POLS 335 - Peace & Conflict Resolution

Institution:

SUNY College at Potsdam

Subject:

POLITICS

Description:

POLS 335 -- Peace and Conflict Resolution (4) Conflict is a natural part of human life that can be a positive force for change, but can also be destructive and eventually lead to violence and war. This course explores different forms of conflict -- from non-violent to violent -- and their underlying dynamics. The following questions will be addressed: Why can some conflicts be managed in a peaceful way, while others end in genocide? What are origins, stages, and causes of conflict? What role does the cultural context, the state, the military, the economy, the gender order and ethnicity and nationalism play in conflicts? What are techniques to mediate and transform conflicts? And how in the aftermath of a conflict, can peace be made sustainable? Prerequisite: Junior standing. Occasionally. Gen Ed: Occasionally taught for WI and SI credit.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.potsdam.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 267-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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