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Introductionwelcome and overview
Friday 10 September 2010Lecture 1: Welcome & Overview
PS 2A03: Conflict Transformation
Dr Colin Salter, Centre for Peace Studies, McMaster University
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Outline
Brief introduction to Conflict Transformation
Approaches to pedagogy
Assessment structure
Questions?
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Conflict transformation is... a process of engaging with
and transforming the relationships, interests, discoursesand, if necessary, the very constitution of society thatsupports the continuation of violent conflict.
What is Conflict Transformation?
Hugh Miall (2004)
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What is Conflict Transformation?
Brings parties together
Transform relationships
Seeks positive outcomes
Conflict transformation is Peacebuilding
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How does positive peace differ from negative peace?
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Conflict is not a synonym for violence. Violence is onlyone possible response to conflict a collectiveexpression, or political tool to achieve ends.
Jake Lynch & Annabel McGoldrick (2005)
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What is Conflict Transformation?
Focus on personal, structural, relational and cultural
aspects of conflict
What do you think these might include?
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What is Conflict Transformation?
Not about management
Not about resolution
Does not seek to identify win-win outcomes
Does not seek to impose solutions
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Approaches to pedagogy
Pedagogy is the style of teaching (and learning)
Interconnectedness between knowledge and
practice
Peace Studies is openly subjective
Transformative at its roots
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Assessment structure
Assessment Format Length Due Date Weighting
1 Attendance
Attendance and
participation in group
activities
n/a weekly30%
(see notes)
2 Assignment 1 writing task 350 words Week 3 5%
3 Assignment 2 writing task 500 words Week 6 10%
4Group research
reportwriting task
2000 words each
(see notes)13 December 40%
5 Final exam formal exam see notes Exam period 15%
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Attendance
Non-attendance will significantly impact on what you
can learn from this course.
By not participating, you also detract from the abilityof others to learn with you.
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0, 1 or 2 absences: no penalty 3 absences: 6% subtracted
4 absences: 12% subtracted
5+ absences: 18%+ subtracted
Attendance
If you miss more than 2 tutorials, marks will besubtracted from your final mark, as follows:
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Questions?
Chances are that if there is something unclear to you inthe outline, it will be to others as will!
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Citations & further reading
Hugh Miall (2004) Conflict Transformation: a multi-dimensional task, Berghoff ResearchCentre for Constructive Conflict Management. PDF available online at http://www.berghof-handbook.net/uploads/download/miall_handbook.pdf
Linda Rennie Forcey (1995) Integrating Women's Studies with Peace Studies:
Challenges for Feminist Theory, Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Vol. 2, No. 2pp.211-226ake Lynch & Annabel McGoldrick (2005). Peace Journalism. Gloucestershire:Hawthorn Press.
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Image sources
Dave Boldingers Cartoons & Stuff
http://www.dbaldinger.com/opinion_cartoons/second_page/dear_world.html
ames Garvin Ellis. Rodney Powell (standing) talks with other sit-in participants at Walgreens drugstore in Nashville,Tennessee, Friday March 25, 1960 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_sit-ins
Marc Riboud.Jan Rose Kasmir, protest against the Vietnam War outside the Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, Saturday,21 October 21, 1967 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Rose_Kasmir
Shaney Komulainen. Canadian soldier Patrick Cloutier and Saskatchewan Native Brad Laroque alias 'Freddy Kruger'come face to face in a tense standoff at the Kahnesatake reserve in Oka, Quebec, Saturday September 1, 1990 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oka_Crisis
Office of International Research, ASta Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg in Marburg,Johan Galtunghttp://www.students.uni-marburg.de/~Rik/homepage/willkommen.html
Iceberg from Media for Peacebuilding http://mediaforpeacebuilding.com/peace-media-2/1-peace-conflict-
theory/
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