WMG00201 Peace and Conflict Research I

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences International Peace and Co-existence Program

Lecture Code WMG00201 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Peace and Conflict Research I

Subject Name
（Katakana）　

Subject Name in
English Peace and Conflict Research I

Instructor YAMANE TATSUO

Instructor
(Katakana) ヤマネ　タツオ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds1-4：IDEC 206

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture, Discussion, Presentation
Face-to-face class

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 02 : Political Science

Eligible Students MA students in Program of International Peace and Coexistence

Keywords International Relations, Peace and Conflict, Realism, Liberalism, International Security, Security Governance,
Europe, Africa, Asia, America, the Middle East, State Failure, Regime Change, International Order and Regional Conflict, Humanitarian Intervention, Terrorism, Conflict Prevention, Peacemaking, Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding, Democratization, Civil Society, Sovereignty, United Nations, the UN Security Council, the European Union, the African Union
SDGs_16

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)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Aims:
This class will provide academic knowledge for the understanding of contemporary armed conflicts and ways and means of conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and conflict prevention in International Relations (IR).
For your deep understandings of this subject, participants are recommended to learn basic knowledge of IR and International Law at the undergraduate level by studying the further point of views from the relevant books in the second and third year in undergraduate before joining this class (in MA course).

Structure:
This course is divided into two parts (peace and Conflict Research I and II) as follows. The first part ("Peace and Conflict Research I") is for understandings of historical and theoretical perspectives and case studies of contemporary armed conflicts. Significantly, 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 conflict setting caused by political, economic, and social elements. The second part ("Peace and Conflict Research II") will provide more specific studies about how international society tries to tackle those conflicts. Among the various peace operations to solve them, the lecturer will pay attention to the three perspectives: the UN security governance, the EU security governance, and the AU security governance.

Style:
Each day of class will be divided into two parts; lecture part (90 minutes), and students' presentation and discussion (90 minutes) (Active participation is required.)
Students are required to read reading assignments and have their presentations during the class to promote a proactive discussion among the participants.

Study Goal of the Subject:
Students with the completion can
-get a basic understanding of the sovereign state system and history of peace and war, especially after the 1990s featuring contemporary armed conflicts and authorized intervention over the territorial borders and its challenges.
-cultivate an awareness of global issues, especially on peace and conflict and rethink the importance of a wide variety of international thoughts and concepts through international dialogue for peace.
-get a part in academic discussions on international peace and conflict, which constitutes a gateway for further arguments in the area.

Class Schedule lesson1
Introduction
lesson2
Lecture part: War and Peace: The Background History of IR
Presentation part: Students' presentation
lesson3
Studying Realism and Liberalism
Presentation part: Students' presentation
lesson4
Sovereignty, State failure and Contemporary Armed Conflicts
Presentation part: Students' presentation
lesson5
External Intervention and Regime Change Dynamics
Presentation part: Students' presentation
lesson6
Peacebuilding and Human Security
Presentation part: Students' presentation
lesson7
Presentations

Lesson8
Reflection

Submission of term paper

The reading materials (assignments) will be announced in the first day of the class.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. The details will be announced in the lesson 1.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lecturer recommends participants to take time for the appropreate preparation to vitalize discussion based on reading materials in this class.
L.2: Read a part of the following books (or part of the books.)
Part Two [Historical part], Baylis, John, and Smith, Steve (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2020.
(Reference)
Anderson, B., Imagined Communities, Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (first published in 1983), Verso, 2016.
Carr, E.H., The Twenty Year’s Crisis 1919-1939 Reissued with the New Preface from Michael Cox, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Jackson, R., Sovereignty, Polity, 2007.
L.3: Read the following textbook.
Part Three [on Theories], Baylis, John, and Smith, Steve (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2020.
(Reference)
Cavelty, M.D., and Balzacq, T. (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Security Studies (2nd Edition), Routledge, 2017.
Lamont, C., Research Methods in International Relations (2nd Edition), Sage Publishing, 2022.
L.4: Check the flowing references as many as you can access.
Fearon, J. and Laitin, D., “Neotrusteeship and the Problem of Weak States,” International Security”, International Security, 28(4) (Spring, 2004), 5-43.
Holsti, Kalevi J., The State, War, and the State of War, Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Kaldor, M., The New and Old War: Organized Violence in Global Era (Second Edition), Polity, 2006.
Krasner, S., "Sharing Sovereignty: New Institutions for Collapsed and Failing States," International Security, 29(2) (Fall 2004), 85-120.
Lake, D. and Rothchild, D., “Containing Fear: The Origin and Management of Ethnic Conflict,” International Security, 21(2), 1996, 41-75.
Stedman, S.J., “Spoiler Problems in Peace Processes,” International Security, 22(2) (Fall, 1997), 5-53.
L.5: Read the following textbook.
Bellamy, A., and Wheeler, N., “Humanitarian Intervention in World Politics,” in Baylis, J. and Smith, S. (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics, 2020.
Check the following references.
Bellamy, A., The Responsibility to Protect: The Global Effort to End the Mass Atrocities. Polity, 2009.
Litwak, R.S., Regime Change: U.S. Strategy through the Prism of 9/11, Woodrow Wilson Center Press, 2007.
L.6: Check the following references.
Chandler, D., Peacebuilding: The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1997-2017, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Karlsrud, J., “From Liberal Peacebuilding to Stabilization and Counterterrorism,” International Peacekeeping, 26(1), 2019, 1-21.
Paris, R., At War's End: Building Peace After Civil Conflict, Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Paris, R. and Sisk, T., Dilemmas of Statebuilding: Confronting the Contradictions of Postwar Peace Operations, Routledge, 2009.

Requirements Submission of presentation file and term paper written by registered students are required for this class participation.

Term Paper: Examine a case of contemporary armed conflicts with what you learned in the Class, with between 800 and 1000 words in English, and submit it through the Moodle system (of this course). Students can choose a case (on peace and conflict, in the area of International Relations) according to their preference. The file should convert to the PDF version. Do not forget to put your name, student number, date, title (created by a student who submits it), and reference in the document.  The submission deadline will be noticed in the Lesson 1.

Grading Method To earn your evaluation’s result for this class, registered students are requested to attend This class more than 10 times (among 15 times) at least. The class grade is based on registered student’s performance including submitted assignments and presentations (50%), and final paper (50%).

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it The instructor served the following practical oriented works.
-Special Assistant, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
-Director, Peacebuilding Project in Sri Lanka of Association Medical Doctors in ASIA (AMDA)
（These experiences will provide further understanding for the course through a practice-oriented view.)

Message

Other (On your presentation(s))
Participant will choose a presentation material for their presentation in this course.
Focus on international politics, especially, armed conflict setting, conflict resolution and peacebuilding support, in terms of your area of interest, when you select the presentation contents.

Choose one or more article(s) for your presentation from a specified journals' list, which will be introduced in the lesson 1.

Within one week after the Class 1, email to teaching assistant and this instructor to notice your presentation article (the article information including author’s name, paper title, journal title, Vol. and No., and the DOI).
20 minutes’ presentation is followed by Q and A session.
Send the presentation file (PDF) to the instructor of this course.

More details will be noticed in the lesson 1.

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	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences International Peace and Co-existence Program
Lecture Code	WMG00201	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Peace and Conflict Research I
Subject Name （Katakana）
Subject Name in English	Peace and Conflict Research I
Instructor	YAMANE TATSUO
Instructor (Katakana)	ヤマネ　タツオ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Weds1-4：IDEC 206
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture, Discussion, Presentation Face-to-face class
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	02 : Political Science
Eligible Students	MA students in Program of International Peace and Coexistence
Keywords	International Relations, Peace and Conflict, Realism, Liberalism, International Security, Security Governance, Europe, Africa, Asia, America, the Middle East, State Failure, Regime Change, International Order and Regional Conflict, Humanitarian Intervention, Terrorism, Conflict Prevention, Peacemaking, Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding, Democratization, Civil Society, Sovereignty, United Nations, the UN Security Council, the European Union, the African Union SDGs_16
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)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Aims: This class will provide academic knowledge for the understanding of contemporary armed conflicts and ways and means of conflict resolution, peacebuilding, and conflict prevention in International Relations (IR). For your deep understandings of this subject, participants are recommended to learn basic knowledge of IR and International Law at the undergraduate level by studying the further point of views from the relevant books in the second and third year in undergraduate before joining this class (in MA course). Structure: This course is divided into two parts (peace and Conflict Research I and II) as follows. The first part ("Peace and Conflict Research I") is for understandings of historical and theoretical perspectives and case studies of contemporary armed conflicts. Significantly, 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 conflict setting caused by political, economic, and social elements. The second part ("Peace and Conflict Research II") will provide more specific studies about how international society tries to tackle those conflicts. Among the various peace operations to solve them, the lecturer will pay attention to the three perspectives: the UN security governance, the EU security governance, and the AU security governance. Style: Each day of class will be divided into two parts; lecture part (90 minutes), and students' presentation and discussion (90 minutes) (Active participation is required.) Students are required to read reading assignments and have their presentations during the class to promote a proactive discussion among the participants. Study Goal of the Subject: Students with the completion can -get a basic understanding of the sovereign state system and history of peace and war, especially after the 1990s featuring contemporary armed conflicts and authorized intervention over the territorial borders and its challenges. -cultivate an awareness of global issues, especially on peace and conflict and rethink the importance of a wide variety of international thoughts and concepts through international dialogue for peace. -get a part in academic discussions on international peace and conflict, which constitutes a gateway for further arguments in the area.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction lesson2 Lecture part: War and Peace: The Background History of IR Presentation part: Students' presentation lesson3 Studying Realism and Liberalism Presentation part: Students' presentation lesson4 Sovereignty, State failure and Contemporary Armed Conflicts Presentation part: Students' presentation lesson5 External Intervention and Regime Change Dynamics Presentation part: Students' presentation lesson6 Peacebuilding and Human Security Presentation part: Students' presentation lesson7 Presentations Lesson8 Reflection Submission of term paper The reading materials (assignments) will be announced in the first day of the class.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	The details will be announced in the lesson 1.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lecturer recommends participants to take time for the appropreate preparation to vitalize discussion based on reading materials in this class. L.2: Read a part of the following books (or part of the books.) Part Two [Historical part], Baylis, John, and Smith, Steve (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2020. (Reference) Anderson, B., Imagined Communities, Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (first published in 1983), Verso, 2016. Carr, E.H., The Twenty Year’s Crisis 1919-1939 Reissued with the New Preface from Michael Cox, Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. Jackson, R., Sovereignty, Polity, 2007. L.3: Read the following textbook. Part Three [on Theories], Baylis, John, and Smith, Steve (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2020. (Reference) Cavelty, M.D., and Balzacq, T. (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Security Studies (2nd Edition), Routledge, 2017. Lamont, C., Research Methods in International Relations (2nd Edition), Sage Publishing, 2022. L.4: Check the flowing references as many as you can access. Fearon, J. and Laitin, D., “Neotrusteeship and the Problem of Weak States,” International Security”, International Security, 28(4) (Spring, 2004), 5-43. Holsti, Kalevi J., The State, War, and the State of War, Cambridge University Press, 1996. Kaldor, M., The New and Old War: Organized Violence in Global Era (Second Edition), Polity, 2006. Krasner, S., "Sharing Sovereignty: New Institutions for Collapsed and Failing States," International Security, 29(2) (Fall 2004), 85-120. Lake, D. and Rothchild, D., “Containing Fear: The Origin and Management of Ethnic Conflict,” International Security, 21(2), 1996, 41-75. Stedman, S.J., “Spoiler Problems in Peace Processes,” International Security, 22(2) (Fall, 1997), 5-53. L.5: Read the following textbook. Bellamy, A., and Wheeler, N., “Humanitarian Intervention in World Politics,” in Baylis, J. and Smith, S. (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics, 2020. Check the following references. Bellamy, A., The Responsibility to Protect: The Global Effort to End the Mass Atrocities. Polity, 2009. Litwak, R.S., Regime Change: U.S. Strategy through the Prism of 9/11, Woodrow Wilson Center Press, 2007. L.6: Check the following references. Chandler, D., Peacebuilding: The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1997-2017, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. Karlsrud, J., “From Liberal Peacebuilding to Stabilization and Counterterrorism,” International Peacekeeping, 26(1), 2019, 1-21. Paris, R., At War's End: Building Peace After Civil Conflict, Cambridge University Press, 2004. Paris, R. and Sisk, T., Dilemmas of Statebuilding: Confronting the Contradictions of Postwar Peace Operations, Routledge, 2009.
Requirements	Submission of presentation file and term paper written by registered students are required for this class participation. Term Paper: Examine a case of contemporary armed conflicts with what you learned in the Class, with between 800 and 1000 words in English, and submit it through the Moodle system (of this course). Students can choose a case (on peace and conflict, in the area of International Relations) according to their preference. The file should convert to the PDF version. Do not forget to put your name, student number, date, title (created by a student who submits it), and reference in the document. The submission deadline will be noticed in the Lesson 1.
Grading Method	To earn your evaluation’s result for this class, registered students are requested to attend This class more than 10 times (among 15 times) at least. The class grade is based on registered student’s performance including submitted assignments and presentations (50%), and final paper (50%).
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	The instructor served the following practical oriented works. -Special Assistant, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations -Director, Peacebuilding Project in Sri Lanka of Association Medical Doctors in ASIA (AMDA) （These experiences will provide further understanding for the course through a practice-oriented view.)
Message
Other	(On your presentation(s)) Participant will choose a presentation material for their presentation in this course. Focus on international politics, especially, armed conflict setting, conflict resolution and peacebuilding support, in terms of your area of interest, when you select the presentation contents. Choose one or more article(s) for your presentation from a specified journals' list, which will be introduced in the lesson 1. Within one week after the Class 1, email to teaching assistant and this instructor to notice your presentation article (the article information including author’s name, paper title, journal title, Vol. and No., and the DOI). 20 minutes’ presentation is followed by Q and A session. Send the presentation file (PDF) to the instructor of this course. More details will be noticed in the lesson 1.
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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