Jacob Bercovitch, Victor Kremenyuk, I William Zartman (eds) The SAGE Handbook of Conflict Resolution, Sage, 2008. Ebook 2012.
Michael Lund, Conflict Prevention: Theory in Pursuit of Policy and Practice, GSRDC, 2009, available online
Daniel Rothbart, Karina V. Korostelina, and Mohammed D. Cherkaoui, Civilians and Modern War: Armed Conflict and the Ideology of Violence, Routledge, 2012.

University library ebooks, ejournals, and Blackboard accessible material.

This module will examine the nature and causes of conflict, classify different types of conflict (eg. intra state, interstate) and analysing their characteristics. It will examine the curve of conflict, and the various stages in conflict, and then look at how conflicts can be brought to an end examining conflict management, settlement and resolution. It will also examine post-conflict situations and how to bring about a stable peace. It will use case studies to elucidate the concepts and theories.

The main focus will be on self-instruction, within a tightly structured framework and relying largely (but not exclusively) on materials supplied. Week by week students will work through self-instructional course material (delivered via blackboard), which provides the framework and focus for reading key texts and papers and undertaking the specific tasks set. This work will be undertaken on an individual basis, but students will be expected to interact and share material and ideas with other students in their learning group and their tutor (24 hours). The module will run over 12 weeks.

Key Information Set Data:
16% scheduled learning and teaching activities
84% guided independent learning

Reflective Journal - 2000 words with a 25% weighting (Learning outcomes 1-5)

Participation on Discussion Board - 15% weighting (Learning outcomes 1-5)

Essay - 3000 words with a 60% weighting (Learning outcomes 1-5)

Key Information Set Data:
85% coursework
15% practical examination [on-line class discussions]

1. DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF TYPOLOGY OF CONFLICTS AND THEIR CAUSES.
[Knowledge & Understanding]

2. DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF STAGES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CONFLICT.
[Knowledge & Understanding]

3. CRITICALLY APPLY THE CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF CONFLICT ANALYSIS TO APPROPRIATE CASE STUDIES.
[Analysis; Reflection]

4.CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE STRATEGIES FOR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, SETTLEMENT AND RESOLUTION.
[Analysis; Enquiry; Problem Solving; Reflection]

5. WRITE COHERENTLY AND FOLLOWING NORMAL ACADEMIC CONVENTIONS ABOUT IDEAS, THEORIES AND PARTICULAR CASES.
[Communication]