| CODE | EST2150 | ||||||
| TITLE | Conflict Resolution in Contemporary Conflicts | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | European Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit aims to introduce the student to the multi-disciplinary field of conflict resolution as it has developed since 1950, and to investigate how it applies to international conflict today. A central approach of conflict resolution is to encourage a problem-solving orientation to resolve violent conflict, and to combine theory and practice. This unit will explore the evolution of the field of Conflict Resolution as a discipline in its own right. It will then look at the change in conflict typology that has occurred in the post-Cold War era, looking at the body of conflict resolution theory that has emerged in response. The study-unit will also look at the emergence of non-violent resistance as a means to an end. Topics to be dealt with: 1) Gandhi and Non-Violence 2) The Cold War 3) Conflict theory 4) The development of CR as a discipline 5) Post-Cold War Conflict 6) Conflict Tracking 7) Conflict Resolution in Contemporary Conflict Learning Outcomes: At the end of this study-unit you should: 1) be acquainted with the nature of conflict resolution as a distinct theoretical and applied study field; 2) have an understanding of current thinking about how to analyse conflict with a view to devising best practice in war prevention, mitigation, settlement, and post-war reconstruction. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text Book - Miall, Ramsbotham, Woodhouse, ‘Contemporary Conflict Resolution, Polity Press, Cambridge, 1999. Additional Text Books - Wallesteen, Peter, ‘Understanding Conflict Resolution, (Second Edition), Sage Publications Ltd, London, 2007. - Crocker C.A, Hampson F.O, Aall P., ‘Leashing the Dogs of War – Conflict Management in a Divided World’, United States Institute of Peace Press, Washington D.C., 2007. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Students are required to register for Level 1 units if they are in Year 1, for Level 2 units if they are in Year 2 and for Level 3 units if they are in Year 3 or 4 of their course. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mikela Fenech Pace |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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