International legal framework

This course focuses on international conflict and dispute resolution environment from both a theoretical and practical point of view, studying principles, approaches, actors and different types of international conflict and dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration, adjudication) and their consequences in reconciliation and Justice

Public sector , international cooperation, international organisations, NGOs,  research or academia, among others

Part. I Analyzing International Conflicts

Unit 1. Introduction to International conflicts

Unit 2. Theories of international conflict

Unit 3. Individual factors & actors

Unit 4. Subnational-organizational factors & actors

Unit 5. National factors & actors

Unit 6. The dyadic approach

Unit 7. Systemic factors & actors

Part II.- International Conflict Resolution

1.- International conflict and its resolution: Approach, concepts and principles

2.- International negotiation: conceptual framework and characteristics. Bargaining and Negotiation Strategies

3.- Mediation and International conflict resolution: definition and strategies

4.- Law based methods of conflict resolution: arbitration and adjudication

5.- The internationalization of Justice

Part III.Peacemaking

1. Introduction. Conceptual framework and definitions.

2. Preventing violent conflict

3. Peacekeeping: containing violent conflict

4. Peacemaking: ending violent conflict

5. Peacebuilding and reconciliation

6. New challenges and future directions

CB3, CB5, CG1, CG4

CE7, CE13, CE20

CE7, CE13, CE20

TEXTBOOKS FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT

Main textbook:

Cashman, G. (2013). What causes war?: an introduction to theories of international conflict. Plymouth: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Other useful textbooks:

Mitchell, C. R. (1989). The structure of international conflict. Springer.

Nye, J. S. (2008). Understanding international conflicts. New York, NY: Longman.

Supplementary material will be provided through stadium

REFERENCES FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION & PEACE-MAKING

Bercovitch, J.. 1997. “Mediation in International Conflict: An Overview of Theory, A Review of Practice.” Peacemaking in International Conflict: Methods and Techniques, ed. I. William Zartman and J. Lewis Rasmussen. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace

Bercovitch, J. 2009. Conflict Resolution In the Twenty-First Century: Principles, Methods, and Approaches, Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press

Ramsbotham, O; Woodhouse, T. & Miall, H. (2016) Contemporary Conflict Resolution (4th ed.). Cambridge; Malden, MA: Polity Press

Students must demonstrate a sufficient level of the required general, basic and specific skills to pass the course

The assessment of the subject will be the following:

1.             Passing the test exam performed at the end of the semester (60% of the final mark).

2.             Passing the practical activities proposed by the Professors (40 % of the final mark).

Continuous evaluation (40 % of the final mark): seminars (practical activities)

Final exam (60% of the final mark): multiple choice test

Attend and actively participate in both theoretical and practical classes

The extraordinary call will consist of a multiple-choice exam with both practical and theoretical content (100% of the final mark).