London Semester Course Description
Peace and Conflict Resolution (Semester-Long) *NEW Spring 2010*
Four distinct components make up this semester-long course: Peace and Conflict History and Philosophies, Global Conflict Scenarios, Conflicts Analysis, and Peace Through Mediation. This class is intended to enable students to understand the dynamics of peace and conflict and to contribute toward the efforts for more just and peaceful conditions in today’s world. Conflict and peace will be examined at various levels, linking local and global issues, through critical thinking and interdisciplinary approaches. Because a large part of peacemaking involves the appreciation of human diversity, the course will focus on multi-cultures, and matters of difference related to religion, gender, race, ethnicity, and socio-economic class. The overall aim of this course is to provide the students with a set of conceptual tools through which:
- To evaluate and understand contemporary issues in peace and conflict resolution.
- To combine philosophical inquiry, historical knowledge, critical analysis and experiential learning in the course of empowering students for a citizenship of peace with social justice.
- To integrate peace scholarship and practice as a way of advancing the development of a culture of peace.