Conflict Studies
Conflicts and Peace Studies
Description
The purpose of the lecture course is a detailed analysis of the main reasons of the internal and external conflicts, a review of the conflicts in the different regions of the world, conflict resolution processes and activities of the main international governmental and non-governmental organizations within the conflict resolution process thought conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding processes.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
● Student Describes the legal nature of the conflicts, classifies various types of internal and
interstate conflicts, taking into account the reasons for the conflicts, geographical factors, etc.
. Analyzes the impact of concrete conflicts on regional and international security.
. Explains the goals and objectives facing conflicts and ways to resolve them.
. Using a theoretical and practical framework discusses the impact of the activities of each
force of the conflicts.
Skills
Student Identifies strengths and weaknesses within different international organizations and
mediators in the conflict resolution process and develops ways to resolve the existing
confrontation.
. The student Explains negotiation, mediation, etc. processes using an appropriate theoretical framework
and practical justification.
. Develops the main policy directions implemented by conflict sides, international
governmental and non-governmental organizations, defines the most effective ways for
conflict resolution, etc.
. Prepares an evaluation report on the activities of conflict sides and mediators and their
support of conflict prevention, peacekeeping, peacemaking, and peacebuilding processes.
Responsibility and autonomy:
● Has an awareness of the obligation to uphold ethics
. Respects different opinions and views has the ability to work in a team.
● Has the ability to respect the cultural diversity and traditions of different countries – whose students are involved in the study process;
. Has the ability to manage and plan your own learning process.
What You Will Learn!
- Student Describes the legal nature of the conflicts, classifies various types of internal and interstate conflicts.
- Identifies strengths and weaknesses within different international organizations and mediators in the conflict resolution process
- Student Explains negotiation, mediation etc. processes using appropriate theoretical framework and practical justification.
- Student Develops the main policy directions implemented by conflict sides, international governmental and non-governmental organizations.
- Prepares an evaluation report on the activities of conflict sides and mediators and their support of conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.
- Student Analyzes the policies of leading forces within the conflicts with the help of theoretical and practical framework
- Student will gain knowledge about main reasons of the conflict, which are connected to the multiethnicity of the world, terrorism, failed states
Who Should Attend!
- The purpose of the lecture course is detailed analysis of the main reasons of the internal and external conflicts, review of the conflicts in the different regions of the world, conflict resolution processes and activities of the main international governmental and non-governmental organizations within the conflict resolution process thought conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding processes.