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Building Peace After War (005IDA)

30 credits, Level 6

Autumn teaching

This module will explore how peace is understood by actors involved in peace and peacebuilding work around the world. It will look at dominant Western approaches to external peacebuilding in conflict-affected contexts, challenge the assumptions that underpin these approaches, and explore how local populations promote alternative approaches to peace.

The module will give you an overview of different aspects of the peace process and encourage you to think about the differences between positive and negative peace.

Throughout the course you'll critically reflect on what constitutes peace, whose responsibility it is to build peace, and how different forms of peace benefit different actors.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The Â鶹´«Ã½ may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.