Universität Wien

240073 SE VM1 / VM8 - Conflict, Peace, Development (2018W)

7.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 09.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 16.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 23.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 30.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 06.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 13.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 20.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 27.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 04.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 11.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 08.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 15.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 22.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Tuesday 29.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will deliver a broad overview about the contemporary international debates in peace and conflict studies and the currently dominant narratives in peacebuilding policy. After successfully completing the course, students are able to critically reflect key documents on conflict, peace and development, locate them within the ongoing debate and evaluate their relevance in development policy in general.

The course has three parts, each consisting of several modules:
1 - overview about the contemporary debates in peace and conflict studies with an emphasis on conflict analysis after the so-called 'local turn'.
2 - discussion of the development policy approaches towards violent conflict and fragility, particularly sustainable and inclusive peace (World Bank, United Nations) and the nexus-approach in the framework of the so-called 'new deal on peacebuilding and statebuilding' (OECD/INCAF, g7+).
3 - exploration of possible alternative approaches in peacebuilding: pragmatic peace, resilience, political settlements, local peace formation

Methods: debates of key articles and documents, group presentations, simulation exercise

Assessment and permitted materials

written assignment (50%)
group presentation (30%)
contribution to discussions (20%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

. written seminar paper (5,000 words)
. active contribution to group presentation
. active contribution to debates
. attendance (max 2 absences)

Examination topics

Reading list

David Chandler, 2017, Peacebuilding: The Twenty Years’ Crisis, 1997-2017, Palgrave.
Roger Mac Ginty and Oliver Richmond, 2013, ‘Th Local Turn in Peace Building: a critical agenda for peace’, Third World Quarterly, 34:5, 763-783.
Jan Pospisil, 2017, ‘The “Common Good” and Negotiating Inclusion in Times of Transition: Perspectives in Peace- and Statebuilding’, PSRP Working Paper No. 7, April 2017, London, Edinburgh: British Academy, Political Settlements Research Programme.
Oliver Ramsbotham, Tom Woodhouse, Hugh Miall, 2016, Contemporary Conflict Resolution, Fourth Edition, John Wiley and Sons.
World Bank, United Nations, 2018, Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict, WB/UN.

Association in the course directory

VM1 / VM8

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:39