This course provides an overview of the related fields of peace studies and conflict resolution by exploring different definitions, perspectives, actors, and tools available to practitioners and scholars. It is a survey of the theoretical and empirical literature on the causes and conditions of international conflict and peace. It examines the history and development of contending approaches to conflict and peace, their basic assumptions and methodologies, and their application to current conflict situations, with particular emphasis upon the following: peace through coercive power; peace through nonviolence; peace through world order; and peace through personal and community transformation.
International Conflict and Peace (CONF 400)
2020 Fall
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Conf. Analysis Res.(CONF)
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Ayşe Betül Çelik bcelik@sabanciuniv.edu,
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| Programs\Type | Required | Core Elective | Area Elective |
| Conflict Analysis & Resolution Minor | * | ||
| Decision and Behavior Minor | * | ||
| International Studies | * | ||
| International Studies | * | ||
| Political Science | * | ||
| Political Science and International Relations | * | ||
| Political Science and International Relations | * | ||
| Political Science (Previous Name: Social and Political Sciences) | * |
CONTENT
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
1. Understand the world, their country, their society, as well as themselves and have awareness of ethical problems, social rights, values and responsibility to the self and to others. 5
2. Understand different disciplines from natural and social sciences to mathematics and art, and develop interdisciplinary approaches in thinking and practice. 3
3. Think critically, follow innovations and developments in science and technology, demonstrate personal and organizational entrepreneurship and engage in life-long learning in various subjects; have the ability to continue to educate him/herself. 3
4. Communicate effectively in Turkish and English by oral, written, graphical and technological means. 5
5. Take individual and team responsibility, function effectively and respectively as an individual and a member or a leader of a team; and have the skills to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams. 5
1. Analyze global affairs from international relations and economics perspectives. 5
2. Demonstrate theoretical and practical knowledge of the international affairs. 5
3. Compete for increasing opportunities in careers within the newly emerging global institutions. 5
4. Evaluate the international political events and present their views and positions on international affairs with advanced oral and written skills. 5
1. To analyze national and global events from various social science perspectives. 5
2. To demonstrate theoretical and practical knowledge on political science and international relations and to state views and positions with advanced oral and written skills. 5
3. To compete for increasing career opportunities in national and global institutions. 4
4. To (be able to) understand and follow the changes in political behaviours, opinions and structures. 4
5. To gain the ability to make logical inferences on social and political issues based on comparative and historical knowledge. 4
1. Understand and follow changes in patterns of political behavior, ideas and structures. 5
2. Develop the ability to make logical inferences about social and political issues on the basis of comparative and historical knowledge. 4