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Department of International Relations · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
The field of peace and conflict studies is multilevel, multidisciplinary and multicultural, comprising analytical, normative, theoretical, and practical perspectives. In this course students will learn the key analytical skills that define this field, including conflict mapping, analysis of the stages/evolution of conflict (the ABC triangle), and will apply these skills to specific case studies. This process of application will enable students to better understand the relationship between the framing of any individual conflict and the development of strategies to manage and resolve that conflict. Students will learn what strategies and interventions may have a positive effect in a conflict situation, how what we mean by positive may vary depending on the analytical tools we are employing, and what strategies and interventions should be avoided. Throughout the course conversation is underpinned by an emphasis on the ‘do no harm’ framework.
Essay (3,000 words)
Learning outcomes 2, 4, 5, 6
Reflection piece (1,000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 5
Simulation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 6
Participation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Approximately 130 hours comprising seminars as well as associated preparation, independent study, and assessment time.
Fisher, S. et al. Working With Conflict: Skills and Strategies for Action (London: Zed Books, 2000). The book is available at the ANU library, and the IR library. Preliminary Reading Barash, David and Charles Webel. Peace & Conflict Studies, 4th Edition (London: SAGE, 2018). Bercovitch, Jacob, Victor Kremenyuk and William Zartman (eds.) The SAGE Handbook of Conflict Resolution (London: SAGE, 2009). Crocker, Chester, Fen Hampson and Pamela Aall (eds.) Turbulent Peace: The Challenges of Managing International Conflict (Washington: United States Institute of Peace Press, 2001). Gentry, Caron, Laura Shepherd and Laura Sjoberg (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Gender and Security, 1st Edition (London: Routledge, 2018). Hoglund, Kristine and Magnus Oberg (ed.) Understanding Peace Research: Methods and Challenges (London: Routledge, 2011). Lemay-Hébert, Nicolas (ed.) Edward Elgar Handbook of Intervention and Statebuilding (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2019). Richmond, Oliver. Peace: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press). Richmond, Oliver and Gezim Visoka (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Peacebuilding, Statebuilding and Peace Formation (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019). Visoka, Gezim. Peace Figuration After International Intervention: Intentions, Events, and Consequences of Liberal Peacebuilding (London: Routledge, 2016). Wallensteen, Peter. Understanding Conflict Resolution (London: SAGE, 2015). Webel, Charles and Johan Galtung (eds.) Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies (London: Routledge, 2007). Webel, Charles and Jorgen Johansen (eds.) Peace and Conflict Studies: A Reader (London: Routledge, 2012). Williams, Paul (ed.) Security Studies: An Introduction. 2nd ed. (London: Routledge, 2013).