At the end of this course, the students; 1) will learn about the background and characteristics of peace studies, 2) will be able to evaluate both orthodox and critical theories? perceptions of the concept of peace, 3) will be able to evaluate the approaches to conflict management and prevention, 4) will deepen their understanding of peace through various themes including women, youth and so on.
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 is designed to introduce students to the development of the concept of peace and its conceptualization within different strands of International Relations (IR) theory. Starting with an examination of the concept of peace, the first part of the course will provide detailed information on both mainstream and critical IR theories? perspectives on peace. In the second part, the course will focus on the concept of conflict and debates on how to end it. In addition, the course will introduce students to various themes related to peace and security, including everyday peace, women and youth agendas.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to the Course
2nd Week
Defining the Concept of Peace and Introduction to Peace Studies
3rd Week
Perspectives on Peace in IR Theory I: Peace and Idealist Tradition
4th Week
Perspectives on Peace in IR Theory II: A Realist Agenda for Peace
5th Week
Perspectives on Peace in IR Theory III: Marxist Agendas for Peace
6th Week
Perspectives on Peace in IR Theory IV: Critical Contributions for Peace
7th Week
Defining the Concept of Conflict: Reasons and Characteristics of Conflicts
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Traditional Approaches for Ending Conflicts
10th Week
Newer Methods for Ending Conflicts
11th Week
Everyday Peace
12th Week
Women, Peace and Security (WPS Agenda)
13th Week
Youth, Peace and Securit (YPS Agenda)
14th Week
Wrap-up and conclusion session
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Altiok, A. et al. (2020) "Youth, peace, and security," in Hampson, F. O., Özerdem, A. and Kent, J. (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Peace, Security and Development. London: Routledge, pp. 428-443. Bercovitch, J. and Jackson, R. (2009) "International Conflict and its Resolution: Moving from the Twentieth Century to the Twenty-first Century," in Bercovitch, J. and Jackson, R. (eds.) Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century: Principles, Methods and Approaches. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, pp. 1-16Jeong, H. W.(2008): Understanding Conflict and Conflict Analysis. London: Sage. Demetriou, O. and Hadjipavlou, M. (2018) "The Impact of Women?s Activism on the Peace Negotiations in Cyprus,"Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 24(1), pp. 50-65. Katz, Neil H. 1989. "Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies." Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 504:14-21. Lawler, P. (2008) "Peace Studies," in Williams, Paul D. (ed.) Security Studies: An Introduction. London: Routledge, pp. 73-88. McEvoy-Levy, S. (2001) "Youth as Social and Political Agents: Issues in Post-Settlement Peace Building," Kroc Institute Occasional Paper 1, pp. 1-40. Mac Ginty, R. (2014) "Everyday Peace: Bottom-up and Local Agency in Conflict-affected Societies," Security Dialogue, 45(6), pp. 548-564. Mac Ginty, R. and Firchow, P. (2016) "Top-down and Bottom-up Narratives of Peace and Conflict," Politics, 36(3), pp. 308-323. Mac Ginty, R. & Richmond, O. P. (2013) "The Local Turn in Peace Building: A Critical Agenda for Peace," Third World Quarterly, 34:5, pp. 763-783. Özerdem, A. (2016) "The Role of Youth in Peacebuilding: Challenges and Opportunities," Oxford Research Group, October 26, https://gdc.unicef.org/resource/role-youthpeacebuilding-challenges-and-opportunities. Polat, N. (2021) "Peace in Non-Western Theory," in Richmond, O. P. and Visoka, G. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Peacebuilding, Statebuilding and Peace Formation. New York: Oxford University Press, 190-203. Richmond, O. P. (ed.) Peace in International Relations. London and New York: Routledge. Webel, C. (2007) "Introduction: Toward a Philosophy and Metapsychology of Peace," in Galtung, J. and C. Webel (eds.) Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies. London: Routledge, pp. 3-13. Wibben, A.T.R. (2021) "Genealogies of Feminist Peace Research: Themes, Thinkers, and Turns," in Vayrynen, T. et al. (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Feminist Peace Research. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 17-27.
