CONF 340 Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution Spring 2019
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CONF340
GlobalConflictAnalysisandResolutionSpring2019
Instructor:ArthurRomano Email:[email protected],2:00-4:40pmClassroom:TBDOfficeHours:Beforeorafterclassby appointmentWelcometothecourse.Thisclasswillexaminethemanymeaningsofglobalization– economic,political,andsocial–andexplorehowtheseglobaltransformationsarealteringconflictdynamicsattheinternationallevel.Thecoursewillexplorewhenandunderwhatconditionsglobalizationprocessesmaypromotepeaceandunderwhatcircumstancestheymayaggravateoldconflictsandleadtotheemergenceofnewones.Thecoursewillalsoexplorethedifferentmethodsofconflictinterventionandresolutionininternationalconflicts.Attendanceisnotonlymandatorybutalsocrucialifyouwouldliketosucceedinthiscourse.Someofthematerialwillbediscussedonlyinclassandnotinthereadings.Youshouldplantocompletetheassignedreadingspriortoeachclass.Requirements:Participation 25percentExam 25percentPersuasiveBriefing 15percentBlogPost 10PercentFinalGroupPresentation 25percentParticipation:Regularattendanceandconsistent informedparticipation in classdiscussionsandactivitiesisexpected.Itiscriticaltocompleteallassignedreadingsandreadingnotespriortoclass.Also,youshouldbringbooksandclassmaterialswithyoutoeachclasssothatyoucancitethetextwhenneededinclass.Further,youwillneedtotakenotesinclasstocapturethematerialdiscussedinclassasmostclassesfocusondiscussionandstudentswhotakenotesconsistentlytendtodobetterontheexamandtocontributemoretodiscussion.Wewillfrequentlyengageinsmallgroupworkandexperiential activities so thequality of yourparticipation andpreparation isessential formaximizinglearningandexcellingonwrittenassignments.Showingupontimeisimportant,especiallyondaysinwhichwehavesimulationsandactivities
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Exam:This is a take-home essay examination. The exam will be posted on Blackboard under “Safe Assignments” and you will have two weeks to complete it and submit it. No late assignments will be accepted. The only exceptions to this policy are for those with a documented learning disability, emergent medical problem or a death in the family. In all cases, I will need to receive written documentation and discuss the issue with you. Your assignments should only contain your G number and not your name as the assignment will be graded anonymously. You are permitted to go to the writing center to seek feedback on your writing in advance of the due date and this is highly recommended. Remember it is advisable to make an appointment with the writing center well in advance of the due date. PersuasiveBriefing:“Genderissuesareofsecondaryimportanceinpeace-building–theycanbeaddressedlater,aftertheconflictisoverandthepeaceagreementissigned.Raisingthemnowrisksalienatingthepartiestopeace.”Studentswhogointothefieldwillhearsuchpositionsarticulatedagainandagain.Forthisassignment,studentswillbepartytoahigh-level“meeting”viain-classsimulation,andwillworktogetherinteamstodraftmemosdrawinguponscholarlysourcesandotherevidencetoargueforcontinuedfundingtogenderandpeace-buildingprogramsforthegovernmenttotheircountryofresidence.YouwillbefillingoutaPeerandSelfEvaluationFormforallmembersofyourgroup(availableonBlackboard)tohelpmeingrading.BlogPost:Bloggingprovidesyouwiththeopportunitytoresearchandshareapeaceeducationresourcesthataddresseskeyissuesrelatedtoglobalconflictresolution.Eachstudentwillberesponsibleforsubmittingablogpostsfortheclasswebsiteandtheblogpostshouldhighlightaspecificresource(book,video,webcontent,lessonplan,event,fieldtriplocation,etc.)thatyouhavefoundthatcanbeusedtoraiseawarenessaboutanimportantissue.Students,canselectfromawiderangeofissuesincludingbutnotlimitedtothefollowingtopics:
• ArtsandPeacebuilding• GeneticallyModifiedOrganismsandGlobalTrade• UNPeacekeepingandHumanitarianResponseinSouthSudan• TheRohingyaCrisisinSoutheastAsia• UrbanPeacebuilding• PopulistResponsetoMigrationinEurope
GroupProjectandReflection:
Inthefinalweeksoftheclassyouwillworkinsmallgroupstofacilitateaneducationalactivityanddiscussionthatyouwillleadfortheentireclassthathelpsstudentsthinkabouthowtoapplytheconceptsandtheoriesofglobalconflictanalysisandresolution.Thegroupwillberesponsiblefor
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creatinganactivitythatrevealsaspecificproblemrelatedtoissuesofglobalconflictandwaysthatitmayimpacttheirlives.
Thegroupproject(roleplay/groupdiscussion)willbefacilitatedinthefinalweeksofclassandyouwillberequiredtogenerateacollectivelywrittenbriefingdocumentthatwillbesubmittedinadvanceofthedeadlineaswellasdevelopapresentationfortheclassthatelucidatestheconceptsandtheoriesthatinformedyouractivity(withaccompanyingPowerPointorothervisualaids).Thelastpartoftheassignmentistocompleteapeerreviewofyourfellowteammembersandtowriteabriefreflectiononthegroupprocess.Adetaileddescriptionoftheactivityandtimelinewillbepostedonblackboardinthecomingweeksandgrouppresentationdateswillbeassignedlaterinthesemester.
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CourseMaterialsRequiredreadingsforthiscoursecomeintwoforms.Twobooksarerequired:OliverRamsbotham,TomWoodhouse,andHughMiall,ContemporaryConflictResolution,4thEdition(CambridgeUKandMalden,MA:PolityPress,2016);ManfredB.Steger,Globalization:AVeryShortIntroduction4thed.(OxfordUniversityPress,2017).Otherrequiredreadingsforthecourseareavailableelectronically.Inaddition,recommendedarticles,books,videos,anddiscussionswillbepostedfromtimetotimeontheBlackboardpage.
SCHEDULEOFTOPICSANDREADINGS
August28-Week1:IntroductiontoGlobalConflictAnalysis
Readings:Ramsbothametal.,ContemporaryConflictResolution,Chapters1,4,skimChapters2and3
September4-WeekTwo:Introduction:ConflictResolutionII
Readings:Ramsbothametal.,ContemporaryConflictResolution,Chapters6,7,9
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September11-WeekThree:Introduction:Globalization
Readings:Steger,Globalization:AVeryShortIntroduction,Chapter1---2,4-5
September18-WeekFour:SlowViolenceandEnvironmental
Conflict
Readings:
Steger,Globalization:AVeryShortIntroduction,Chapter6.
SlowViolenceandtheEnvironmentalismofthePoor,
ChaptersTBD
September25-WeekFive:Globalization,ClimateChange,
andConflict
Readings:Ramsbothametal.,ContemporaryConflictResolutionChapter12.
JonBarnettandW.NeilAdger,“ClimateChange,HumanSecurity,andViolentConflict,”PoliticalGeography26:6(August2007):639---655.AvailableonBlackboard.
Okonta,Ike.Wherevulturesfeast:shell,humanrights,andoilintheNigerDelta.SanFrancisco:SierraClubBooks,2001.Chapter3
October2:WeekSix:Patriarchy,ViolenceAgainstWomenandGirlsandViolentMasculinity Readings: CynthiaEnloe,2007.GlobalizationandMilitarism:FeministsMaketheLink, excerpt.NewYork:RowmanandLittlefieldPublishers,pgs.1-38.•Gill,Lesley. 1997. “CreatingCitizens,MakingMen:TheMilitaryandMasculinityinBolivia.” CulturalAnthropology,Vol.12,No.4:527-550.•Scheper-Hughes,Nancy.1998.
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"MaternalThinkingandthePoliticsofWar."InTheWomenandWarReader.,L. LorentzenandJ.Turpin,eds.NewYork:NYUPress.Pgs.227-33.•JuliePeteet, 1994. MaleGenderandRitualsofResistanceinthePalestinianIntifada:ACultural PoliticsofViolence.AmericanEthnologist21(1):31-49.
October9:WeekSeven:NoClass
October16-WeekNine:MobilizationandResistance
Readings:GeneSharp,FromDictatorshiptoDemocracy:AConceptualFrameworkforLiberation,(TheAlbertEinsteinInstitution,2010)Chapters1-3,pp.1-24.AvailableonBlackboard.
EricaChenowethandMariaJ.Stephan,WhyCivilResistanceWorks:TheStrategicLogicofNonviolentConflict(NewYork:ColumbiaUniversityPress,2011),pp.3-29.AvailableonBlackboard.
October23-WeekTen:GlobalHumanitarianism
Readings: Ramsbotham,ContemporaryConflictResolution,Chapter14 AlexJ.Bellamy,“TheResponsibilitytoProtectTurnsTen,”Ethics
andInternationalAffairs29:2(2015):161---185.AvailableonBlackboard.
ThomasG.Weiss,HumanitarianIntervention:IdeasinAction3rd
ed.(Cambridge:Polity,2016),Chapters1and4.AvailableonBlackboard.
October30-WeekEleven:Migration,Diasporas,andtheDynamicsof
Conflict
Readings:FeargalCochrane,MigrationandSecurityintheGlobalAge:DiasporaCommunitiesandConflict(London:Routledge,2015),chapter1.AvailableonBlackboard.
TerrenceLyons,“Conflict---GeneratedDiasporasandTransnationalPoliticsinEthiopia,”Conflict,Security,andDevelopment7:4(December2007):529---549.AvailableonBlackboard
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CamillaOrjuela,“DistantWarriors,DistantPeaceWorkers?”MultipleDiasporaRolesinSriLanka,”GlobalNetworks8:4(2008):436---452.AvailableonBlackboard]
November6-WeekTwelve:GlobalizationandOrganizedCrime
Readings:FedericoVarese,MafiasontheMove:HowOrganizedCrimeConquersNewTerritories(PrincetonUniversityPress,2011),Chapter1.AvailableonBlackboard.
PeterAndreas,“IllicitGlobalization:Myths,Misconceptions,andHistoricalLessons,”PoliticalScienceQuarterly126:3(Fall2011):403---425.AvailableonBlackboard.
November13-WeekThirteen:UrbanViolencePrevention
Readings:TBD
November20-WeekFourteen:PeaceEducation
Readings: Davies,Lynn.Educationandconflict:complexityandchaos.(2004) pp.93-140ThisdocumentwillbepostedonBlackboardbyJanuary31. Freire,Paulo.PedagogyoftheOppressed(Chapter2). http://peacelearner.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/freire-pedagogyoftheoppressed1.pdf
November27-WeekFifteen:ArtsandPeacebuildingReadings:TBD
December4-WeekSixteenReflectionandSynthesis
Readings:TBD
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