectives (Case Study: Israel-Palestine)
4. Micro-Perspectives on Violent Conflict II: Gender & Violence (Case Study: Afghanistan)
B. PREVENTION & MEDIATION OF VIOLENT CONFLICTS
5. Prevention of Violent Conflicts I: Concepts and Case Study on Kenya
6. Prevention of Violent conflicts II: Local Perspectives and Case Study on Northern Ghana
7. Conflict management & Mediation I: Concepts and Strategies
8. Conflict Management / Mediation II: Case Study on Colombia
9. Conflict Management / Mediation III: Case Study on Israel/Palestine
10. Conflict Management / Mediation III: The War in Ukraine
11. Conflict Management / Mediation IV: The War in Afghanistan: Dealing with the Taliban
C. TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
12. Transitional Justice I: Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (Argentina)
13. Transitional Justice II: Transitional Justice in South East Asia (Indonesia/Timor Leste, the Rohingya Crisis)
14. Transitional Justice III: International Criminal Justice (ICC, Ad hoc and Hybrid Tribunals) / Feedback on the Seminar |
