ARS41101 Peace and Conflict Research II

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies

Lecture Code ARS41101 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Peace and Conflict Research II　(平和と紛争研究 II)

Subject Name
（Katakana）ヘイワトフンソウケンキュウ II

Subject Name in
English Peace and Conflict Research II

Instructor YAMANE TATSUO

Instructor
(Katakana) ヤマネ　タツオ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Tues5-6：IAS K312

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Face to Face

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation
Reading assignment (Student is requested to prepare the designated textbook.), tasks in each class

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 02 : Political Science

Eligible Students

Keywords International Relations, Peace and Conflict, International Security, Security Governance, Europe, Africa, Asia, America, State Failure, Regime Change, International Order and Regional Conflict, Conflict Prevention, Peacemaking, Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding, Democratization, Civil Society, Sovereignty

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to take action cooperatively to advance research to resolve the problem by sharing issues with people from different cultures and areas of specialization, and explaining one’s own ideas logically and simply.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Aims
This series of subjects will provide academic knowledge for the understanding of contemporary armed conflicts and ways and means of conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and conflict prevention by international actors through the study of international Relations (IR)/International Politics.

Structure
This series is divided into two parts (Peace and Conflict Research I and II) as following. The first part ("the I" in T3) is for understandings of historical and theoretical perspectives and case studies of contemporary armed conflicts from the viewpoint of IR/International Politics. Primarily, historical knowledge of the sovereign state system provides us with a compass to designate where we are chronologically and geographically in international and domestic arenas. The first part also focuses on contemporary armed conflicts caused by political, economic, and social elements. The second part (“the II” in T4) will provide more specific studies about how international society tries to tackle those conflicts. In the class in T4, the lecturer will pay attention to the three perspectives: the United Nations (UN) security governance, European Union (EU) security governance, and African Union (AU) security governance. Those issues in world politics have been argued in debates on how those institutionalizations on conflict resolution and peacekeeping effectively and adequately respond to terminate armed conflicts and come about sustainable peacebuilding in relevance with state-building.

A Series of Peace and Conflict Research
This subject (Peace and Conflict Research II) is the second part of Peace and Conflict Research subjects at Hiroshima University (HU).
“Peace and Conflict Research II” is one of the specialized subjects in the Department of Integrated Global Studies (IGS). Participation to “Peace and Conflict Research I” is required to attend this subject (Peace and Conflict Research II).

Area of Study
International Relations (IR), International Politics (in Political Science)

The main purpose of International Relations (IR)/International Politics is to seek a quality of politics at the international level. It attributes to how international relations among state actors have emerged, maintained, and transformed in politics. Besides taking up the state’s form as the primal actor in international affairs, other actors, such as international organizations and non-governmental organizations whose activities link to global politics, become the objects for the analysis. This study area will concentrate on responding to how and why a particular decision has been made in politics. Study on IR/International Politics pursues this nature of concerns at global, regional, and local levels in world politics.

Students who completed this subject are able to;
-recognize the study of peace and security by the UN.
-recognize regional perspectives in International Relations, especially on European security governance and African security governance.

Class Schedule lesson1
Introduction
The instructor will explain the schedule of the classes during the T4.
□ Check the Moodle system, and Task of the day.
□ Check the members for the group presentation.
□ Start your group work.

Lecture: Peacebuilding and Hiroshima

lesson2
Peace and Security by the United Nations
The student will learn the system and practices that the United Nations addresses in maintaining international peace and security.

Reading assignment: “The United Nations (Chapter 21),” in Baylis, John, Smith, Steve and Owens, Patricia (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2023.
Others

lesson3
Regional Security Systems: Focusing on Peace and Security in Africa (1)
The lecturer will provide the study topics on regional security system, especially on the African Union in the context of peace and security in Africa.

Reading assignment: “Regionalism in International Affairs (Chapter 23),” in Baylis, John, Smith, Steve and Owens, Patricia (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2023.
Others

lesson4
Regional Security Systems: Focusing on Peace and Security in Africa (2)
The lecturer will provide the study topics on regional security system, especially on the European Union in the context of peace and security in Africa.

Reading assignment: “Regionalism in International Affairs (Chapter 23),” in Baylis, John, Smith, Steve and Owens, Patricia (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2023.

lesson5
Group Work
This is a day for the assigned group work to make the presentation materials.

lesson6
Case Studies of Peace and Conflict in Africa
The instructor will provide the students with case studies of peace and conflict in Africa. The conflict situations in Africa are characterized by micro-level conflicts such as herder-farmer conflicts and macro-level conflict, such as the broader area of terrorism.

Reading assignment: “Terrorism and Globalization (Chapter 29),” in Baylis, John, Smith, Steve and Owens, Patricia (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2023.
Others

+Group work

lesson7
Panel Presentation by groups (DAY 1)
Lesson8
Panel Presentation by groups (DAY 2)

Tasks (in each class) and group work (presentation+short report)

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Please prepare the following textbook before starting this course. Instructor will order the book to be displayed at the HU textbook center (in Saijo Campus) where the students can purchase the book. The book will be displayed from late March to June 2024.

Textbook: Baylis, John, Smith, Steve and Owens, Patricia (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations (The 9th Edition), Oxford University Press, 2023.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review The lecturer requests all the participants to take time prior to the class for reading assignments to vitalize discussion in this class.

Requirements Your Efforts (every week)
Attendance to class, preparation (reading assignment) before the course, and review after the class

Requirements and Evaluation
For fair evaluation, the registered students must attend the classes more than six times (among eight times) at least.

Grading Method The class grade is evaluated according to a registered student’s performance by tasks (60%) in each class, and the group presentation +short report (40%))
(The participation to the group work and the submission of the short report (comments to assigned panel discussion as panel discussant) are mandatory to pass this course.)
The details for group work (panel presentation and role of discussant) will be noticed in the lesson 1.

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Special Attache, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations (1999-2000)
Project Director, AMDA (Medical NGO) to Sri Lanka (2003-2004)

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies
Lecture Code	ARS41101	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Peace and Conflict Research II　(平和と紛争研究 II)
Subject Name （Katakana）	ヘイワトフンソウケンキュウ II
Subject Name in English	Peace and Conflict Research II
Instructor	YAMANE TATSUO
Instructor (Katakana)	ヤマネ　タツオ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Tues5-6：IAS K312
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Face to Face Lecture, Discussion, Presentation Reading assignment (Student is requested to prepare the designated textbook.), tasks in each class
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	02 : Political Science
Eligible Students
Keywords	International Relations, Peace and Conflict, International Security, Security Governance, Europe, Africa, Asia, America, State Failure, Regime Change, International Order and Regional Conflict, Conflict Prevention, Peacemaking, Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding, Democratization, Civil Society, Sovereignty
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Global Studies （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The ability to take action cooperatively to advance research to resolve the problem by sharing issues with people from different cultures and areas of specialization, and explaining one’s own ideas logically and simply.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Aims This series of subjects will provide academic knowledge for the understanding of contemporary armed conflicts and ways and means of conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and conflict prevention by international actors through the study of international Relations (IR)/International Politics. Structure This series is divided into two parts (Peace and Conflict Research I and II) as following. The first part ("the I" in T3) is for understandings of historical and theoretical perspectives and case studies of contemporary armed conflicts from the viewpoint of IR/International Politics. Primarily, historical knowledge of the sovereign state system provides us with a compass to designate where we are chronologically and geographically in international and domestic arenas. The first part also focuses on contemporary armed conflicts caused by political, economic, and social elements. The second part (“the II” in T4) will provide more specific studies about how international society tries to tackle those conflicts. In the class in T4, the lecturer will pay attention to the three perspectives: the United Nations (UN) security governance, European Union (EU) security governance, and African Union (AU) security governance. Those issues in world politics have been argued in debates on how those institutionalizations on conflict resolution and peacekeeping effectively and adequately respond to terminate armed conflicts and come about sustainable peacebuilding in relevance with state-building. A Series of Peace and Conflict Research This subject (Peace and Conflict Research II) is the second part of Peace and Conflict Research subjects at Hiroshima University (HU). “Peace and Conflict Research II” is one of the specialized subjects in the Department of Integrated Global Studies (IGS). Participation to “Peace and Conflict Research I” is required to attend this subject (Peace and Conflict Research II). Area of Study International Relations (IR), International Politics (in Political Science) The main purpose of International Relations (IR)/International Politics is to seek a quality of politics at the international level. It attributes to how international relations among state actors have emerged, maintained, and transformed in politics. Besides taking up the state’s form as the primal actor in international affairs, other actors, such as international organizations and non-governmental organizations whose activities link to global politics, become the objects for the analysis. This study area will concentrate on responding to how and why a particular decision has been made in politics. Study on IR/International Politics pursues this nature of concerns at global, regional, and local levels in world politics. Students who completed this subject are able to; -recognize the study of peace and security by the UN. -recognize regional perspectives in International Relations, especially on European security governance and African security governance.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction The instructor will explain the schedule of the classes during the T4. □ Check the Moodle system, and Task of the day. □ Check the members for the group presentation. □ Start your group work. Lecture: Peacebuilding and Hiroshima lesson2 Peace and Security by the United Nations The student will learn the system and practices that the United Nations addresses in maintaining international peace and security. Reading assignment: “The United Nations (Chapter 21),” in Baylis, John, Smith, Steve and Owens, Patricia (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2023. Others lesson3 Regional Security Systems: Focusing on Peace and Security in Africa (1) The lecturer will provide the study topics on regional security system, especially on the African Union in the context of peace and security in Africa. Reading assignment: “Regionalism in International Affairs (Chapter 23),” in Baylis, John, Smith, Steve and Owens, Patricia (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2023. Others lesson4 Regional Security Systems: Focusing on Peace and Security in Africa (2) The lecturer will provide the study topics on regional security system, especially on the European Union in the context of peace and security in Africa. Reading assignment: “Regionalism in International Affairs (Chapter 23),” in Baylis, John, Smith, Steve and Owens, Patricia (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2023. lesson5 Group Work This is a day for the assigned group work to make the presentation materials. lesson6 Case Studies of Peace and Conflict in Africa The instructor will provide the students with case studies of peace and conflict in Africa. The conflict situations in Africa are characterized by micro-level conflicts such as herder-farmer conflicts and macro-level conflict, such as the broader area of terrorism. Reading assignment: “Terrorism and Globalization (Chapter 29),” in Baylis, John, Smith, Steve and Owens, Patricia (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2023. Others +Group work lesson7 Panel Presentation by groups (DAY 1) Lesson8 Panel Presentation by groups (DAY 2) Tasks (in each class) and group work (presentation+short report)
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Please prepare the following textbook before starting this course. Instructor will order the book to be displayed at the HU textbook center (in Saijo Campus) where the students can purchase the book. The book will be displayed from late March to June 2024. Textbook: Baylis, John, Smith, Steve and Owens, Patricia (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations (The 9th Edition), Oxford University Press, 2023.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	The lecturer requests all the participants to take time prior to the class for reading assignments to vitalize discussion in this class.
Requirements	Your Efforts (every week) Attendance to class, preparation (reading assignment) before the course, and review after the class Requirements and Evaluation For fair evaluation, the registered students must attend the classes more than six times (among eight times) at least.
Grading Method	The class grade is evaluated according to a registered student’s performance by tasks (60%) in each class, and the group presentation +short report (40%)) (The participation to the group work and the submission of the short report (comments to assigned panel discussion as panel discussant) are mandatory to pass this course.) The details for group work (panel presentation and role of discussant) will be noticed in the lesson 1.
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	Special Attache, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations (1999-2000) Project Director, AMDA (Medical NGO) to Sri Lanka (2003-2004)
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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