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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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