Conflict and Peace Building

Paper Code: 
MIR 125
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course is designed to help build an understanding of a variety of conflict situations among students in a way that they can relate to them through their lived experiences. It’s an interdisciplinary course that draws its insights from various branches of social sciences and seeks to provide a lively learning environment for teaching and training students how to bring about political and social transformations at the local, national and international levels.

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT 1

Concepts: Understanding Conflict; Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution and Conflict Transformation; Peace Building

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT 2

Dimensions of Conflict : Ideology; Economic/Resource Sharing Conflicts; Socio‐Cultural Conflicts (Ethnic, Religious, Gender‐based)

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT 3

Sites of Conflict: Local ; Sub‐National; International

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT 4

Conflict Responses: Skills And Techniques: Negotiations: Trust Building ; Mediation: Skill Building, Active Listening

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT 5

Conflict Responses: Skills And Techniques: Track I, Track II & Multi Track Diplomacy; Gandhian Methods

Essential Readings: 
  • Ciment,J.,Hill, K.(2012).Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II(vol I&II) Routledge Abingdon UK
  • Kadloor S.(2014),  Conflict Resolution and Peace Building, New Delhi: Akar Books. Goldstein, J. (2012). Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide. New York: Plume
  • Beswick, D. and Jackson, P. (2011). Conflict, Security and Development: An Introduction. London: Routledge
  • Swiss Agency for Development (SDC). 2005. Conflict Analysis Tool
References: 
  • Brown, M. E., et.al, eds., (2000). Theories of War and Peace. Cambridge, Mass: The MIT Press.
  • Burton, J.(1990)  Conflict: Resolution and Prevention. London: Macmillan.
  • Lederach, J. P.(2004),  Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies, Princeton: Princeton University Press
  • Michael, C.R.,(1981), The Structure of International Conflict, London: Macmillan
  • Wallensteen, P. (ed.),(1998) Preventing Violent Conflicts: Past Record and Future Challenges, Uppsala University: Sweden: Department of Peace and Conflict Resolution
  • Zartman, I. W. and Rasmussen, J. L. (eds.), (1997) Peacemaking in International Conflict Methods & Techniques, Washington, DC: US Institute of Peace Press,
  • Zartman W.(ed.),(1995) Elusive Peace: Negotiating an End to Civil Wars, Washington: The Brookings Institute
  • Reychler L.and Paffenholz,T. eds., (2001)PeaceBuilding: A Field Guide, Boulder: Lynne Rienner,
  •  Schirch, L.(2004) The Little Book Of Strategic Peacebuilding, London: Good Books.
  • Cheldelin,S., Druckman D.and Fast L.(eds.)(2003), Conflict: From Analysis to Intervention, London: Continuum
  • Bercovitch,J., Kremenyuk V.and Zartman,I. (eds.)(2009), The Sage Hand Book of Conflict Resolution, London: Sage Publications
  • Barash D.and Webel, C.(2009) Peace and Conflict Studies, London: Sage Publication
  • Wallenstein,P. (2007) Understanding Conflict Resolution (2nd ed.), London: Sage Publications
  • Saunders,H. (1999) A Public Peace Process: Sustained Dialogue To Transform Racial and Ethnic Conflicts, New York: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Mason S.and Siegfried,M. (2010) Debriefing Mediators To Learn Their Experiences, Washington D.C: United States Institute Of Peace.
  • Zartman I.and De Soto, A.(2010) Timing Mediation Initiatives, Washington D.C: United States Institute Of Peace.
  • Smith A.and Smock, D.(2010) Managing A Mediation Process, Washington D.C: United States Institute Of Peace.
  • Burgess H.and  Burgess, G.(2010) Conducting Track II, Washington D.C: United States Institute Of Peace.
  • Stanton, G. (1998). The 8 Stages of Genocide. New Haven: Yale University Center for International and Area Studies.
  • Collier, P. et al. (2003). Breaking the Conflict Trap: Civil War and Development Policy. Washington: The World Bank
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