The course presents concepts and theories related to the peaceful transformation of international violent conflicts, particularly in the context of the current and future climate emergency. illustrating them with examples driven from global, European and Italian peace initiatives.
Students will be asked to work on concrete cases of international conflicts and their transformation.
Lectureship: Associated Professor Giovanni Scotto
Last update: Uherek Zdeněk, doc. PhDr., CSc. (09.09.2023)
Course completion requirements
Type of Assessment
I. For SUF students and Erasmus undergraduates: Students will have to complete: - short assignments during the course – participating in group work, practical exercises and role plays; - students will choose an internationally relevant conflict, provide a conflict analysis as a mid-term assignment - for the final assignment, student are requested to conduct an interview with a pratitioner, mediator or peace activist, working in the same conflict setting.
MSc level students (UNIFI or Erasmus) will additionally write a short paper (up to 7 pages plus references) on the conflict transformation process. The final grade will reflect your performance in each of the areas above and is divided as follows: 20% Participation, short assignments and personal contribution to class, including practical exercises 30% mid-term assignment 50% Final assignment
FOR STUDENTS TAKING THE EXAMS WITHOUT ATTENDING THE COURSE (studenti non frequentanti - UNIFI only): Students should prepare the exam studying: Lederach, J.P., The moral imagination (2005), Kriesberg (2012) and the list of additional texts for all sessions. In addition to the required reading, students will submit a written paper analyzing a conflict and / or specific strategies, concepts and tools for its peaceful transformation. The essay has to be about 15 pages, double spaced (see above for essential guidelines). Guida al sito
Last update: Uherek Zdeněk, doc. PhDr., CSc. (03.08.2023)
Literature
Lederach, J.P., The moral imagination. The art and soul of building peace. Oxford / New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. Kriesberg, Louis / Dayton, Bruce. Constructive conflicts: from escalation to resolution. Rowman & Littlefield, 2012. - Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation; https://berghof-foundation.org/library/berghof-handbook-for-conflict-transformation
ADDITIONAL TEXTS: SEE DETAILED PROGRAM
FURTHER REFERENCE TEXTS: Additional references for consultation
Escola de Cultura de Pau. Peace Talks in Focus. Report on Trends and Scenarios. Barcelona: Icaria, 2021 https://escolapau.uab.cat/img/programas/alerta/negociaciones/21/negociaciones20i.pdf - Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation; https://berghof-foundation.org/library/berghof-handbook-for-conflict-transformation
All texts are available on the Moodle platform of the course (access at www.e-l.unifi.it).
Last update: Uherek Zdeněk, doc. PhDr., CSc. (03.08.2023)
