The course aims to provide students with the basic theoretical knowledge and analysis methodologies necessary for the understanding of conflictual processes as well as for peace-keeping and peace-building processes, with particular attention to the social, cultural and institutional components. Students will also deepen their knowledge on the sociological aspects of complex emergencies, state failure and failed states and they will analyze the dynamics behind genocide, ethnic cleansing and gender crimes.
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1. Analysis of the different characteristics of conflicts, their sources, the dynamics of escalation/descalation and the different types of actors involved. Theories and models in comparison.
2. Comparison of strategies and methods for the resolution/transformation of conflicts, between bottom-up and top-down approaches; study of mediation and negotiation techniques and non-violent approaches.
3. In-depth analysis of issues related to peace-building and peacekeeping; diversity of approach between peacebuilding and nation-building; international interventions in top/down and bottom/up perspectives; in-depth analysis of unexpected consequences and 'perverse effects' emerging in peace processes; analysis of security problems in post-conflict situations.
4. Deepening the reconstruction of the social fabric: deconstruction of the enemy, justice and reconciliation.
In addition, the course has critically analyzed the main concepts and theories on conflict, peace and security by presenting the debates currently taking place in this field of study and has socialized the students in the literature and languages on the subject.
The course has the following educational objectives
a) learning and understanding of the conflicts of the contemporary world in all their complexity and in their respective differences, of the main actors and of the internal and external dynamics;
b) learning and understanding of the institutional, political, social and cultural processes and transformations typical of the so-called war-torn societies, of the characteristics and dynamics of peacebuilding and nationbuilding, of their successes and failures, also considered in the light of the sociological theories of 'perverse effects' and 'unintentional consequences';
c) familiarisation with the main theories and methods of conflict transformation and peace promotion in both the different macro/meso/micro dimensions and in the different top-down (state and intergovernmental organisation level) and bottom-up (civil society level and transnational mobilisations) approaches;
d) identification of the main issues, such as containment/blocking of violence, human security, human rights, post-traumatic rehabilitation of communities and social systems, non-violent methods of dispute and conflict management.
1) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO, SOCIOLOGIA E CONFLITTI. DAI CLASSICI ALLA PEACE RESEARCH, MATERA, ALTRIMEDIA EDIZIONI, 2010. (EXCEPT FOR CHAPTER I AND II)
2) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO, LA PACE IN RIVOLTA, ROMA-MILANO, FRANCO ANGELI, 2008
3) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO, EUROPA, NAZIONALI,GUERRA. SOCIOLOGIE A CONFRONTO TRA OTTO E NOVECENTO. ARMANDO EDITORE, 2013.
4) GROUP WORK (INFORMATION AND BIBLIOGRAPHY WILL BE GIVEN DURING THE COURSE)
EXAM PROGRAMME FOR STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING THE COURSE:
1) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO, SOCIOLOGIA E CONFLITTI. DAI CLASSICI ALLA PEACE RESEARCH, MATERA, ALTRIMEDIA EDIZIONI, 2010. (EXCEPT FOR CHAPTER I AND II)
2) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO, LA PACE IN RIVOLTA, ROMA-MILANO, FRANCO ANGELI, 2008
3) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO, EUROPA, NAZIONALI,GUERRA. SOCIOLOGIE A CONFRONTO TRA OTTO E NOVECENTO. ARMANDO EDITORE, 2013.
4) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO (Ed.), SAHEL IN MOVIMENTO. NUOVE SOGGETTIVITÀ SOCIOPOLITICHE TRA GLOBALE E LOCALE. L''HARMATTAN ITALIA EDITORE, 2015.
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL READINGS:
1) VALERIA ROSATO, CONFLITTI ‘CAMALEONTICI’. IL CONFLITTO COLOMBIANO TRA XX E XXI SECOLO, FRANCO ANGELI, MILANO, 2010 (E-BOOK AVAILABLE FROM THE PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE);
2) VALERIA ROSATO, “Hybrid orders’ between terrorism and organized crime. The case of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb”, African Security, Taylor&Francis, vol. 9. Issue 2;
3) PACELLI (Ed.), LE GUERRE E I SOCIOLOGI, FRANCO ANGELI, 2015;
4) MANISCALCO, PELLIZZARI (EDs), DELIRI CULTURALI, L'HARMATTAN, 2016;
5) ORSINI A., ISIS, RIZZOLI, 2016.
Programme
The programme is composed of 4 sections:1. Analysis of the different characteristics of conflicts, their sources, the dynamics of escalation/descalation and the different types of actors involved. Theories and models in comparison.
2. Comparison of strategies and methods for the resolution/transformation of conflicts, between bottom-up and top-down approaches; study of mediation and negotiation techniques and non-violent approaches.
3. In-depth analysis of issues related to peace-building and peacekeeping; diversity of approach between peacebuilding and nation-building; international interventions in top/down and bottom/up perspectives; in-depth analysis of unexpected consequences and 'perverse effects' emerging in peace processes; analysis of security problems in post-conflict situations.
4. Deepening the reconstruction of the social fabric: deconstruction of the enemy, justice and reconciliation.
In addition, the course has critically analyzed the main concepts and theories on conflict, peace and security by presenting the debates currently taking place in this field of study and has socialized the students in the literature and languages on the subject.
The course has the following educational objectives
a) learning and understanding of the conflicts of the contemporary world in all their complexity and in their respective differences, of the main actors and of the internal and external dynamics;
b) learning and understanding of the institutional, political, social and cultural processes and transformations typical of the so-called war-torn societies, of the characteristics and dynamics of peacebuilding and nationbuilding, of their successes and failures, also considered in the light of the sociological theories of 'perverse effects' and 'unintentional consequences';
c) familiarisation with the main theories and methods of conflict transformation and peace promotion in both the different macro/meso/micro dimensions and in the different top-down (state and intergovernmental organisation level) and bottom-up (civil society level and transnational mobilisations) approaches;
d) identification of the main issues, such as containment/blocking of violence, human security, human rights, post-traumatic rehabilitation of communities and social systems, non-violent methods of dispute and conflict management.
Core Documentation
EXAM PROGRAMME FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE COURSE:1) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO, SOCIOLOGIA E CONFLITTI. DAI CLASSICI ALLA PEACE RESEARCH, MATERA, ALTRIMEDIA EDIZIONI, 2010. (EXCEPT FOR CHAPTER I AND II)
2) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO, LA PACE IN RIVOLTA, ROMA-MILANO, FRANCO ANGELI, 2008
3) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO, EUROPA, NAZIONALI,GUERRA. SOCIOLOGIE A CONFRONTO TRA OTTO E NOVECENTO. ARMANDO EDITORE, 2013.
4) GROUP WORK (INFORMATION AND BIBLIOGRAPHY WILL BE GIVEN DURING THE COURSE)
EXAM PROGRAMME FOR STUDENTS NOT ATTENDING THE COURSE:
1) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO, SOCIOLOGIA E CONFLITTI. DAI CLASSICI ALLA PEACE RESEARCH, MATERA, ALTRIMEDIA EDIZIONI, 2010. (EXCEPT FOR CHAPTER I AND II)
2) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO, LA PACE IN RIVOLTA, ROMA-MILANO, FRANCO ANGELI, 2008
3) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO, EUROPA, NAZIONALI,GUERRA. SOCIOLOGIE A CONFRONTO TRA OTTO E NOVECENTO. ARMANDO EDITORE, 2013.
4) MARIA LUISA MANISCALCO (Ed.), SAHEL IN MOVIMENTO. NUOVE SOGGETTIVITÀ SOCIOPOLITICHE TRA GLOBALE E LOCALE. L''HARMATTAN ITALIA EDITORE, 2015.
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL READINGS:
1) VALERIA ROSATO, CONFLITTI ‘CAMALEONTICI’. IL CONFLITTO COLOMBIANO TRA XX E XXI SECOLO, FRANCO ANGELI, MILANO, 2010 (E-BOOK AVAILABLE FROM THE PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE);
2) VALERIA ROSATO, “Hybrid orders’ between terrorism and organized crime. The case of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb”, African Security, Taylor&Francis, vol. 9. Issue 2;
3) PACELLI (Ed.), LE GUERRE E I SOCIOLOGI, FRANCO ANGELI, 2015;
4) MANISCALCO, PELLIZZARI (EDs), DELIRI CULTURALI, L'HARMATTAN, 2016;
5) ORSINI A., ISIS, RIZZOLI, 2016.
Reference Bibliography
No additional readings provided.Type of delivery of the course
In-class lecturesAttendance
Class attendance is not mandatory but strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
Oral test