ISSSV4855 – Peace Research
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course provides a general introduction to this interdisciplinary field with an empirical focus. This is combined with more detailed study of selected areas and themes.
Key topics include:
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Causes and consequences of armed conflict
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Conflict resolution
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Gender, identity and human rights
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Humanitarian intervention
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Peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts
The conflict resolution segment builds on lectures on specific peace processes and negotiations, and also the ethical dilemmas of attempting to intervene in conflicts.
The content varies from year to year according to current conflict areas and/or the special expertise of the course leader(s).
Learning outcome
Peace Research aims at understanding conflict in order to help resolve it, as well as to provide insight into and make students aware of the major conceptual and methodological issues within the discipline.
Admission to the course
If you would like to take this course, you must?apply directly to the International Summer School.
Only students admitted to the course may take part in instruction.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Most applicants must have at least a completed Bachelor’s degree or a period of study comparable with a Norwegian Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution. Read more about the?minimum academic requirements.
Applicants should have a related degree in social sciences, humanities, law and/or peace an conflict studies studies.
Recommended previous knowledge
Documented personal or professional experience in the areas of peace research and/or conflict resolution and peacebuilding may also qualify applicants even though their academic background does not match the course profile
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with ISSSV4854 – Peace Research.
Teaching
The course consists of lectures, 3 hours daily, Monday to Friday, for four weeks. Classroom sessions include lectures, group work, presentations and discussions. A visit to the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) is included.
Active participation throughout the course is expected of the students, and attendance during realtime lectures, seminars and discussions is required. The parts of the course based on recorded materials can be accessed by the students at any time. Students must attend a minimum of 75% of the lectures in order to take the final exam
Examination
The course includes preparatory activities and a final written exam.?Preparatory activities tentatively include attendance, active class participation, group work, and a presentation, and will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis. The final written exam lasts for 3 hours and counts for 100% of the total grade.
Only candidates who passed the preparatory activities are permitted to take the final exam.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F?is a fail. Read more about?the grading system.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- How to use AI as a student
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.