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Lesson details
MNG: INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND PEACEBUILDING | |||
2023-2024 | EnIESEG School of Management
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IÉSEG
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Class code : | 2324-IÉSEG-M1S1-NEG-MM5EI02UE | NEGOTIATION |
Level | Year | Period | Language of instruction |
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Master | 1 | S1 | EnEnglish |
Academic responsibility | JP.DA ROCHA |
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Lecturer(s) | JP.DA ROCHA |
- This class exists in these courses :
- IÉSEG > MSc in International Business Negotiation (MNG) > Semestre 1 > 2,00 ECTS
Prerequisites
No mandatory pre-requisites. Students will be invited to the course site and asked to read two preparatory documents and to watch a Ted Talk to be prepared for the context of the class. Students will be tasked to share their learning goals prior to the class.
Learning outcomes
Be equipped with an advanced understanding of international conflict resolution
•Understand definitions and current discourse in conflict management
•Contrast liberal peace building theory and practical approaches to peace building
•Develop greater awareness of the roles and relationships peace actors develop and foster in post-conflict environments
Course description
This course will provide students with the theory and practice to engage in international conflict management. It situates the discussion in the aftermath of violent warfare and therefore puts emphasis on the ending of hostilities and the consolidation of short-term peace and long-term nationbuilding. It will relate to the many levels and multi-dimensional scopes of international mediation, incl. tactics, actors, and dynamics at the negotiation table. Based on applied theory and real world scenarios provided by the course instructor, students will be immersed into the complexities of conflict resolution and peace building on an international scale. Whether Darfur, Syria, Myanmar or Colombia, students' awareness and understanding about interdependent issues at the international level will be raised.
Class type
Class structure
Type of course | Numbers of hours | Comments | |
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Independent work | |||
Research | 4,00 | Students are expected to write a final analysis of a peacebuilding example and to provide self-directed research insights into the topics | |
Reference manual 's readings | 6,00 | Short articles for each topic in order to frame student's understanding for the covered subject matter | |
Independent study | |||
Individual Project | 4,00 | Write a final analysis (2 pages) and correlate with class inputs | |
Estimated personal workload | 20,00 | Daily journals reflecting on class learnings | |
Face to face | |||
Interactive class | 16,00 | Interactive class discussions, based on readings done by the students, supported by content-driven discussion, additional framing of the context provided through the lecturer's experience and a group work activity focusing on case studies | |
Total student workload | 50,00 |
Teaching methods
- Case study
- E-learning
- Interactive class
- Presentation
- Research
Assessment
The course is based on experiential and self-directed learning. Grades are obtained as follows: Class participation (40%), daily reflective journal (assessing daily learning, critical thinking, writing skills, and transfer knowledge (40%), a final film analysis (applying all the course learning into the assessment of a peacebuilding case (20%).
Type of control | Duration | Number | Percentage break-down |
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Others | |||
Case study | 2,00 | 1 | 20,00 |
Written Report | 4,00 | 1 | 40,00 |
Continuous assessment | |||
Participation | 16,00 | 1 | 40,00 |
TOTAL | 100,00 |
Recommended reading
- Wallensteen, P. (2012). Understanding conflict resolution, 3rd edition. Sage: Thousand Oaks, CA. -
- Botes, J. (2001). CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION: A DEBATE OVER SEMANTICS OR A CRUCIAL SHIFT IN THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES? The International Journal of Peace Studies, Vol 6(2) -
- da Rocha, JP (2016). “Mediating international conflicts: Challenges and Opportunities”, in: BRICS Policy Paper, Vol 4 (1) -
- Muggah, R. (2012). Meeting note: Conflict prevention and preventive diplomacy: What works and what doesn't? International Peace Institute, March 2012 -
Internet resources
- Ted Talk
- Peacebuilding lecture by Dr. da Rocha
- Ted Talk on social entrepreneurship in conflict settings
- Uppsala Conflict Dataset Project
* This information is non-binding and can be subject to change