Class Syllabus

Unit 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13

 

Unit 1 -September 6

International Conflict Resolution: Issues and Trends

*  Kriesberg, Louis, Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution, Rowman & Littlefield, Maryland, 1998, pp. 58-150

Starkey, Boyer, and Wilkenfield, Negotiating a Complex World.  Rowman & Littlefield, Maryland, 1999, pp. 1-74  

 

Unit 2 – September 13

What is Conflict?

Introduction to International Conflict Resolution

(Based on William Zartman's work)

*  Zartman, William, "Dynamics and Constraints in Negotiations in Internal Conflicts", in Zartman, William (ed), Elusive Peace: Negotiating an End to Civil Wars, The Brookings Institution, Washington, 1995, pp. 3-29

Zartman, William (ed.), Collapsed States: The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate Authority, Reiner, Boulder, 1995, pp. 1-14 and 267-273

Zartman, William & Touval, Saadia "International Mediation in the Post-Cold War Era", in Crocker et al., Managing Global Chaos, USIP, 1996, pp. 445-461

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Unit 3 – September 20

Power, Neutrality and Trust:A Social Psychology Understanding of Conflict Resolution

(Based on Morton Deutsch's work)

*  Deutsch, Morton, The Resolution of Conflict: Constructive and Destructive Processes, New Haven, Yale University Press, 1973, pp. 1-123

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Unit 4 – September 27

Conflict Transformation: Is Peace Possible?

(Based on Johan Galtung's work)

*  Galtung, Johan, There Are Alternatives: Four Roads to Peace and Security, Nottingham, Spokesman, 1984, pp. 162-205

Galtung, Johan, "The Basic Need Approach", in Human Needs: a Contribution to the Current Debate, Verlag, Cambridge, 1980, pp. 55-126

Galtung, Johan, Peace by Peaceful Means: Peace and conflict, Development and Civilization, Sage, London, 1996, pp. 9-114

Galtung, Johan, The True Worlds: A Transnational Perspective, New York, Free Press, 1980, pp. 107-149

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Unit 5 - October 4

The Psychology of Civil and Ethnic Conflict

(Based on Joseph Montville's work)

*  Montville, Joseph, "The Pathology and Prevention of Genocide", in Volka, Julius, & Montville (eds.), The Psychodynamics of International Relationships Vol. II, Lexington Books, Mass., 1991, pp. 121 -143

*  Montville, Joseph "Psychodynamic Enlightenment and the Greening of Diplomacy", in Volka, Julius, & Montville (eds.), The Psychodynamics of International Relationships Vol. II, Lexington Books, Mass., 1991, pp.177- 192

Montville, Joseph, "The Arrow and the Olive Branch: A Case for Track Two Diplomacy" in Volka, Julius, & Montville (eds.), The Psychodynamics of International Relationships Vol. II, Lexington Books, Mass., 1991, pp. 161-175

 

Unit 6 – October 11

Conflict resolution skill training, critical tool to resolve inter-group conflict

(Based on William Ury's work)

*  Ury, William, Getting to Peace, Viking Press, Boston 1999, pp.2-26 & 110-195

Ury, William and Fisher, Roger, Getting to Yes, New York, Penguin Books pp. 3-94

 


Unit 7 – October 18

Interactive Problem-Solving

(Based on Herbert C. Kelman's work)

*  Kelman, Herbert C., "Interactive Problem Solving", in Fisher, Ronald J. (ed.) Interactive Conflict Resolution, Syracuse University Press, 1997, pp. 56-74

Kelman, Herbert C., "Interactive Problem Solving: The Uses and Limits of a Therapeutic Model for the Resolution of International Conflicts", in Volka, Julius, & Montville (eds.), The Psychodynamics of International Relationships Vol. II, Lexington Books, Mass., 1991, pp. 145- 160

Kelman, Herbert C., "The Interactive Problem Solving Approach", in Crocker et al, Managing Global Chaos, USIP, 1996, pp. 501-519

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Unit 8 – October 25

Conflict Resolution and Justice: Compatible or Mutually Exclusive?

*  Van Zyl, Paul, "Dilemmas of Transitional Justice: The Case of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission", in Journal of International Affairs, Volume 52, n.2, Spring 1999, pp 647-668

Kritz, Neil J., "The Rule of Law in the Post-conflict Phase: Building a Stable Peace", in Crocker et al, Managing Global Chaos, USIP, 1996, pp. 587-606

 

Unit 9 – November 1

A Realist Understanding of Conflict Resolution

(Based on Richard Betts' work)

*  Betts, Richard K., "The Delusion of Impartial Intervention", in Crocker et al, Managing Global Chaos, USIP, 1996, pp. 333-341

*  Betts, Richard K., "The Lesser Evil: the Best Way out of The Balkans,"The National Interest, Summer 2001.

*  Fairbanks, Jr., Charles H., and Abram N. Shulsky, "Arms Control: the Historical Experience," Richard Betts (ed), Conflict After the Cold War, Boston: Simon & Schuster, 1994.

* Carr, Edward H., "Realism and Idealism," Richard Betts (ed), Conflict After the Cold War, Boston: Simon & Schuster, 1994.

*  Waltz, Kenneth N., "Structural Causes and Economic Effects," Richard Betts (ed), Conflict After the Cold War, Boston: Simon & Schuster, 1994.

*  Kaufman, Chaim, "Possible and Impossible Solutions to Ethnic Civil Wars," Richard Betts (ed), Conflict After the Cold War, Boston: Simon & Schuster, 1994.

 

Unit 10 – November 8

The Necessity of a Sustained Effort

(Based on Harold H. Saunders' work)

*  Saunders, Harold H., A Public Peace Process: Sustained Dialogue to Transform Racial and Ethnic Conflicts, New York, 1999, pp. 1-80

Saunders, Harold H., "Officials and Citizens in International Relationships", in Volka, Julius, & Montville (eds.), The Psychodynamics of International Relationships Vol. II, Lexington Books, Mass., 1991, pp. 41-69

 

Unit 11 – November 15

Transforming Conflict

(Based on John Paul Lederach's work)

*  Lederach, John Paul, "Remember and Change", in Herr R. and Zimmerman Herr J. (eds.), Transforming Violence, Herald Press, 1998, pp. 177-189

Lederach, John Paul,  Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures, Syracuse University Press, 1995, pp. 3-53

Lederach, John Paul, Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies, USIP, 1997, pp. 23-112

 

Unit 12 – November 29

Managing Complex Multiparty Mediations

(Based on Chester Crocker, Pamela Aall and Fen Hampson's work)

*  Crocker, Chester et al, Herding Cats: Multiparty Mediation in a Complex World, USIP, 1999, pp. 3-45 and 47-62

Levy, Jack, "Contending Theories of International Conflict: A Levels-of-Analysis Approach" in Crocker et al, Managing Global Chaos, USIP, 1995, pp. 3-24

Crocker, Chester, High Noon in Southern Africa: Making Peace in a Rough Neighborhood, 1992, pp. 465-495

 

Unit 13 – December 6

Conclusions: A Critical Assessment of International Conflict Resolution Theory

(Based on Fen Hampson's work)

*  Hampson, Fen Osler, "Why Orphaned Peace Settlements are More Prone to Failure", in Crocker et al., Managing Global Chaos, USIP, 1996, pp. 533-550

*  Hampson, Fen Osler, Nurturing Peace, USIP, 1996, pp. 3-25

* Required readings from Course Reader.