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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (ENGLISH) PROGRAMME
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Name of the Course Unit Code Year Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
WAR AND PEACE STUDIES INR410 4 8 3+0 3.0 6.0


Objectives and Contents
Objectives of the Course Unit This course examines both abiding and changing sources of international conflict, as well as the intricate patterns of interactions among the different sources. The course then addresses what should be done to manage - prevent, defuse, contain, and resolve - violent conflicts, whether they occur at the interstate or intrastate level. It underscores various ways to manage conflicts such as preventive diplomacy, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and post-conflict peace-building. The course combines theoretical approach with historical analysis of various cases. Based on theories, methods and techniques learned from the course, students are required to submit a policy paper analyzing, and proposing their own strategies to manage, actual cases they choose
Contents of the Course Unit Introduction to the course Conflict Analysis: An Introduction Main Theories and Approaches War in Peace and Conflict Studies Ethnic Conflicrs and Civil Wars Peaceful Interventions: Diplomacy, Mediation and Negotiation Mid-semester Revision Midterm Exams The UN and Peace Processes across the world Preventive Measures and Peace Agreements Gender and Human Rights base approaches in preventive and resolution efforts Student Presentations and Debate Student Presentations and Debate Student Presentations and Debate Revision and Conclusions Final Exams
Contribution of the Course Intending to Provide the Professional Education Capture debates in regard to the factors that lead to human conflict and aggression, root causes and actors Gain in-depth knowledge of various concepts and theories trends in making sense of conflict and conflict resolution and peacebuilding processes. - Through knowledge they gain students will be able to conduct a coherent, articulate and thoughtful argument to analyze current conflicts Utilizing theoretical knowledge and with available practices , students will be able to designing an appropriate intervention models to current conflicts Will be able to present their arguments analyzing current conflicts in oral and written format

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