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| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Dana Landau (dana.landau@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course introduces students to three of the main avenues by which actors in pursuit of peace have attempted to end wars: through negotiation, mediation, and intervention. It covers the main theoretical and empirical debates on how wars can be brought to a peaceful end by international, regional, local, and non-governmental actors. Students are encouraged to critically engage with the scholarship, reflecting on the strengths and weaknesses of the different conceptual, methodological, and data collection efforts covered. Finally, students will relate the insights gained from both qualitative and quantitative studies of war and peace to a case of their choice (contemporary or historical) in a written case analysis submitted at the end of the semester. |
| Learning objectives | Students are familiar with the main theoretical and empirical debates on war termination and peace processes, including core concepts relating to negotiation, mediation, peacekeeping, and humanitarian intervention. They have reflected on and discussed these in the context of a range of contemporary and historical cases, having applied different analytical tools and methodological lenses. They have critically reflected on the value of different data collection efforts in the field of peace and conflict studies and have considered the potential for scholarship to inform peace policy and practice. They have practically applied concepts from the literature on mediation and negotiation in a simulation setting. |
| Comments | Diese Veranstaltung ist bis zum 25.04.2021 online (CORONA Verordnung der Universität Basel) This course will be held online until the 25.04.2021 (CORONA ordinance of the University of Basel) |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 16.15-17.45 | - Online Präsenz - |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 03.03.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 10.03.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 17.03.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 24.03.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 31.03.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 07.04.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 14.04.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 21.04.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 28.04.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 05.05.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 12.05.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 19.05.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 26.05.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Wednesday 02.06.2021 | 16.15-17.45 | --, -- |
| Modules |
Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Regionaler Fokus M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Module: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |