Contents

- Introduction to conflict analysis
- International order, geopolitics, multilateralism
- Armed conflicts in Europe
- Armed conflicts in Asia
- Violence in Latin America
- Armed conflicts in North Africa and the Middle East
- Armed conflicts in Africa
- Gender dimension in armed conflicts and peacebuilding
- Introduction to IHL and the action of humanitarian actors in conflict contexts
- Forced displacement
- Environment and ecosocial perspective
- Structural economic violence and economic justice
- Militarism, armament, and disarmament
- Introduction to peacebuilding: historical overview, actors, debates
- Peace processes
- Civil society in peacebuilding
- Peacebuilding initiatives in the Basque Country
- Reflections on peacebuilding theory from practice
- Media – Peace journalism
- Psychosocial impacts of war and transitional justice
- Simulation game on conflict resolution: Peacebuilding in Kananga

Subject Credits Type

Analysis of Armed Conflicts and Peacebuilding

12 ECTS

Obligatory

Final Project

3 ECTS

Obligatory

Itinerary

This Expert Diploma is part of the Specialization Diploma in Conflict, Peace and Global Justice (1807).

This program can be taken through the following options:

- Enroll in the full program.
- Enroll in course 5321 and, once completed, enroll in the 3-ECTS Final Project.

Related programmes

Course in Analysis of Armed Conflicts and Peacebuilding

Specific skills

Knowledge:
KA03: Identify the different theories of armed conflict analysis and peacebuilding.
KA04: Identify keys to understanding current armed conflicts.
KA05: List different forms of peacebuilding: peace movement, humanitarian crisis management, post-war rehabilitation, transitional justice, reconciliation, peacebuilding in local educational and community settings.
KA06: Distinguish the main international actors involved in peacebuilding and learn about their roles.

Skills:
SA04: Analyze gender specificities in different forms of violence.
SA05: Apply peace research procedures: analyze critically, apply a complex perspective that takes into account a multiplicity of factors, develop a proactive perspective.
SA06: Apply peacebuilding tools: conflict analysis instruments, theoretical models of peacebuilding, conflict sensitivity tools.

Competencies:
CA06: Develop a critical capacity and complex thinking, capable of analyzing an issue from different perspectives and points of view.
CA07: Develop a proactive capacity that visualizes changes towards a more peaceful society.
CA08: Integrate skills and competencies to transform the environment and build a culture of peace from the professional sphere and/or through other ways of involvement in the community or society.

Title obtained

Expert Diploma in Analysis of Armed Aonflicts and Peacebuilding