HCRI20002 20 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 2 Kristina Tschunkert Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Middle part of Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 <p>This module concentrates on the key theoretical and conceptual constructs that can help us understand peacebuilding and place it in a wider context. The module will introduce students to key pieces of literature and place an emphasis on the critical deconstruction of ideas and structures. In keeping with the critical ethos that is associated with the study of peacebuilding in Manchester, strong emphasis will be placed on issues of power, agency and bottom-up approaches to peace. In contrast to traditional International Relations-influenced courses, we will concentrate on the agency that people and communities have in building peace, and in questioning the peace that is rolled out for them as part of internationally-supported peacebuilding missions.</p> <p>This module seeks to expose students to the main tools and perspectives that may be used to analyse contemporary conflicts. The module would be taught via a mix of lectures and tutorials and would critically appraise the main perspectives given for the outbreak and maintenance of violent conflict. Each week would review the utility of a particular conflict analysis lens in relation to examples so that students could build a toolkit of possible explanations for violent conflict. The module will give students the opportunity to discuss and gauge the effectiveness of rival conflict analysis approaches and to engage in in-depth learning on particular conflicts.</p> <ul> <li> To interrogate key concepts and theories in peace and conflict studies.</li> <li> To understand the different actors and levels of response to peace and conflict</li> <li> To scrutinize what peace and conflict mean at the level of the everyday</li> <li> To consider the tensions and complementarities between bottom-up and top-down approaches to building peace.</li> <li> To consider the nature of power and agency in relation to peace, conflict and resistance.</li> <li> To engage critically with relevant literature.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li> To understand the difference between local and international approaches to building peace</li> <li> To interrogate what the liberal peace means as a dominant peacebuilding paradigm</li> <li> To understand how local populations engage with conflict and peace interventions</li> <li> Understanding the intersection between different causes of conflict</li> <li> To discuss how international peacebuilding can be made more people-centric</li> <li> Knowledge of specific case studies (for instance Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Northern Ireland)</li> <li> Knowledge of key concepts in the peacebuilding field such as power, agency and resistance</li> <li> An understanding of the interplay between international and local approaches to peace</li> <li> An understanding of what the everyday means and why it is a political concept</li> <li> Develop an understanding of how people cope with and react to conflict in their societies</li></ul> <ul> <li> Deepen critical appraisal</li> <li> Appreciate differing methodological/conceptual perspectives</li> <li> Link theoretical/conceptual material with case study material</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li> Analytical skills</li> <li> Discursive and argumentative skills</li> <li> Editorial skills</li> <li> Presentation skills</li></ul> <ul> <li> Working autonomously</li> <li> Working in teams</li> <li> Respecting different views</li> <li> Giving feedback to others</li></ul> Other - Editorial and analytical skills - Evidence-led decision-making - Putting together and maintaining arguments (useful for a marketing/awareness campaign or business case) - Oral and communication skills - especially in terms of comprehending large amounts of information and drawing reasoned conclusions - Meeting deadlines - Working autonomously and in groups <p>The principal teaching and learning methods will be the lecture (an interactive experience) and the tutorial. These would be supplemented by guided and independent reading and assignments designed to encourage students to engage with course material in meaningful ways. The module will be team-taught by experts in the different areas discussed In addition, students would be encouraged to engage with a list of films (available on YouTube, Kanopy, etc.). The module would be Blackboard compliant.</p> 0 Other 100% <figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td><h4><span class="text-small">Assessment Task</span></h4></td><td><h4><span class="text-small">Formative or Summative&nbsp;</span></h4></td><td><h4><span class="text-small">Weighting</span></h4></td></tr><tr><td><span class="text-small">Commentary on an international policy of peacebuilding and how it affects local societies</span></td><td><span class="text-small">Summative</span></td><td><span class="text-small">40%</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="text-small">One essay from a list provided&nbsp;</span></td><td><span class="text-small">Summative&nbsp;</span></td><td><span class="text-small">60%</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="text-small">Essay plan</span></td><td><span class="text-small">Formative</span></td><td><span class="text-small">0%</span></td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <figure class="table"><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:322px;"><h4><span class="text-small">Feedback method</span></h4></td><td style="width:340px;"><h4><span class="text-small">Formative or Summative</span></h4></td></tr><tr><td style="width:322px;"><span class="text-small">Written feedback on written assignments</span></td><td style="width:340px;"><span class="text-small">Summative</span></td></tr><tr><td style="width:322px;"><span class="text-small">Verbal feedback in seminars</span></td><td style="width:340px;"><span class="text-small">Formative</span></td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p>&nbsp;</p> BSc Global Dev with Int Study BSc Global Dev with Int Study Second Year Optional Y <ul><li>Mac Ginty, Roger, and Andrew Williams. Conflict and development. Routledge, 2016.</li><li>Ramsbotham, Oliver, Hugh Miall, and Tom Woodhouse. Contemporary conflict resolution. Polity, 2011.</li><li>Jabri, Vivienne. Discourses on violence: Conflict analysis reconsidered. Manchester University Press, 1996.</li><li>Mac Ginty, Roger. Routledge handbook of peacebuilding. Routledge, 2013.</li><li>Jeong, Ho-Won. Understanding conflict and conflict analysis. Sage, 2008.</li><li>Cheldelin, Sandra I., Daniel Druckman, and Larissa Fast. Conflict. A&amp;C Black, 2008.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p> Lectures 22 Seminars 10 0 168