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SEPTEMBER 5TH -- SESSION
1 (INTRODUCTION)
Preventing Deadly Conflict: An Introduction
Required Readings--
Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict. Final Report, xvii-
xlvi.http://www.ccpdc.org
… Ignatieff, The Warrior's Honor, 3-71.
THEORY (Sessions 2-5) These sessions will focus on the thinking on war
and peace and international relations before and after the cold war. Readings
in this unit also explore the debate among scholars about the peaceful
nature of democracies.
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SEPTEMBER 12TH -- SESSION 2
Old Wars and New Wars
Required Readings--
… Kaldor, New Wars, Old Wars, Chapters 2-5
… Ignatieff, The Warrior's Honor, 72-190.
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SEPTEMBER 19TH -- SESSION 3
Peace, Non-Violence, and the Democratic Peace Debate
Required Readings--
… Young, Nigel. ìPeace Movements in History.î In Approaches to Peace,
edited by Barash, 228-237.
… Mead, Margaret. ìWarfare is Only an InventionóNot a Biological Necessity.î
In Approaches to Peace, edited by Barash, 19-22.
… Friedman, Thomas L. The Lexus and The Olive Tree. Farrar, Straus & Giroux:
2000, 195-218.
… Snyder, Jack. ìDemocratization and War.î Foreign Affairs (Summer 1995):
79-
… Allison, Graham and Owada, Hisashi. The Responsibilities of Democracies
in Preventing Deadly Conflict. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York,
1999. Available in the publications section on the Carnegie Commission
web site at http://www.ccpdc.org. * Optional viewing of PBS documentary
A Force More Powerful: A Century of Nonviolent Conflict
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SEPTEMBER 26TH -- SESSION 4
Roots of Violence
Required Readings--
… Ayoob, Mohammed. ìState Making, State Breaking, and State Failure.î
In Managing Global Chaos, edited by Crocker, Hampson, and Aall, 37-51.
… Collier, Paul and Hoeffler, Anke. ìGreed and Grievance in Civil War,î
World Bank paper, (2001) Available on World bank web site http://www.worldbank.org/research/conflict/papers/greedandgrievance.htm
… Gurr, Ted Robert. ìMinorities, Nationalists, and Ethnopolitical Conflict
In Managing Global Chaos, edited by Crocker, Hampson, and Aall, 53-78.
Guest Speaker: Kazuhide Kuroda, Post Conflict Unit, The World Bank
(confirmed)
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OCTOBER 3RD ‚ SESSION 5
Perspectives on Conflict Prevention
Required Readings--
… Bedjaoui, Mohammed. ì The Fundamentals of Preventive Diplomacy.î In
Preventive Diplomacy, edited by Cahill, 29-50.
… Baker, Pauline. ìConflict Resolution versus Democratic Governance: Divergent
Paths to Peace?î In Managing Global Chaos, edited by Crocker, Hampson,
and Aall, 563-572.
… Rubin. Blood on the Doorstep, chapter 7. … Stedman, Stephen John. ìAlchemy
for a New Order: Overselling ëPreventive Diplomacyíî Foreign Affairs (Spring
1995).
… Carment, David and Schnabel, Albrecht. ìConflict Prevention: Naked Emperor,
Path to Peace, Grand Illusions or Just Difficult?î Paper presented at
41st Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Reflection,
Integration, Cumulation: International Studies Past and Future, Los Angeles,
March 2000.
TOOLS (Sessions 6-10)
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OCTOBER 10TH -- SESSION 6
Tools of Conflict PreventionóEarly Warning Introduction to the Scenario
Exercise
Required Readings--
… Lund, Michael. ìEarly Warning and Preventive Diplomacy.î In Managing
Global Chaos, edited by Crock, Hampson, and Aall, 379-402.
… Rubin, Blood on the Doorstep, Chapter 8.
… George, Alexander L. and Holl, Jane E., The Warning Response Problem
and Missed Opportunities in Preventive Action. New York: Carnegie Corporation,
1997. Available on web site www.ccpdc.org
… Gurr, Ted Robert, ìEarly Warning Systems: From Surveillance to Assessment
to Action.î In Preventive Diplomacy, edited by Cahill, 243-262.
… Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, "Background
Paper on Macedonia." Developed for Macedonia scenario exercise,
New York, July 2001. To Be Handed Out in Class.
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OCTOBER 17TH -- SESSION 7
Wrap up of scenario exercise Tools of Conflict Prevention ‚Operational/The
Sanctions Debate
Required Readings--
… Skidelsky, Lord Robert and Mortimer, Edward, ìEconomic Sanctions as
a Means to International Health.î In Preventive Diplomacy, edited by Cahill,
144-161
… Cortwright, David and Lopez, George. ìCarrots, Sticks, and Cooperation:
Economic Tools of Statecraft.î In Cases and Strategies, edited by Rubin,
113-134.
… Human Rights Watch, Explanatory Memorandum Regarding the Comprehensive
Embargo on Iraq Humanitarian Circumstances in Iraq (2000), Available at
http://www.hrw.org/press/2000/01/iraq-memo.htm
… Rubin, Michael, ìFood Fight,î The New Republic (June 18, 2001): 18.
To Be Handed Out in Class. Guest Speaker: Michael Rubin, Fellow, Washington
Institute of Near East Policy and Carnegie Council on Ethics and International
Affairs 2000-2001 Fellow (confirmed)
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OCTOBER 24TH --SESSION 8
Tools on Conflict Prevention ‚ Operational/The Use of Force
Required Readings--
… Has, Richard N. ìUsing Force: Lessons and Choices for U.S. Foreign Policy.î
In Managing Global Chaos, edited by Crocker, Hampton, and All, 197-208
… Betts, Richard. ìThe Delusion of Impartial Intervention.î In Managing
Global Chaos, edited by Crocker, Hampton, and All, 333-342.
… George, Alexander. ìThe Role of Force in Diplomacy: A Continuing Dilemma
for U.S. Foreign Policy.î In Managing Global Chaos, edited by Crocker,
Hampson, and All, 209-222.
… Smith, Tony. ìMorality and the Use of Force in a Unipolar World: The
Wilsonian Moment?î Journal of Ethics and International Affairs (2000):
11-22.
… Caplan, Richard. ìHumanitarian Intervention: Which Way Forward.î Journal
of Ethics and International Affairs (2000): 23-38.
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OCTOBER 31ST -- SESSION 9
Tools of Conflict PreventionóStructural/Development Aid
Required Readings--
… Lancaster, Carol. ìRedesigning Foreign Aid.î Foreign Affairs (September-October
2000) … OECD DAC. ìGuidelines on Conflict, Peace and Development Co-operation
on the Threshold of the 21st Century,î (1995): 9-29. Available on OECD/DAC
website at http://webnet1.oecd.org/oecd/pages/home/displaygeneral/0,3380,EN-document-63-2-no-24-4515-0,00.html
… Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Conflict Prevention
Project. The Role of Foreign Assistance in Conflict Prevention, Conference
Report (January 2001), Sections I-IV. Available at http://wwics.si.edu/cp/janrptoc.htm
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NOVEMBER 7 ‚SESSION 10
Tools of Conflict PreventionóStructural/Creating International Norms
and Law
Required Readings--
… Barash, David P.,î International Law,î Approaches to Peace. New York:
Oxford University Press (2000): 107-113. … Farer, Tom J., ìRestraining
the Barbarians: Can International Criminal Law Help? Human Rights Quarterly
22.1 (2000): 90-117.
… Urquhart, Brian, ìThe Rusty Tools of Peace,î World Policy Journal 17
(Winter 2000/2001): 2-5.
… Rivkin, David B. and Casey, Lee A., ìThe Rocky Shoals of International
Law,î National Interest 62 (Winter 2000/2001): 35-45. 4.) ACTORS (Session
11-13)
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NOVEMBER 14TH --SESSION 11
Actors: States, Regional Security Organizations
Required Readings--
… Wedgewood, Ruth. ìRegional and Subregional Organizations in International
Conflict Management.î In Managing Global Chaos, edited by Crocker, Hampson,
and All, .275-286.
… Graeger, Nina. ìSecurity Organizations in Europe ‚Lessons Learned from
the European Experience,î http://www.accord.org.za/publications/papers/99-7.htm
(1999)
… Muyangwa, Monde and Vogt, Margaret A. An Assessment of the OAU Mechanism
for Conflict Prevention, Management, and Resolution 1993-2000. International
Peace Academy, 2000. Available on web site of International Peace Academy
http://www.ipacademy.org/Publications/Publications.htm (2000)
Guest Speaker: Margaret Vogt, Special Assistant to the Assistant
Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Political Affairs (tentatively
confirmed)
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NOVEMBER 21ST ‚SESSION 12
Actors: United Nations
Required Readings--
… Annan, Kofi. Preventing Armed Conflict, Report of the Secretary General,
2001. http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/reports/2001/574e.pdf
… Boutros-Ghali, Boutros.î Reflections on the Role of the UN and its Secretary
General.î In Preventive Diplomacy, edited by Cahill, 189-204.
… Cater, Charles K. and Wernester, Karin. ìFrom Reaction to Prevention:
Opportunities for the UN System in the New Millennium.î International
Peace Academy (2000). www.ipacademy.org/Publications/Publications.htm
Guest Speaker: Dr. Khan, Department of Political Affairs, United
Nations (confirmed)
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NOVEMBER 28TH ‚SESSION 13
FINAL PAPERS DUE
Actors: A Role for Civil Society
Required Readings--
… Anderson, Mary B. ìHumanitarian NGOs in Conflict Intervention.î In Managing
Global Chaos, edited by Crocker, Hampson, and All, 343-354.
… Aall, Pamela. ìNongovernmental organizations and Peacemaking.î In Managing
Global Chaos, edited by Crocker, Hampson, and All, 433-443.
Guest Speaker: Andy Loomis, Project Manager, Search for Common
Ground in Macedonia (confirmed)
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DECEMBER 5TH -SESSION 14
Final Paper Presentations Conclusions and Evaluation
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[1] Michael Lund, A Guide to Conflict Prevention,
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