Conflicts and Conflict Management in Communities (5cr)
Code: CON1005Y17S-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 04.09.2017 - 10.09.2017
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.01.2018 - 31.07.2018
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- EDUCATION
- Campus
- Helsinki
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Master's Degree in Community Development, Human Rights and Conflict Resolution
- Teachers
- Ulla Siirto
- Laiqa Sheikh
- Tuntiopettaja Ylemmät tutkinnot
- Course
- CON1005Y17S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Conflicts and Conflict Management in Communities CON1005Y17S-3001. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Objective
After completing the course, students will be able to
- apply the different theoretical frameworks in proper order to the analysis of the backgrounds of ongoing conflicts
- identify the stages, processes and communication methods in ongoing conflicts
- understand cultural, religious, social and political perspectives to conflicts
- identify and evaluate existing conflict management interventions in communities
- plan conflict management and mediation interventions based on good practices used in a variety of conflict areas
Content
- theories and perspectives to conflicts and conflict analysis
- stages and processes of conflicts
- communication and media use of media channels, communication methods, use of stereotypes, use of language in conflicts
- cultural, religious, social and political perspectives to conflicts
- process of planning and implementing conflict mediation in communities
- good practices in conflict mediation during conflicts and post-conflict periods (truth committees etc)