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Spring semester - BA - IR - Year 4 Calendar view

Conflict Resolution and International Crisis (2022-2023)


Class
Vera Champagne
Enrolment for this class is currently closed.

 

The aim is to engage students in a critical assessment of the mechanisms and available institutional framework of International Crisis Management. More specifically, the module aims to engage students with the mechanisms of conflict resolution and crisis management, reflect on the changes of causes and nature of current conflicts in the international system, and critically assess the limits and strengths of traditional tools of conflict management in their application to new forms of conflict. Furthermore, the module will engage students in a live simulation of a hypothetical conflict in the international system, and encourage students to work in groups during the simulation to find a joint solution by applying the knowledge acquired during the module. This module will run throughout the semester (14 weeks).

 

Please find below the Module Study Guide:

CRICM_BA_Spring_2023_-_MSG.pdf

 

 

Here is the class outline:

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Week 1 – Module organization and Introduction

Week 1: Module organization and introduction

Week 2 – Conflict and Security : Definitions and History

Week 2: Conflict and security - Definitions and history

Week 3 – Conflict Studies: Classical and Peace studies

Week 3: Conflict studies - Classical and Peace studies

Week 4 – Security Studies and Securitization

Week 4: Security studies and securization

Week 5 – Warfare: Classical And Modern Views

Week 5: Warfare - Classical and Modern views

Week 6 - Preventing violent conflict

Week 6: Preventing Violent conflict

Week 7&8 – Towards a cosmopolitan conflict resolution

Week 7 & 8: Towards a cosmopolitan conflict resolution

Week 9 - Institutionalism

Week 9: Institutionalism - UN, EU, OSCE and NATO

Week 10 – The art of negotiation

Week 10: The art of Negotiation

Week 11 – Simulation conflict handout and discussion

Week 11: Simulation handout and discussion

Week 12 – The role of mediation

Week 12: The role of mediation

Week 13 – NGO, INGO, awareness campaigns and lobbying

Week 13: NGO, INGO, awareness campaigns and lobbying

Week 14 - Overview and Future Trends

Week 14: Overview and Future Trends