Contents
Module 1: Education for Peace, Conflict Transformation and Community Work for Global Justice (12 ECTS)
- Presentation and introduction of concepts (peace, violence)
- Presentation and introduction of concepts (conflict, nonviolence)
- Philosophy of peace
- Conflict transformation tools: prevention (building peaceful environments)
- Conflict transformation tools: conflict analysis
- Practices for educating in and for conflict from the classroom and non-formal education
- Strategies for educating for global peace and global justice
- The ecosocial perspective
- Educating in anti-racism and decolonial thinking
- Educating in feminism and non-hegemonic masculinities
- Sport as a tool for educating for peace at educational and community levels
- Art as a strategy for educating for peace and for nonviolent action
- Theatre as a strategy for educating for peace and for nonviolent action
- Conflict transformation tools: restorative practices
- Conflict transformation tools: community mediation
- Peacebuilding in the community sphere
- Tools to address social polarization
- Designing nonviolent campaigns for social transformation
- Evaluating Peace Education and providing assessment resources
Module 2: Analysis of Armed Conflicts and Peacebuilding (12 ECTS)
- Presentation
- 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, arms proliferation 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
- Conflict resolution simulation game: Peacebuilding in Kananga
| Subject | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
Peace Education, Conflict Transformation and Community Work for Global Justice |
12 ECTS |
Obligatory |
Analysis of Armed Conflicts and Peacebuilding |
12 ECTS |
Obligatory |
Final Project of the Specialization Diploma |
6 ECTS |
Obligatory |
Itinerary
This program can be taken through the following options:
Enroll in the full program.
- Enroll in Expert Diploma 5319 and Expert Diploma 5320 and, once both are completed, enroll in the 6-ECTS Final Project.
- Enroll in one of the two Expert Diplomas and, once completed, enroll in the remaining credits.
- Enroll in both courses and, once completed, enroll in the 6-ECTS Final Project.
- Enroll in one of the courses and, once completed, enroll in the remaining credits.
Related programmes
Course in Analysis of Armed Conflicts and Peacebuilding
Course in Peace education, conflict transformation, and community work for global justice
Graduate Diploma in Analysis of Armed Conflicts and Peacebuilding
Graduate Diploma in Peace education, Conflict transformation, and Community Work for Global Justice
Specific skills
Knowledge:
- KT01: Identify the concept of positive peace, the positive perspective of conflict and the global justice approach.
- KT02: Recognize the multiple dimensions of violence.
- KT03: Identify the different theories of armed conflict analysis and peacebuilding.
- KT04: Identify keys to understanding current armed conflicts.
- KT05: List different forms of peacebuilding: peace movement, humanitarian crisis management, post-war rehabilitation, transitional justice, reconciliation, peacebuilding in local educational and community settings.
- KT06: Distinguish the main international actors involved in peacebuilding and know their roles.
Skills:
-ST01: Practice self-awareness skills: strengthening self-awareness, self-esteem and esteem towards others, self-confidence and trust towards others; development of communication skills, effective and democratic decision-making, and cooperation.
-ST02: Resolve conflicts: capacity for empathy, analysis of positions and the needs of oneself and others, formulation of creative proposals for the transformation of conflicts.
-ST03: Analyze gender specificities in different forms of violence.
-ST04: Apply peace research procedures: analyze critically, apply a complex perspective that takes into account a multiplicity of factors, develop a proactive perspective.
-ST05: Apply peacebuilding tools: conflict analysis instruments, theoretical models of peacebuilding, tools for sensitivity to conflict.
Competencies:
-CT01: Demonstrate a personal attitude consistent with peace education: (self) esteem, (self) confidence, empathy, listening, cooperation, etc.
-CT02: Develop a critical capacity and complex thinking, capable of analyzing an issue from different perspectives and points of view.
-CT03: Integrate tools to act non-violently in different areas of life.
-CT04: Develop a proactive capacity that visualizes changes towards a more peaceful society.
-CT05: 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
Specialization Diploma in Conflict, Peace and Global Justice