BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| POL2346 | Conflict Management | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course offers an overview of different definitions, perspectives, actors, and tools in conflict management. Examining the history and development of contending approaches to conflict and peace, their basic assumptions and methodologies and their application to current conflict situations, the course aims to understand why and how conflicts emerge, escalate, and are transformed. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Define basic concepts and approaches of conflict management; 2. Differentiate between peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding; 3. Grasp the historical evolution of International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law; 4. Evaluate the effectiveness of various conflict management practices at the state, non-state and organizational levels; 5. Develop competencies with respect to active inquiry and critical thinking. |
Course Content
| Introduction to conflict management; sources of conflict; escalation of conflict; conflict prevention; conflict mitigation; peacekeeping; peacemaking; reconstruction and peacebuilding; reconciliation; institutionalization; gender issues; case study. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to Conflict Management | • Ramsbotham et. al. "Introduction to Conflict Resolution”, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-mymUJRULs (10 conflicts to watch in 2022) |
| 2) | Sources of Conflict | • Mitchell, “Compulsion & Formation”, 2014. • Smith, Trends and Causes of Armed Conflict, 2004. • Avruch and Black, “The Culture Question and Conflict Resolution”, 1991. • Agbiboa, “Peace at Daggers Drawn? Boko Haram", 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1_qXlLGX8k (The causes of war and conditions of peace by Dr. David Cortright) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DlglQFGY64 (Why we go to war? by Noam Chomsky) |
| 3) | Escalation of Conflict | • Mitchell, “Perpetuation”, 2014. • Sørensen and Johansen, “Nonviolent Conflict Escalation”, 2016. • Shain, “The Role of Diasporas in Conflict Perpetuation or Resolution”, 2002. • Moon and Suh, “Historical Analogy and Demonization of Others", 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iHfSR3_zIs (Diaspora mobilisation during conflicts: Armenian, Albanian and Palestinian diasporas compared) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJdErHQGEHM (Mahatma Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu and others during the Salt Satyagraha (Salt March), April 1930) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpGWkPBpMaY (Serbia: The Legacy of Otpor) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVu9eawb1QY (Greenpeace: Inspiring Action) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2att1HJqH2o (Pussy Riot sentenced for Putin protest) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIPmvoHWPFU (China & Japan: History of tensions) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUKblujiRyk (Why is Russia invading Ukraine?) |
| 4) | Conflict Prevention | • Mitchell, “Prevention”, 2014. • Ackermann, “The Idea and Practice of Conflict Prevention”, 2003. • Eralp and Beriker, “Assessing the Conflict Resolution Potential of the EU", 2005. • Clubb, “From Terrorists to Peacekeepers: The IRA", 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M83fUUEqA9g (What is conflict prevention?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OceStgzIHc (Preventing conflict, making peace) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4hlnZFdClA (Iran: The impact of conflict prevention) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMA6QyuhrsU (Nicosia: The world's last divided capital) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82edi9VJrn8 (Brexit, dissidents and the Irish border) |
| 5) | Conflict Mitigation | • Mitchell, “Mitigation”, 2014. • Tir and Stinnett, “Weathering Climate Change: Can Institutions Mitigate International Water Conflict?” 2012. • Dukalskis, “Why Do Some Insurgent Groups Agree to Ceasefires While Others Do Not?", 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ-K4rlz8mo (Conflict mitigation in informal settlements: Kenya Tuna Uwezo Program) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9CgvK0J5ww (Somali youth participation in conflict mitigation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04axDDRVy_o (The “ethnic cleansing” of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, explained) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdizU0arrJ0 (Nile River dispute) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45rqjz6qXRo (Mekong Transboundary Dialogue) |
| 6) | WRAP UP AND Q&A MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 7) | Containing Conflict: Peacekeeping | • Mitchell, “Termination I: Stopping the Violence”, 2014. • Diehl, “With the Best of Intentions: Lessons from UNOSOM I and II”, 1996. • Howe, “Lessons of Liberia: ECOMOG and Regional Peacekeeping”, 1996/97. • Karlsrud, “The UN at War: Examining the Consequences of Peace-enforcement Mandates", 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2xOe22dwi4 (Peacekeeping, peacemaking, peacebuilding) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyJULAN7-so (UN Peacekeeping: Challenges from the field today and tomorrow) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VONdAkDZTUI (Why wealthy "peacekeeping nations" are rejecting UN missions) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDUAEegImXY (Patrolling the lawless Sahara Desert with The Blue Helmets) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-2uMYBSL68 (Under the Blue Helmet: Life as a UN peacekeeper in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBEERS2JvuU (China’s growing role in UN peacekeeping missions in Africa) |
| 8) | Ending Conflict: Peacemaking | • Mitchell, “Termination II: Addressing the Issues”, 2014. • Bercovitch and Jackson, “Negotiation or Mediation?", 2011. • Lundgren, “Mediation in Syria", 2016. • Böhmelt, “The Effectiveness of Tracks of Diplomacy Strategies in Third-party Interventions”, 2010. • Alonso, “Why Do Terrorists Stop? Analyzing Why ETA Members Abandon or Continue", 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0ziw8ojM7g (Track II Diplomacy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyV7mAdnwYk (Track I.5 Diplomacy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrC30Tlsf2I (International Peace Summit: Resolving conflicts through mediation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZNH49ujKcw (Brief history of ETA & peacemaking efforts) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhBqx2clQd4 (The art of peacemaking: Can women solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?) |
| 9) | Post-conflict Reconstruction and Peacebuilding | • Ramsbotham et. al. "Postwar Reconstruction”, 2016. • Baxter and Ikobwa, “Peace Education", 2005. • Tom, “Building a Liberal Peace in Post-Conflict Sierra Leone”, 2017. • Linabary, Krishna et al., “The Conflict Family: Storytelling as an Activity and a Method", 2016. • Chandler, “The Twenty Years’ Crisis”, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHaMoUZv4_A (Peacebuilding starts small) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaKcKTIUkXY (UN to stand behind Sierra Leone peacebuilding efforts) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI_WP2Hijz0 (The future of peacebuilding: Lessons from Afghanistan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBEevCiQM4o (Politics of reconstruction) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cid9OiYUIOU&t=52s (Rethinking gender in peacebuilding) |
| 10) | Post-conflict Reconciliation | • Mitchell, “Reconciliation", 2014. • Mutua, “Never Again: Questioning the Yugoslav and Rwanda Tribunals”, 1997. • Rafferty, “Engaging with the Violent Past in Northern Ireland”, 2017. • Hassauna, “Spaces for Dialogue in a Segregated Landscape: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict”, 2016. • Schliesser, “The Politics of Reconciliation in Post-genocide Rwanda”, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DajmN6zQrGE (Rwanda’s gacaca courts questioned 10 years on) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99HhGu5kwJg (Genocide’s legacy: A reconciliation village in Rwanda) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdCR9N8v9XY (Two decades after peace pact, reconciliation still lags in Northern Ireland) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBP_O6OhlCc&t=53s (What does a "Jerusalem Hug" look like?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGYMOLj3mSM (Jews, Muslims and Christians form "peace circle" in Jerusalem) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P15U1sXJ5xM (Establishment of Peace and Conflict Studies for Reconciliation in Iraq) |
| 11) | Institutionalization | • Mitchell, “Institutionalization”, 2014. • Fixdal and Smith, “Humanitarian Intervention and Just War”, 1998. • Plessis and Pete, “Who Guards the Guards? The ICC and Serious Crimes Committed by the UN Peacekeepers", 2004. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcBovmGZSPU (Michael Walzer on Just War Theory) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR8qPyCrrsM (ICC - I) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz7fOtThE6E (ICC - II) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDQepfY3igM (ICC - III) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjD95gmn87c (ICC - IV) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBSP3GCLNQo (ICC - V) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxhyGQpdVME (Does the ICC target African states?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5kup8zyxks (Will the ICC probe into Palestinian Territories achieve anything?) |
| 12) | Gender Issues | • Ramsbotham et. al. "Gender and Conflict Resolution”, 2016. • O'Reilly, "Contextualising Gendered Agency in War and Peace”, 2018. • Parashar, “Gender, Jihad, and Jingoism", 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI2AZdl-2O8 (Gender analysis of conflict: Why is it important?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaukupIWOL0 (The importance of women in peace processes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ps1eiGL_6Y (Women at the negotiating table: The missing piece in peacebuilding) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhFLJJPWT9M (Gender dynamics in conflict-affected Middle East and North African countries) |
| 13) | Vaka Çalışması: Dağlık Karabağ Anlaşmazlığı | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKoxiCE_ozE (Armenia-Azerbaijan | The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict explained) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNyh1VDrVlQ (The Nagorno-Karabakh disputed region: old conflict and new players) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GUncACmm8s (The gendered face of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict) |
| 14) | Review |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Weekly readings will be uploaded on ItsLearning at the beginning of the semester. Please note that all book chapters and articles listed on the syllabus are also accessible through the BAU Library. The PPT files will be shared on ItsLearning following each class. ----- Haftalık ders okumalarının tamamı, dönem başında ItsLearning’e yüklenir. Ders izlencesinde yer alan tüm kitap bölümleri ve makalelere BAU Kütüphanesi’nden de erişilebilir. PowerPoint dosyaları, hafta bazında ve işlenen ders sonrasında ItsLearning’e yüklenir. |
| References: | Youtube videos on related subjects. ---- İşlenen konularla ilgili Youtube videoları. |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Quizzes | 2 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 102 |
| Quizzes | 2 | 1 |
| Midterms | 1 | 1.5 |
| Final | 1 | 1.5 |
| Total Workload | 148 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
| 2) | To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level. | |
| 3) | To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them. | |
| 4) | To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends. | |
| 5) | To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner. | |
| 6) | To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents. | |
| 7) | To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content. | |
| 8) | To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit. | |
| 9) | To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication. | |
| 10) | To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels. |