“Challenges to Peacebuilding” is a winter-term (J-Term) course in which students are introduced to the theory and practice of peacebuilding through the study of a post-conflict country as their case and is primarily conducted in the field.
The course is especially targeted towards students studying conflict resolution at the Institute but is also of interest to those studying human rights, development, business and environment. It is designed to supplement conflict resolution theories and concepts learned in the classroom with ‘real-world’ examples on the nature of conflict, its impact on people, peacebuilding initiatives and in understanding the kinds of actors involved in rebuilding and bring peace to a country. Another key objective of this course is get students to learn to deal with the complexities of conducting field research, develop data collection instruments and summarize data for a qualitative analysis.
In 2009, the course was conducted in Cambodia and in 2010, Sierra Leone will be the country case study.
Dr. Pushpa Iyer Assistant Professor at the Monterey Institute of International Studies is the course director.
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