| 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 |
WMG00401 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
Conflict Resolution I |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
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Subject Name in
English |
Conflict Resolution I |
| Instructor |
KAKEE TOMOKO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
カケエ トモコ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, First Semester, 1Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1T) Thur5-8：IDEC 203 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
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| mainly presentations and group discussion |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
02
:
Political Science |
| Eligible Students |
Master’s students |
| Keywords |
Conflict resolution, conflict transformation, non-violent communication |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This class aims to understand conflict resolution mechanisms and their challenges.
Each conflict has different contexts and causes. Thus, conflict resolution tools and goals should be varied in every case. In this class, we will study conflict as well as conflict resolution mechanisms in order to consider what kind of resolution tools are needed in what kind of circumstances.
In each class, students make presentations on a chapter of selected books. The topic can be varied upon students' choice e.g. case studies of a certain armed conflict, peacebuilding, peace in relation to gender, environment, sports, and art, as well as non-violent communication as a tool for conflict resolution.
The following plan is a sample from last year. It can change depending on students' interests. |
| Class Schedule |
Class 1&2 Orientation for conflict resolution studies: rank as a cause of conflict
Class 3&4 (last year) Conflict Resolution and Justice
Class 5&6 (last year) The power of empathy(NVC)
Class 7&8 (last year) The NVC process
Class 9&10 (last year) Post-war Reconstruction
Class 11&12 (last year) Gender in Conflict Resolution
Class 13&14 (last year)Peacebuilding
Class 15 Sum up
submission of a term paper to be required. |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
●Matthew Levinger, Conflict Analysis: Understanding Causes, Unlocking Solutions, (United States Institute of Peace Press, 2013) ISBN-13: 978-1601271433
●Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication 3rd edition (Paddle Dancer, 2015)
●Douglas P. Fry and Kaj Bjorkqvist, Cultural Variation in Conflict Resolution (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997)
●Pernille Reiker and Henrik Thune, Dialogue and Conflict Resolution (Routledge,2017)
●Oliver Ramsbotham, Tom Woodhouse, Hugh Miall, Contemporary Conflict Resolution, 4th Edition, (Polity, 2016) ISBN: 978-0-745-68721-6 |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
It is a mandatory requirement for ALL participants to read materials BEFORE each class and prepare for discussion. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
class presentation and contribution to dicussion 50; term paper 50 |
| Practical Experience |
Experienced
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
Dr Kakee has worked for the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations as an adviser (legal expert) and her experience will provide knowledge about daily practice at the UN. |
| Message |
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| Other |
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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. |