Peace and Conflict Research
Learning outcomes
The student gains insights into concrete examples of peace-making and contributes a questioning study on the work of a selected individual.
Contents
This module will approach different understandings of peace since 1945, through the examples of specific individuals who have earned international recognition for their work as peacemakers or peace-preservers. The lectures will introduce various Nobel laureates and critically discuss the merits and the international perception of their peace work over time. These personalities will include controversial and acclaimed peacemakers, e.g., Mother Teresa and Martti Ahtisaari, Henry Kissinger and the Dalai Lama, Willy Brandt and Aung San Suu Kyi.
Furthermore, each student is expected to present a research paper on a selected individual and thereby to contribute one approach to the complex issue of understanding peace and peace-making. These papers will address questions like: how the selected individuals concretely contributed to peace; in what terms they themselves explained their motivations, actions and objectives; how their contributions to peace were perceived at home and internationally, at the time and in hindsight; if their life and work have had a lasting impact on society. The sources used for the research paper preferably include original writings or speeches of the selected peacemaker.
Lectures (10h) and seminar presentations (14h)
Modes of study
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
Evaluation and evaluation criteria
Numeric 1-5.Evaluation will be based on the student’s research paper, research presentation, and classroom participation.
Study materials
Reading list will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Further information
Some room in the course for exchange students and other students, please contact the teacher before the course.
Belongs to following study modules
2014–2015