TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Haluk Karadağ
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) learn why conflicts occur. 2) learn how to prevent conflicts. 3) learn conflict resolution methods.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION	This course introduces the interdisciplinary study of conflict analysis and resolution. We will examine how and why conflict occurs in human society, and what we can do to mitigate its destructive aspects. The course includes an overview of the field including the central approaches to analyzing conflict, an extended case study of a conflict, an examination of several forms of intervention, and finally a consideration of new directions in conflict studies. We will highlight the societal, structural, and cultural factors that play a part in conflict and its resolution. At the end of the course, you should be able to analyze a conflict, to appreciate the contextual factors that influence conflict, to know the major conflict resolution techniques, and to understand the complexities of the most pressing contemporary conflicts.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week What is Conflict? 3rd Week Roots of Conflict I 4th Week Strategies and Types of Conflict 5th Week Roots of Conflict II 6th Week Conflict Strategies and Tactics and Conflict Analysis- Mapping out of the COnflicts; Interpersonal Conflicts 7th Week Conflict Analysis: Mapping out the Conflicts; International Conflicts 8th Week Midterm Week 9th Week Conflict Process: Rise 10th Week Conflict Process: Rise and Fall 11th Week Conflict Resolution: Mediation 12th Week Conflict Resolution: Negotiation, Resolution and Management of Conflict 13th Week Transformation of Conflict: Third Party Intervention, Peacebuilding 14th Week Conflict Resolution after 9/11. Review Session
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Rubin, Pruitt and Kim. 1994. Social Conflict: Escalation, Stalemate, and Settlement, New York: McGraw and Hill Inc. Jeong, Ho-Won. Peace and Conflict Studies: An Introduction. Ashgate Publishing Ltd., Hants, UK, 2000. 'Concepts of Peace and Violence', 19-30. Burton, John, "Conflict Resolution: Towards Problem Solving", Peace and Conflict Studies, 4:2, December 1997, http://www.gmu.edu/academics/pcs/burton.html Smith, D. (2005) Trends and Causes of Armed Conflict in Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation http://www.berghof-handbook.net/articles/smith_handbook.pdf Sandole, Dennis J.D., 1993. "Paradigm, theories, and metaphors in conflict and Conflict Resolution", in Dennis J.D. and Hugo van der Merwe eds., Conflict Resolution Theory and Practice: Integration and Application, Manchester University Press, New York, 1993. 3-24. Wehr's and Hocker and Wilmot Conflict Map-http://spot.colorado.edu/~wehr/40GD1.HTM Sandole, Dennis. "A Compherensive Mapping of Conflict and Conflict Resolution: A Three Pillar Approach", Peace and Conflict Studies, http://www.gmu.edu/academic/pcs/sandole.htm Ozcelik, Sezai. The Cyprus Conflict And Psychoanalytical Analysis: Psychological, Historical And Political Barriers Dougherty, James E. and Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., Contending Theories of International Relations, 261-293 (ch.7). Schellenberg, James A. Conflict Resolution: Theory, Research, and Practice, State University of New York Press, 'Negotiation Bargaining', 135-154. Fisher, Ronald J. 1997, Interactive Conflict Resolution, Syracuse University Press, 'A Contingency Approach to Third Party Intervention', 163-184. Fisher, R. (2005). Methods of Third Party Intervention in Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation http://www.berghof-handbook.net/uploads/download/fisher_hb.pdf Hawk, Gary W. 'Transcending Transgression: Forgiveness and Reconciliation", in Wilmot, William and Joyce Hocker, Interpersonal Conflict, 6th ed., , McGraw Hill, NY, 2001. 293-317. Clements, Kevin (2005). Towards Conflict Transformation and a Just Peace, http://www.berghof-handbook.net/uploads/download/clements_handbook.pdf Miall, Hugh, Conflict Transformation: A Multi-Dimensional Task (2004). In Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation http://www.berghof-handbook.net/uploads/download/miall_handbook.pdf
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 25 Assignment 1 15 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 8 8 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No