| This part of Peace Studies will cover in more depth the theory and practice of conflict resolution and transformation as well as peacemaking and changing security conceptions at various levels of the international community. It will examine the underlying ethical dilemmas and challenges posed by peacemaking in its complementary approach to the mechanisms of global governance and state relationships on the one hand, and civil society and local actors on the other. The application of peacemaking theory to case-studies will be scrutinized by closely reading scholarly and practitioner contributions to the public debate on peacemaking and conflict resolution. The course will be structured in seminar/discussion style and students'' creative thinking on peacemaking will be encouraged as they learn to develop their critical thinking skills and closely engage with debates on different issues. A significant amount of reading will be required each week but group work will also allow for students in-depth focus on different theoretical readings, case-study analyses, and policy debates. |