Engaging Conflict: Prevention, Management and Resolution

About

The Engaging Conflict Summer School is designed to equip committed students, early-career researchers and professionals with advanced tools to critically understand conflict and tackle it as a dynamic reality. Engaging Conflict’s faculty draws from a unique spectrum of expertise to train a select group of participants in assessing the complexity of conflict and post-conflict scenarios, and evaluating the relevance and impact of different policy choices or normative standings, from non-intervention to conflict prevention.

Activities are not limited to lectures, as workshops, seminars and roleplays complete the schedule. In addition, specifically designed thematic conversations will offer participants the opportunity to interact with scholars and practitioners alike in an informal environment.

Week One
- Theoretical and Conceptual Approaches to Conflict and Violence
- The Challenges of Peacebuilding
- The Resilience of War
- Understanding and Researching Non-state Agency in Peacebuilding

Week Two
- Introduction to Mediation and Third-Party Participatory Processes
- Violence and Its Aftermaths
- Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Peacebuilding

Week Two activities will be complemented by “Meet the Expert” events.

A more detailed syllabus as well as complete and updated information on Engaging Conflict 2017 is available on the official website.

Course leader

In 2017 the School will welcome the following faculty members: - Mats Berdal (King’s College London) - Christopher Coker (London School of Economics) - Juan Diaz-Prinz (mediatEUr), - Elise Féron (University of Tampere) - Kieran Mitton (King’s Colleg

Target group

Classes are limited to 25 participants, English proficiency is required, and international applications are welcome. Ideal candidates have a basic understanding of conflict-related issues.

Course aim

The Engaging Conflict Summer School is designed to equip committed students, early-career researchers and professionals with advanced tools to critically understand conflict and tackle it as a dynamic reality.

Fee info