Il corso presenta concetti e teorie legati alla trasformazione pacifica dei conflitti internazionali violenti, illustrandoli con esempi derivati da iniziative di pace globali, ed esperienze europee ed italiane nel campo.
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.
TESTI AGGIUNTIVI : V. programma esteso
All texts are available on the Moodle platform of the course (access at www.e-l.unifi.it ; course: International Conflict Transformation 2017/2018, password : conflict).
Obiettivi Formativi
CONOSCENZE [Knowledge]:
Principali modelli e teorie dell'analisi del conflitto e della sua trasformazione; ruolo degli attori internazionali (organizzazioni internazionali, società civile) nei processi di pace
COMPETENZE [skills]:
AScolto attivo, negoziato, mediazione, lavoro su studi di caso.
Capacità acquisite al termine del corso [abilities gained at the end of the course]:
Dopo aver completato il corso gli studenti:
avranno una comprensione chiara della trasformazione dei conflitti internazionail, delle idee e teorie alla base di tali processi , e una comprensione approfondita delle modalità di intervento e dei concetti attuali relativi al peacekeeping, peacebuilding e alla riconciliazione.
avranno avuto una panoramica di esempi concreti di traformazione del conflitto realizzati da organizzazioni globali e italiane;
comprenderanno e saranno in grado di utilizzare competenze basilari e strategie di risoluzione e trasformazione dei conflitti
Metodi Didattici
Le lezioni verranno tenute combinando diverse forme di insegnamento e apprendimento: lezioni frontali, discussioni di gruppo sulle letture assegnate, presentatzioni di studenti, formazione esperienziale, esercizi in classe, video per lo studio di casi, e per incoraggiare riflessione e discussioni. SChede e altri materiali aggiuntivi verranno distribuiti in classe dal docente.
Altre Informazioni
La frequenza del corso è obbligatoria per gli studenti SUF, RACCOMANDATA per studenti UNIFI e Erasmus.
Per avere discussioni di qualità è importante possedere conoscenze e idee a partire dalle quali poter discutere. Per questo mi aspetto da ogni studente di aver effettuato i nanticipo le letture relative alla lezione. UN corso efficace è un atto di "co-creazione": è responsabilità sia del docente che dei partecipanti. E' anche importante che gli studenti abbiano con sé i testi di cui si parlerà.
Etichetta in classe: il corso viene offerto dal docente UNIFI ed è ospitato all'interno della Syracuse University Florence. Per questo i partecipanti sono delle provenienze più diverse, comprendendo studenti italiani, dell'Unione Europea e altri paesi europei (programma "Erasmus") e dal Sud globale, oltre che dagli Stati Uniti. Questa circostanza arricchisce l'esperienza di apprendimento, ma può richiedere a volte pazienza e un certo grado di sensibilità interculturale. Per favore, siate rispettosi dell'opinione degli altri , e non abbiate timore ad articolare la vostra nel corso delle discussioni. Ricordate di spegnere i telefoni cellulari. L'uso di computer portatili e tablet è permesso allo scopo di prendere note. Per favore evitate di usare dispositivi elettronici per partecipare a social media, stare in chat e simili, durante la lezione.
Bibliografia aggiuntiva:
3) Further recommended readings:
Bush R.A.B. / Folger J, The Promise of Mediation, s. Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2005 (2nd edition).
Berdal, M. R.. Building peace after war. Abingdon [England]; New York; London: Routledge ; For the International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2009.
Curle, Adam. To Tame the Hydra: Undermining the Culture of Violence, Charlbury (UK): John Carpenter, 1999.
Dayton, Bruce W., and Louis Kriesberg. Conflict transformation and peacebuilding: moving from violence to sustainable peace. Taylor & Francis, 2009.
Galtung J., Conflict transformation by peaceful means: The Transcend Manual. United Nation Disaster Management Training Programme, New York, 1998.
Goodhand, Jonathan, Aiding Peace? The role of NGOs in armed conflict, Bourton on Dunsmore (UK)Practical Action Publishing 2006.
Kriesberg, Louis. Constructive conflicts: from escalation to resolution. Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.
Ramsbotthom M, Woodhouse. T., Miall, Contemporary Conflict Resolution, Third revised edition .
Reychler L., Paffenoholz T., eds, Peace Building. A field guide, Lynne Rienner Publ., Boulder, London, 2001.
Richmond, O. P.. A Post-Liberal Peace: The Infrapolitics of Peacebuilding. London: Routledge, 2011.
Van Tongeren, et al. Eds., People Building Peace Successful Stories of Civil Society. Boulder / London: Lynne Rienner 2005.
Wallensteen, Peter. Understanding conflict resolution: war, peace and the global system. SAGE, 2007.
Weeks, Dudley, The eight essential steps to conflict resolution: preserving relationships at work, at home, and in the community , J.P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1994.
Other sources in the Internet
The Berghof Handbook on Conflict Transformation, http://www.berghof-handbook.net/
Brand-Jacobsen, Kai (2003). Toolkit for Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation in Nepal, http://patrir.ro/en/toolkits-papers-reports
Transcend International – A Peace Development Environment Network, www.transcend.org.
Conflict Sensitivity Consortium – Online Resources:
http://www.conflictsensitivity.org/online_resources
Conflict Research Consortium (1998), Glossary, Boulder, CO: University of Colorado, http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/glossary.htm.
Helvey, R.L. (2004), On Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: Thinking about the Fundamentals, Boston: Albert Einstein Institution. www.aeinstein.org/organizations/org/OSNC.pdf
Herngren, Per (2004). Path of Resistance. The Practice of Civil Disobedience, http://ickevald.net/perherngren/english/Path_of_Resistance_Per_Herngren_2004.htm
Hunter, Daniel / George Lakey, (2004), Opening Space For Democracy; Third Party Nonviolent Intervention – Curriculum and Trainer’s Manual, Training for Change, www.trainingforchange.org.
Lederach, John Paul (2006) Defining Conflict Transformation, Restorative Justice Online, http://www.restorativejustice.org/resources/docs/lederach/
Miller, Christopher, King Mary E. (2004), A Glossary of Terms and Concepts in Peace and Conflict Studies, San José (Costa Rica): University for Peace, http://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/index.php/learning-and-resources/resources-on-nonviolent-conflict
Peace and Collaborative Development Network: http://internationalpeaceandconflict.ning.com.
Some actors engaged in peace and conflict transformation work
Christian Peacemakers Team: www.cpt.org.
European Peacebuilding Liaison Office: www.eplo.org
Nonviolent Peaceforce: www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org
Peace Brigades International Training Material for Colombia Mission: www.pbicolombia.net
Search for Common Ground: http://www.sfcg.org/
Modalità di verifica apprendimento
Per frequentanti :
presentazione in aula, partecipazione alel esercitazioni, saggio scritto finale
Per NON frequentanti:
Studio dei testi indicati in bibliografia.
Tutti gli articoli sono scaricabili da Internet. I libri sono reperibili nella biblioteca di Ateneo, nella biblioteca della Syracuse University, oppure online.
In aggiunta, gli studenti possono presentaere una relazione di almeno 12 pagine in inglese a interlinea doppio (v. linee guida in inglese in calce). L'esame orale verterà sulla discussione della relazione anche in riferimento ai concetti teorici illustrati nei testi.
Guidelines for writing
The written paper should aim at analyzing a conflict and / or specific strategies, concepts and tool for its peaceful transformation. The essay has to be about 12 pages, double spaced,.
Writing the paper you should:
- use what has been written in the literature to back up your argument: concepts, theories and empirical findings;
- choose a relevant title and divide the text into paragraphs, with a brief introduction and a conclusion;
- formulate a guiding question you want to answer to with your work;
- include a complete bibliography at the end. You are expected to use at least 7 different texts.
Programma del corso
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Date
Topic
1.
13.09.2017
Introduction to the course – themes, methods and requirements
2.
14.09
Conflict - Definitions of conflicts - conflict constellations
Kriesberg, L. Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution, Rowman & Littlefield, Ch. 1.
“Conflict” in: Berghof Glossary on Conflict Transformation
3.
20.09
Conflict: typology and sources
Sandole, D., “Typologies”, in: Cheldelin et al. Conflict, 39-54
Rubenstein, R., “Sources”, in: Cheldelin et al., Conflict, 55-67
4.
21.09
Conflict: escalation and de-escalation
Kriesberg, L. Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution, Rowman & Littlefield, Ch. 6, 7.
5.
27.09
Conflict resolution, conflict transformation
“Introduction to Conflict Resolution: concepts and definitions”, in Ramsbotham, O., Woodhouse, T., & Miall, H. (2011). Contemporary Conflict Resolution. Polity, p. 3-31.
“Conflict Transformation”, Berghof Glossary on Conflict Transformation, p. 22-27.
Miall, H. “Conflict transformation: A multi-dimensional task”, Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation, Berlin: Berghof Center for Constructive Conflict Management (2004)
6.
28.09
A closer look at contemporary armed conflicts: protracted social / ethnopolitical conflicts, “new wars”, “Long War on Terror”, “Jihadist terrorism”
“Conflict”, in: Berghof Glossary on Conflict Transformation, p. 10-16 (required reading for all.)
“jig saw” discussion in class:
One text chosen among the following:
1. Allansson, M., Melander, E., & Themnér, L. (2017). Organized violence, 1989–2016. Journal of Peace Research, 54(4), 574–587.
2. Kaldor, M. (2013). In Defence of New Wars. Stability: International Journal of Security and Development, 2(1), 4. doi:10.5334/sta.at
3. International Crisis Group (2016). Exploring disorder. Al Qaida and the Islamic State. Brussels: ICG
7.
04.10
A look at the future: climate change, resource depletion, conflicts
Ehrlich, P. R., & Ehrlich, A. H. (2013). Can a collapse of global civilization be avoided? Proc. R. Soc. B, 280(1754), 20122845.
Bardi, Ugo, World Mineral resources and the Limits to Economic Growth, 2014
8.
0510
Guest lecture: Lisa Clark
Banning nuclear Weapons: the role of global
civil society
Potter, W. C. (2017). Disarmament Diplomacy and the Nuclear Ban Treaty. Survival, 59(4), 75–108.
9.
11.10
Conflict transformation skills: active listening
Rogers, C. R., Farson, R. E., (1957). Active listening. Industrial Relations Center of The University of Chicago.
10.
12.10
Negotiation theory and practice
Patton, B. (2005). Negotiation. In M. L. Moffitt & R. C. Bordone (Eds.), The handbook of dispute resolution (pp. 279–303).
11.
Monday 16.10, 17.00 – 20.00
Symposium – Education for Sustainable Peace
Students will participate in the opening session of the Georg Arnhold Symposium on Education for Sustainable Peace, organized in collaboration with the UNICEF Innocenti Research Center
18.10
NO CLASS
12.
19.10
Guest Lecturer: Eleonora Mura, Arigatou International Foundation
Peacebuilding and education
Bush, K. D., & Saltarelli, D. (2000). The two faces of education in ethnic conflict. Firenze: UNICEF - Innocenti Research Centre.
13.
25.10
Negotiation exercise
14.
26.10
Conflict transformation skills: Mediation and problem solving
Fisher, R. (2001). Methods of third-party intervention. The Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation. Berlin: Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management.
15.
27.10
Guest lecturer
Mario Giro, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Italy
01.11
No class (Italian holiday)
02.11
No class
16.
08.11
International Mediation – concepts and cases
Reading:
Kriesberg, L., & Dayton, B. W. (2012). Constructive conflicts: from escalation to resolution (4th ed). Ch. 9 – Mediation. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield 2012.
Fisas, V. (2016). Yearbook on Peace Processes 2016. Barcelona: School for a Culture of Peace - Icaria Editorial – Introduction + 3 cases of your choice
17.
09.11
Introducing the moral imagination
Lederach, ch. 1 , 2, 3, 4
18.
15.11
“Track two” diplomacy – the role of civil society
Jones, P. L. (2015). Ch. 1 What is Track Two Diplomacy?, in: Track two diplomacy in theory and practice. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, p. 7-31.
19.
16.11
“Track three” and unarmed peacekeeping
Schweitzer, C., & Carrière, R. (2010). Civilian peacekeeping a barely tapped resource. Belm-Vehrte: Sozio-Publ.
DEADLINE to hand in first written assignment
20.
22.11
The context of transformation – Peace constituencies
Lederach, ch. 8, 9
“Peace Constituencies”, The Berghof Glossary on Conflict Transformation
21.
23.11
Guest lecturer: Luisa Del Turco, Centro Studi Difesa Civile
Gender and conflict transformation – UN SC Resolution 1324 and beyond
Harders, C. (2011). Gender relations, violence and conflict transformation. Advancing conflict transformation: The Berghof handbook II. Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers.
22.
29.11
Peace accords: realities and challenges Lederach, ch. 5
Fisas, V., 2015 Yearbook of Peace Processes, Barcelona: Icaria. www.escolapau.uab.cat (pag 5-20 AND three cases of your choice)
23.
30.11
Nonviolence and conflict transformation
Dudouet, V. (2008). Nonviolent resistance and conflict transformation in power asymmetries. Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation. Berlin: Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management.
24.
06.12
The challenges of dealing with the past and transitional justice
Reading TbA
25.
07.12
The challenge of lasting peace and reconciliation
Lederach Ch. 12,13,14
11.12
Deadline to hand in term paper (for students taking the exam on 12.12)
All other students: please hand in final paper 4 days before your chosen exame date. Exame dates for January and February 2018 will be announced before December