Overview

This unit provides students with an introduction to conflict resolution, post-conflict justice and peace building. It explores forms of violence in the international system at a number of levels, and considers the sources of conflicts as well as models of conflict resolution. Theoretical understandings of conflict, justice and peace in global politics will be critically assessed via case studies, with a view to developing analytical skills that can be applied to both conceptual and empirical work.

Requisites

Prerequisites

50 credit points

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Critically analyze the multi-dimensional nature of conflict, justice and peace
  • Describe the range of analytical models applied to the study of conflict and its resolution
  • Outline the complex dynamics of conflict and post-conflict situations
  • Examine trends and developments in conflict resolution and peace building
  • Critically assess conflict resolution, post-conflict justice, and peace building methods, approaches and case studies, working independently and with others

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture		 1 12 weeks  12
On-campus
Class		 2 12 weeks  24
Specified Activities
Various		 5.83  12 weeks  70
Unspecified Activities
Various		 3.67  12 weeks  44
TOTAL     150

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Class		 1 4 weeks  4
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		 12.17  12 weeks  146
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Major EssayIndividual 50% 1,2,3,4,5 
PresentationGroup 20% 3,4,5 
Project ReportIndividual 30% 1,3,4 

Content

  • Origins and development of conflict resolution, post-conflict justice and peace studies as scholarly field and practice
  • The nature, sources, and definitions of conflict
  • Models of and approaches to conflict resolution, post-conflict justice and peace
  • Application of models and approaches to relevant case studies
  • Criticisms of and obstacles to conflict resolution post-conflict justice and peace building

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.