ARS41401 Conflict Resolution I

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies

Lecture Code ARS41401 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Conflict Resolution I (紛争解決論 I)

Subject Name
（Katakana）フンソウカイケツロン I

Subject Name in
English Conflict Resolution I

Instructor KAKEE TOMOKO

Instructor
(Katakana) カケエ　トモコ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds5-6：IAS K209

Lesson Style Lecture/Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

This course will be conducted face-to-face unless the situation requires otherwise.

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 2 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 undergraduates

Keywords Conflict Resolution, Conflict transformation, Diversity, Dialogue. SDG_5,6,10,11,16,17

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.
・The knowledge and understanding of one's own language and culture and other languages and cultures that are prerequisite abilities for communication with people from different cultures and areas of specialization.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines.
・The ability to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, deliver presentations at seminars or research meetings, and explain it in an easy way so that people in different cultures and areas of specialization understand.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them.
・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge,  understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.
・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 This class aims to understand conflict, conflict resolution mechanisms and their challenges.
Each conflict has different contexts and causes. Though fully understanding the causes and solutions of each conflict is extremely difficult, the class aims to grasp the idea of conflict by mobilizing our emotion and analying our attitudes towords difficult situation.
Conflict Resolution I contains relatively more lectures and group discussions while in Conflict Resolution II students learn conflict resolution through preparation of group presentations. The schedule can be modified along the course of our discussion.

As mentioned above, this class includes communication excercise e.g., group discussion and dialogue. If you find such excercise difficult for you, it might be difficult to fully participate in this course.

Class Schedule 1. Introduction & orientation : what is conflict and conflict resolution?
2. Changing perception of structural violence in world history
3. Conflict Resolution methods: judiciary, ADR, negotiation and dialogue
4. Needs based approach in conflict resolution
5. Acknowledging your privileges and rank
6. Inclusion and diversity
7. Justice and conflict resolution
8. Sum up

submission of a term paper is required
Term paper: Length: 1000 to 1500 words
Submission by 24:00 hours of 31 December

Text/Reference
Books,etc. The reading materials are provided when necessary.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Paired Reading, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Post-class Report

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Please make sure to submit commentsheets for each class. We will count your attendance by the submission of comment sheets.

Requirements Highly recommended to take Conflict Resolution I if you wish to join Conflict Resolution II.

Grading Method Contribution to discussion 30(including comment sheets); term paper 70

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it The instructor 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

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	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies
Lecture Code	ARS41401	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Conflict Resolution I (紛争解決論 I)
Subject Name （Katakana）	フンソウカイケツロン I
Subject Name in English	Conflict Resolution I
Instructor	KAKEE TOMOKO
Instructor (Katakana)	カケエ　トモコ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Weds5-6：IAS K209
Lesson Style	Lecture/Seminar	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
This course will be conducted face-to-face unless the situation requires otherwise.
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week	2	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	undergraduates
Keywords	Conflict Resolution, Conflict transformation, Diversity, Dialogue. SDG_5,6,10,11,16,17
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. ・The knowledge and understanding of one's own language and culture and other languages and cultures that are prerequisite abilities for communication with people from different cultures and areas of specialization. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines. ・The ability to summarize one's own research in reports or academic papers, deliver presentations at seminars or research meetings, and explain it in an easy way so that people in different cultures and areas of specialization understand. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them. ・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge, understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination. ・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	This class aims to understand conflict, conflict resolution mechanisms and their challenges. Each conflict has different contexts and causes. Though fully understanding the causes and solutions of each conflict is extremely difficult, the class aims to grasp the idea of conflict by mobilizing our emotion and analying our attitudes towords difficult situation. Conflict Resolution I contains relatively more lectures and group discussions while in Conflict Resolution II students learn conflict resolution through preparation of group presentations. The schedule can be modified along the course of our discussion. As mentioned above, this class includes communication excercise e.g., group discussion and dialogue. If you find such excercise difficult for you, it might be difficult to fully participate in this course.
Class Schedule	1. Introduction & orientation : what is conflict and conflict resolution? 2. Changing perception of structural violence in world history 3. Conflict Resolution methods: judiciary, ADR, negotiation and dialogue 4. Needs based approach in conflict resolution 5. Acknowledging your privileges and rank 6. Inclusion and diversity 7. Justice and conflict resolution 8. Sum up submission of a term paper is required Term paper: Length: 1000 to 1500 words Submission by 24:00 hours of 31 December
Text/Reference Books,etc.	The reading materials are provided when necessary.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams, moodle
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Paired Reading, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning), Post-class Report
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Please make sure to submit commentsheets for each class. We will count your attendance by the submission of comment sheets.
Requirements	Highly recommended to take Conflict Resolution I if you wish to join Conflict Resolution II.
Grading Method	Contribution to discussion 30(including comment sheets); term paper 70
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	The instructor 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
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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