Analysis of Contemporary Conflicts

Analiza sodobnih konfliktov

Course credits:

6.00 ECTS / 45 (30 hours of lectures, 0 hours of exercises, 15 hours of seminars, 0 hours other forms of work)

Course holder:

izr. prof. dr. Maja Garb

Type:

Required

Language:

Slovenian

Semester:

First semester

Study degree

2. level

Course execution:

• Postgraduate Programme of Defence and Security Studies

Prerequisits:

Students are allowed to participate in the course provided that they have completed the enrolment procedure.

Objectives and competences

The course will equip the students with a comprehensive overview of conflicts and knowledge on various approaches to the conflict analysis, deepen the knowledge on present conflicts, foster competencies for independent conflict analysis. The course develops the following competencies: social versatility, competences to analyse, objective and solid judgment, independence in social interpretation, competence to resolve conflicts.

Content (Syllabus outline)

1. Basis of conflicts: definitions of war and of (armed) conflicts. Institutions that study the conflicts. Databases on conflicts. World conflicts overview. 2. Tools for conflict analysis: 4 objective dimensions. SIDA manual. DFID manual. Comparative conflict analysis. Early warning and response. Analysis on micro-level. Conflict transformation. Post-conflict reconstruction. Costs of armed conflicts. Refugee camps. Wartime deviations (war rape). 3. Cases of armed and political conflicts.

Intended learning outcomes:

Knowledge, understanding and evaluation of contemporary conflicts, analysing tools and possibilities for conflict resolutions. Awareness of the possibilities for knowledge transfer into practise.

Learning and teaching methods:

Lecture and seminar work, individual work of the students (analysis of the conflicts, study), seminar paper, presentations, exam.

Assessment

50 % Seminar paper and oral presentation pisni izpit 50 % written exam

Obligatory literature

Additional literature