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PACS 101
Peace is Everybody’s Business
Winter 2016
Co-instructors: Lowell Ewert, Director of Peace and Conflict Studies
Room 2103 A
Conrad Grebel University College
Phone: 519-885-0220 ext. 24380
e-mail: [email protected]
Mary Lou Klassen
Room 2121
Conrad Grebel University College
519-885-0220 ext. 24266
e-mail: [email protected]
Classroom: Rm 1111 (Great Hall), Conrad Grebel University College
Class meeting times: Monday and Wednesday, 11:30 am – 12:50 pm
Office hours: For Lowell Ewert, by appointment is always best, but usually Monday,
1 – 2 pm
For Mary Lou Klassen – office hours will be Wednesday, 1-2 pm or by
appointment
Course description
This course explores ways in which individuals and groups from multiple sectors of society have
contributed to peace by engaging conflict constructively and advancing social justice. Attention
will be given to the diversity of peacemaking approaches, and to interpersonal and intergroup
as well as international application.
Context for PACS 101 Peace is Everybody’s Business
Peace is fragile. While challenging to build, and often requiring conscious, intentional and
tenacious work, it can easily be destroyed. The creation of, and necessary rebirth with every
generation, of a more fully peaceful, stable, and democratic society is a never-ending task, and
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it requires the collective efforts, energies, and imaginations of every sector of society, working
together on manifold levels, in thousands of jobs, in innumerable ways both large and
small. Only when each person and each sector contributes appropriately to this effort can a
more genuinely peaceful society result. This introductory course will explore the complex and
multifaceted nature of everyday, practical peace, by analyzing the core values that lead to
peace and ways in which diverse actors can embrace the challenge of building a society in
which the needs of most are addressed justly. Particular emphasis will be given to the roles and
responsibilities of business, government, and civil society, as well as many of the disciplines and
professions represented at the University of Waterloo, in fostering comprehensive and
sustainable peace.
Concept Map
Learning outcomes
By the end of the term, students should be able to:
Clearly articulate why peace is everybody’s business
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Critique, evaluate, and augment the core concepts, terms, and values that undergird
PACS
Summarize how their chosen vocation or discipline, as well as that of their classmates,
collectively contributes to building sustainable peace
Examine their own role and responsibility in contributing to a more peaceful and just
community, nation, and world
Visualize peace
Develop an awareness of peace research and writing
Course teaching methodology
This is a lecture course that will include significant class discussion in order to emphasize critical
analysis and discussion. It will not assume that there is one “right” answer to questions posed
or issues discussed, but rather that there are ways of thinking that will enable students to
develop their own personal philosophy. It will be assumed that students learn best and
internalize lessons learned most effectively in a process of dialogue with each other, the
instructor, and other resource materials utilized in class. Students must therefore personally
wrestle with concepts discussed in order to benefit from the course. Teaching methodologies
that will be used will include:
Student questions posed in class
Small group discussions during class
Videos clips
Exercises that challenge students to apply theory to practice
Discussion of current events relevant to course topics
Required Readings The assigned readings are meant to provide background to the issues to be discussed in
class. Students are expected to grapple with the themes of the required readings and be able to
recall their salient points. This ability will be tested through online quizzes on the readings prior
to class.
Course Assessment
Quizzes on Readings – 15%
In-class assignments – 10%
Mid-term – 25%
Peace Research Paper – 35% which includes
o Topic Proposal – 2%
o Annotated Bibliography – 10%
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o Research Paper – 23%
Final Integration Reflection Paper – 15%
PACS Research Support
The library has created a subject guide to help you carry out peace-related research. You can
access this guide at http://subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/pacs. If you need more specialized
assistance, the Peace and Conflict Studies liaison librarian, Laureen Harder-Gissing, is available
for consultation. Laureen works with PACS faculty to order library resources and to create the
subject guide. See the guide for research tips and ways to contact Laureen.
The Writing Centre
The Writing Centre works across all faculties to help students clarify their ideas, develop their
voices, and write in the style appropriate to their disciplines. Writing Centre staff offer one-on-
one support in planning assignments and presentations, using and documenting research,
organizing and structuring papers, and revising for clarity and coherence.
You can make multiple appointments throughout the term, or drop in at the Library for quick
questions or feedback. To book a 50-minute appointment and to see drop-in hours, visit
www.uwaterloo.ca/writing-centre. Group appointments for team-based projects,
presentations, and papers are also available.
Please note that writing specialists guide you to see your work as readers would. They can
teach you revising skills and strategies, but will not proof-read or edit for you. Please bring hard
copies of your assignment instructions and any notes or drafts to your appointment.
Assignment details and instructions
Quizzes on Readings (15% of overall grade):
There will be nine (9) T/F quizzes of which eight (8) will count. Quizzes will be worth a
total of 15% of the final grade. These will be posted on LEARN for 24 hours and must be
completed by Monday morning at 11am. Each quiz will test the readings for the
upcoming week except in a few cases which are noted in the schedule. Each week that
has a quiz is indicated below. You will have 30 minutes to complete 15 questions. No
late quizzes will be accepted.
In-class assignments (10% of overall grade):
In ten classes, students will be asked to reflect on some aspect of the class, make notes
of the discussion, or do a brief reflection on an activity after it is completed. The marks
of the highest eight will be recorded. This assignment will be graded as 100%/50%/0.
The notes handed in will receive 100% if they indicate a reasonable amount of
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discussion of the topic. More detail about expectations for this assignment will be given
in class prior to the activity. No make-up assignments will be given.
Peace Research Paper (35%)
This is a three-part assignment. All submissions use Chicago Style of annotation and will
be written double-spaced, 12 point font, and one-inch (2.5cm) margins. The assignment
includes three parts due at different times throughout the term.
o Research Topic Proposal (2%). Good research begins with defining a narrow and
specific research question or problem. This assignment will include a project title,
and a one paragraph description. The description will include a statement that asks
your research question or states your proposed thesis. It will also briefly explain
how your problem or question is relevant to PACS 101. This will be submitted to the
LEARN Dropbox by Wednesday, February 3 at 11:00 am. The instructors will
respond to your proposal by Wednesday, February 10. Once approved you may
continue with your research.
o Annotated bibliography (10%). An annotated bibliography
(http://ctl.utsc.utoronto.ca/twc/sites/default/files/AnnotatedBib.pdf) is a properly
formatted bibliography of research sources relevant to your topic. Each annotation
will include no more than two paragraphs. It will summarize the key theme of the
source and state why it is relevant to your topic. The annotated bibliography must
include at least five (5) books, 3 (three) journal articles, and 2 (two) websites. It will
be submitted to the LEARN Dropbox by 11:00 am Wednesday, February 24.
o Research Paper (23%). The research paper will be 2,500 words of writing (10-11
pages). In addition to the writing, it must include a title page, outline page, and
bibliography for a total of 13-14 pages. It should contain an introduction, thoughtful
discussion of your research topic, and a conclusion. It should also contain at least
ten (10) sources of which at least six (6) should be sources you submitted in your
annotated bibliography. An electronic copy must be uploaded to the appropriate
LEARN dropbox by 11:30 AM on Wednesday, March 23.
Final Integration Reflection Paper (15% of overall grade):
Students must submit a final reflection paper that includes two parts. The first part will
argue whether or not “peace is everybody’s business.” This section must demonstrate a
good working understanding of the course topics, grapple with principles discussed in
class, and show an awareness of the connection of peace with at least three disciplines
taught at the University of Waterloo (10%). The second part will describe your dream
job and how it expresses six (6) aspects of course content (5%).
The assignment will be a maximum of 1,250 words (6-7 pages double-spaced, 12 pt.
font). If quotations or sources outside of class materials are used they must be properly
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referenced in Chicago Style. An electronic copy must be uploaded to the appropriate
LEARN Dropbox by midnight on Monday, April 4.
Late assignments A late written assignment will be assessed an automatic penalty of 10% and will only be
accepted within one week of the due date. A valid medical document is required for medical
excuses.
Additional course policies
Excused absences: In accordance with University of Waterloo guidelines, students who desire
an excused absence for an assignment or exam must provide a note from a health care worker
documenting justification for the absence.
Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity: In order to maintain a culture of academic integrity, members of the
University of Waterloo are expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect and
responsibility.
Discipline: A student is expected to know what constitutes academic integrity, to avoid
committing academic offences, and to take responsibility for his/her actions. A student who is
unsure whether an action constitutes an offence, or who needs help in learning how to avoid
offences (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or about “rules” for group work/collaboration should seek
guidance from the course professor, academic advisor, or the Undergraduate Associate Dean.
When misconduct has been found to have occurred, disciplinary penalties will be imposed
under Policy 71 – Student Discipline. For information on categories of offenses and types of
penalties, students should refer to Policy 71 - Student Discipline.
Grievance: A student who believes that a decision affecting some aspect of his/her university
life has been unfair or unreasonable may have grounds for initiating a grievance. Read Policy 70
- Student Petitions and Grievances, Section 4.
Appeals: A student may appeal the finding and/or penalty in a decision made under Policy 70 -
Student Petitions and Grievances (other than regarding a petition) or Policy 71 - Student
Discipline if a ground for an appeal can be established. Read Policy 72 - Student Appeals.
Other sources of information for students:
Academic Integrity website (Arts)
Academic Integrity Office (UWaterloo)
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Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
Note for students with disabilities: The AccessAbility Services office, located on the first floor of
the Needles Hall extension (1401), collaborates with all academic departments to arrange
appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities without compromising the academic
integrity of the curriculum. If you require academic accommodations to lessen the impact of
your disability, please register with the AS office at the beginning of each academic term.
Course Schedule
The following course schedule may change from time-to-time to reflect the actual pace of class
discussion and movement through course topics. As this course is still relatively new, there
may also be periodic adjustments to the assigned readings to better tailor the readings to the
course content. Any changes to this course schedule will be announced in class at least a week
in advance, and an announcement circulated on Learn about changes.
Date Topic/Lecturer Readings Assignments
Monday,
January 4
Introduction
Lowell Ewert and
Mary Lou Klassen
No Reading Assignment
Wednesday,
January 6
Peace
Lowell Ewert
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
“What Is Peace Studies?” , and two links
found at the bottom of the page, “Strategic
Peacebuilding Pathways,” and “Kroc Alumni
at Work,” http://kroc.nd.edu/about-us/what-
peace-studies
Malala Yousafzai. Nobel Prize Acceptance
Speech, December 10, 2014
http://nobelpeaceprize.org/en_GB/laureates/
laureates-2014/yousafzai-2014/
Monday,
January 11
Reconciliation
Mary Lou Klassen
Fanie du Toit et al. “Truth Justice Memory:
South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation
Process [Introduction].” Institute for Justice
and Reconciliation Youtube Channel. 4 April,
2014,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3taLI3
moaM.
John Paul Lederach. “Reconciliation: The
Building of Relationship.” In Building Peace –
Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided
Quiz on Readings
for January 6, 11,
13
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Date Topic/Lecturer Readings Assignments
Societies. Washington, DC: United States
Institute of Peace, 1997. Pp 23-35.
Wednesday,
January 13
Empathy
Mary Lou Klassen
Watch the clip: Jeremy Rifkin. “The Empathic
Civilisation.” RSA Animate. Youtube. (6 May,
2010).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7AWnfF
Rc7g.
Stephen T. Asma. "The Myth of Total Love."
New York Times 5 Jan. 2013: 3(L). Academic
OneFile. Accessed 28 Aug. 2015.
Monday,
January 18
Engagement (Third
Party)
Lowell Ewert
William Ury. “The Third Side.” Chapter 1 in
The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We
Can Stop. Penguin Books, 2000. Pp. 3 – 26.
Quiz on Readings
for January 18,
20
Wednesday,
January 20
Justice
Lowell Ewert
Michael J. Sandel. “Doing the Right Thing.”
Chapter 1 in Justice: What’s the Right Thing to
do? New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2009. Pp. 3 – 30.
Desmond M. Tutu. “What Comes After
Conflict and Repression?” Taken from Peace,
Justice: Human Rights Challenges for the New
Millennium, edited by Bhatia, O’Neill, Gall and
Bendin. The University of Alberta Press,
2000. Pp. 5 – 10.
Monday,
January 25
Peace Library
Resources
Laureen Harder
Gissing
Reading Assignment will be provided. Quiz on Readings
for January 25,
27
Wednesday,
January 27
Writing Center
Presentation
Reading Assignment will be provided.
Monday,
February 1
Rights
Lowell Ewert
Mary Ann Glendon. “The Illusion of
Absoluteness.” Chapter 2 in Rights Talk: The
Impoverishment of Political Discourse. The
Free Press, 1991. Pp. 18 – 46.
Eleanor Roosevelt. “On the Adoption of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights,”
delivered to the United Nations General
Assembly, December 9, 1948.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/
eleanorrooseveltdeclarationhumanrights.htm
Quiz on Readings
for February 1, 3
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Date Topic/Lecturer Readings Assignments
Wednesday,
February 3
Accountability
Lowell Ewert
“Universal Declaration of Human
Responsibilities.”
http://interactioncouncil.org/universal-
declaration-human-responsibilities
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of
Canada: Calls to Action (2015).
http://www.trc.ca/websites/trcinstitution/Fil
e/2015/Findings/Calls_to_Action_English2.pd
f
Research Topic
Proposal Due
Monday,
February 8
Forgiveness
Mary Lou Klassen
“What is forgiveness?” The Greater Good
Science Center, University of California,
Berkeley.
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/forgiv
eness/definition. Include the two video clips
on the page: Fred Luskin, “Wanting ‘Yes,’ and
Getting, ‘No,’” and John Kornfield, “Forgive
for You.”
Gerald Caplan. “Gaza doctor refuses to hate.”
The Globe and Mail. (18 July, 2014.)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/poli
tics/gaza-doctor-refuses-to-
hate/article19680002/.
Maria Cantacuzino. “BLOG: Forgiveness – the
Oil That Heals Personal Relationships.” The
Forgiveness Project. (7 December 2015)
http://theforgivenessproject.com/blog-
forgiveness-the-oil-that-heals-personal-
relationships/
“Khaled al-Berry (Egypt).” The Forgiveness
Project. (29 March 2010).
http://theforgivenessproject.com/stories/kha
led-al-berry-egypt/
Quiz on Readings
for February 8,
10
Wednesday,
February 10
Power
Mary Lou Klassen
Malcolm Gladwell. “Goliath.” Introduction in
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and
the Art of Battling Giants. New York: Little,
Brown and Company, 2013. Pp. 3-15.
Carolyn Schrock-Shenk, “Power and Conflict,”
John Paul Lederach, “Perspectives for
Assessing and Working with Power,” and Beth
Roy, “Three Domains of Power,” in Carolyn
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Date Topic/Lecturer Readings Assignments
Schrock-Shenk, ed. Mediation and Facilitation
Training Manual. Akron, PA: Mennonite
Conciliation Service, 2000. Pp 78-83.
Brian Resnick, “How Power Corrupts the
Mind,” The Atlantic (July 2013). 2 pp.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/
2013/07/how-power-corrupts-the-
mind/277638/2/
February 15-
19
READING WEEK No Classes
Monday,
February 22
Leadership
Mary Lou Klassen
Watch Linda Cliatt-Wayman, “How to Fix a
Broken School? Lead Fearlessly, Love Hard.”
United States: TED Talks, 2015.
https://www.ted.com/talks/linda_cliatt_way
man_how_to_fix_a_broken_school_lead_fear
lessly_love_hard#t-872641
Excerpts from Bert Nanus and Stephen M.
Dobbs. “The Leadership Challenge.” Leaders
Who Make a Difference. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, 1999. pp 3-11, 16-26.
Ira Chaleff, “Courageous Followers,
Courageous Leaders,” Ideas for Leaders
(December 2001). 3 pp.
http://www.courageousfollower.net/wp-
content/uploads/Courageous-Followers.pdf
Quiz on Readings
for February 22,
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Wednesday,
February 24
Resilience
Paul Fieguth
Reading Assignment will be provided. Annotated
Bibliography Due
Monday,
February 29
Breaking the
Silence
Lowell Ewert
Stephen Lewis. “Dallaire’s Inferno: The
Rwandan genocide retold.” The Walrus
(November/December 2003). 6 pp.
http://thewalrus.ca/2003-11-books/
Romeo Dallaire. Speech on the Prevention
and Elimination of Mass Atrocities to the
Senate of Canada (9 May 2012). 4 pp.
http://romeodallaire.sencanada.ca/en/p1029
36/
Peter Ackerman and Jack Duvall.
“Introduction,” taken from A Force More
Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict.
St. Martin’s Press, 2000. Pp. 1 – 9.
Quiz on Readings
for February 29
and March 2
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Date Topic/Lecturer Readings Assignments
Wednesday,
March 2
Acknowledgement
(Denial)
Lowell Ewert
Stanley Cohen. “Knowing and Non-Knowing:
The Psychology of Denial.” Chapter 2 in
States of Denial: Knowing About Atrocities
and Suffering. Polity Press, 2001. Pp. 21 –
50.
Monday,
March 7
Mid-term
Wednesday,
March 9
Music and Peace
Mark Vuorinen
Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin
Zander. “ __________.” The Art of
Possibility: Transforming Professional and
Personal Life. Toronto: Penguin Books, 2002.
Pp ___
Benjamin Zander. “The Transformative
Power of Classical Music.” United States:
TED Talks, 2008.
https://www.ted.com/talks/benjamin_zande
r_on_music_and_passion
Monday,
March 14
Peace and
Business
Lowell Ewert
Brian J. Grim. “Four ways businesses can help
to build peace.” World Economic Forum Blog
(9 October 2012). 4 pp.
https://forumblog.org/2014/10/businesses-
help-build-peace/
UN Global Compact website, “The Ten
Principles,”
https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-
gc/mission/principles
“Guide to Corporate Sustainability,” UN
Global Compact publication, read through
page 9 of the guide,
https://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/publ
ications/UN_Global_Compact_Guide_to_Cor
porate_Sustainability.pdf
Quiz on Readings
for March 9, 14,
16
Wednesday,
March 16
Peace and
Environment
Mary Lou Klassen
"Wangari Maathai - Nobel Lecture.”
Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014.
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/pea
ce/laureates/2004/maathai-lecture-
text.html.
Aaron Sayne. “Climate Change Adaptation
and Conflict in Nigeria.” United States
Institute of Peace. Special Report 274 (June
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Date Topic/Lecturer Readings Assignments
2011).
http://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/Clim
ate_Change_Nigeria.pdf.
Monday,
March 21
Peace and
Engineering
Paul Heidebrecht
Dean Nieusma and Ethan Blue. “Engineering
and War.” International Journal of
Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace 1/1
(2012): 50-
62. http://library.queensu.ca/ojs/index.php/I
JESJP/article/view/3519/4320
Quiz on Readings
for March 21, 23,
28
Wednesday,
March 23
Vision
Mary Lou Klassen
Lisa Schirch. “Strategic Design of
Peacebuilding.” The Little Book of Strategic
Peacebuilding. Intercourse, PA: Good Books,
2004. Pp 63-80.
“‘Get It Done’: Urging Climate Justice, Youth
Delegate Anjali Appadurai Mic-Checks UN
Summit.” Democracy Now. Youtube. 9
December 2011.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko3e6
G_7GY4
Anjali Appadurai, “What is activism?”
TEDxYouth@Biddeford. Youtube. 25 May,
2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDVA7r7
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Research Paper
Due
Monday,
March 28
Legacy
Lowell Ewert
Todd Henry. “Die Empty.” Chapter 1 in Die
Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day.
New York: Portfolio/Penguin, 2013. Pp. 1 –
13.
Rachel Naomi Remen. “Introduction.” Taken
from My Grandfather’s Blessings: Stories of
Strength, Refuge and Belonging. New York:
Riverhead Books, 2000. Pp. 1 – 13.
Wednesday,
March 30
Conclusion
Lowell Ewert
No Reading Assignment