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Instructors: Prof. Dr. Simon Koschut
Event type:
Seminar / exercise
Org-unit: Politics, Administration & International Relations
Displayed in timetable as:
War and Peace
Hours per week:
3
Credits:
6,0
Location:
Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
5 | 35
Priority scheme: Standard-Priorisierung
Course content:
Violent conflicts are getting more and more complex. We observe a rise of civil wars as well as a rise of activities of transnational violent actors. Technical advances in the weapons industry and digitalization pose new threats. We seem to be moving back to old-school block confrontations of great. Simultaneously, international institutions organize more complex multilateral peacekeeping and peacebuilding activities, and wars get more regulated, based, for example, on the introduction of a responsibility to protect (R2P) or the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
This course tries to make sense of these different observations. It will give an over- view of central categories and controversies in the field of Peace and Conflict Studies. We will think about concepts like war, conflict, violence, and peace and analyze the theoretical assumptions linked to these terms. We will also discuss different forms of violent conflicts as well as major theoretical explanations for such conflicts. Last, but not least, we will deal with different international strategies of peacebuilding as well as the international regulation of violent conflicts.
Further information about the exams:
The examinations include a presentation (not graded) and a term paper at the end of the semester.
Each presentation should last between 10 and 15 minutes. The presentation should consist of three parts: a) a brief summary of the core statement of the text (What is this text about?) b) a brief summary of the core theses (max. 3-4) with explanations and, if necessary, examples for illustration c) a presentation of the conclusions of the text and, if applicable, your own (critical) evaluation. The presentation should be made available to all participants at the beginning of the meeting as a thesis paper (max. 1 page). If desired, a Power Point presentation is possible (but not as a substitute for the thesis paper!).
For the term paper, please follow the “Guidelines for term papers and final theses” (an English version will follow soon) which is uploaded on ILIAS. You will need to hand in a one to two pages long written research proposal (“Exposé”) before you start working on your research paper. In addition, a teaching and learning agreement will be required. The final term paper (15pp.) is due no later than 15 July 2023 and should be sent as a PDF file (including the affidavit) to simon.koschut@zu.de and papers@zu.de.
Admitted Aids:
none
Mandatory literature:
David P. Barash, and Charles Webel (2014) Peace and Conflict Studies, 3rd edition. Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
Peter Schlotter and Simone Wisotzki (eds) (2011). Friedens- und Konfliktforschung. Baden-Baden: Nomos.
Oliver Ramsbotham, Tom Woodhouse, and Tom Hugh Miall (2016) Contemporary Conflict Resolution. Cambridge: Polity Press.
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