IDS 499
ST:Peace Building 21st Century
The topic for 2026-2027 is Peacebuilding in the 21st Century. Designed for third and fourth year students, this course will explore historical developments and contexts, theoretical discourse and practical approaches to peace and peacebuilding, conflict and violence in the 21st century. In addition, the course will examine various organized and institutional, local and international peacebuilding processes and responses. The course is divided into three sections. The first section discusses the definitions, concepts and descriptions of peace, conflict, violence and war. The final section involves critical engagement with the responses to conflict related with the debates and practices of peacebuilding at grassroots, national and international arena. This course can be used as an elective in any program. Three credits.