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| Semester | spring semester 2023 |
| 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 discussions through 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. |
| Bibliography | Kreutz, J. (2010). How and when armed conflicts end: Introducing the UCDP Conflict Termination dataset. Journal of Peace Research, 47(2), 243–250 Firchow, P., & Mac Ginty, R. (2017). Measuring peace: Comparability, commensurability, and complementarity using bottom-up indicators. International Studies Review, 19, 6–27. Howard, L. M., & Stark, A. (2018). How Civil Wars End: The International System, Norms, and the Role of External Actors. International Security, 42(3), 127–171. Fisher, R. W.L. Ury, & B. Patton. (2012). Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, 3rd Edition. New York: Penguin Books Bercovitch, J. (2009). “Mediation and Conflict Resolution.” In The SAGE Handbook of Conflict Resolution, edited by Bercovitch, K., Kremenyuk, V. and Zartman, W.I.: 340-354. London: SAGE. Kleiboer M. Understanding Success and Failure of International Mediation. Journal of Conflict Resolution. 1996; 40(2):360-389. Svensson, I. (2009). Who Brings Which Peace? Journal of Conflict Resolution, 53(3), 446–469. Lanz, D. (2011). Who gets a seat at the table? A framework for understanding the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion in peace negotiations. International Negotiation, 16(2), 275–295. Jana Krause, Werner Krause, Piia Bränfors. 2018. Women’s Participation in Peace Negotiations and the Durability of Peace. International Interactions 44:6, 985-1016. Aharoni, S. B. (2017). Who needs the Women and Peace Hypothesis? Rethinking modes of inquiry on gender and conflict in Israel/Palestine. International Feminist Journal of Politics, 19(3), 311–326. Bell C, Badanjak S. Introducing PA-X: A new peace agreement database and dataset. Journal of Peace Research. 2019; 56(3):452-466. Walter, B., Howard, L., & Fortna, V. (2020). The Extraordinary Relationship between Peacekeeping and Peace. British Journal of Political Science, 1-18. Bellamy, A. (2008). The responsibility to protect and the problem of military intervention. International Affairs, 84(4), 615–639. |
| Comments | Number of places is limited to 35 students. In case of overbooking, priority will be given to students of the Master's Program in European Global Studies. |
| Weblink | Europainstitut |
| Course application | Via MOnA. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 21.02.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Tuesday 28.02.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Fasnachstferien |
| Tuesday 07.03.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Tuesday 21.03.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Tuesday 28.03.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Tuesday 04.04.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Tuesday 11.04.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Tuesday 18.04.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Tuesday 25.04.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Tuesday 02.05.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Tuesday 09.05.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Tuesday 16.05.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Tuesday 23.05.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Tuesday 30.05.2023 | 10.00-12.00 | Riehenstrasse 154, Hörsaal 00.015 |
| Modules |
Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Regionaler Fokus M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) 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 details | Assessment will be based on active engagement with the literature (discussions in class and submitting questions to ADAM forum), and a group presentation or essay. |
| 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 | University of Basel |
| Offered by | Europainstitut |