Filled in Application Forms
have to be submitted to the Study Centers / Spot
Admission Centers / City Centers / Centre for Peace
Studies or by post along with the Registration Fee
Rs.500/- and Xerox copies of Certificates.
Candidates who have completed
their study GCE (O/L) are only eligible for
admission to any Diploma course in the Center.
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Background / Statement of the Program:
The CPS Peace and
Conflict Studies Program offers a rare
professional development opportunity for
miscarried professionals in fields related to
Conflict resolution and peace building. The CPS
has organized several peace related workshops in
the country. Up to 5000 participants from around
the country participate in an intensive
workshops organized by the Centre for Peace
Studies in the selected locations from the year
2004. Led by experts in the field, the program
balances theoretical and practical learning
while capitalizing on the diverse experiences of
both lecturers and participants. Ideal for busy
professionals, the CPS Peace and Conflict
Studies Program’s customized curriculum helps
promising leaders expand their global outlook,
strengthen their negotiation skills, and
ultimately make a positive impact on future
peace and Conflict resolution efforts worldwide
The broad overall aim of the Diploma in
Peace and Conflict Studies fulfills the
Center’s mission of making knowledge work. It
provides a strong foundation in issues and
problematic of conflict management, humanitarian
intervention and peace building within a peace
Studies perspective. The course, through the
development, aims to provide students with:
• a
grounding in the main aspects of the subjects;
• a flexible
choice of learning pathways;
•Progressive
development of academic and other skills
attainment and intellectual engagement, and;
•A high and
nationally and internationally recognized
standard in the quality of the Diploma awarded.
Through the course we explore the general
conflict spectrum. An underlying assumption of
the Conflict management field is that there are
similarities in the ways in which people behave
in conflict at all levels, from the
interpersonal and domestic through to the
international. Conflict Revolution has, in many
ways, developed in critical tension with
traditional international relations and
strategic Studies approaches, drawing from
politics, sociology and psychology, among other
disciplines, in an attempt to gain an adequate
understanding of contemporary conflict. Since
the end of the cold war, this broader agenda has
been widely accepted. At the same time, insights
from critical theory (in its various
manifestations), from the experience of UN
peacekeeping and NGO humanitarian intervention
in complex emergencies, and from development
perspectives, have further enriched
understanding.
So
the Diploma is designed to:
•familiarize
you with knowledge of the key ideas
literature associated with the development
of conflict management and peace
preparedness;
•develop
an understanding of critical methodologies
relating to conflict analysis;
•develop
skills of expression in describing
approaches to conflict management;
•Enable
you to investigate, analyze and design
methods of peace preparedness and conflict
management.
METHODOLOGY
Experiential learning design will be the core
methodology. Interactive sessions, case studies,
special group design syndication and other
simulation sessions will be held. The training
program will be participatory in nature wherein
the trainers would be translating ideas into
design and formulation of strategies with the
appropriate facilitation provided by the
resource persons. Very rigorous training hours
may demand informal learning groups even after
set class hour sessions to acquire needed
competency.
Curriculum
Designed and taught
by specialists from around the country, the
intensive curriculum enables program
participants to identify and understand the
causes of Conflict at the local, regional, and
international levels. The coursework is designed
to foster participants’ skills in Conflict
prevention and resolution, with a focus on
effecting change and maintaining peace.
The theoretical
components of the program curriculum address the
following four themes, each with a set of
related subtopics. Case and field studies
embedded within the curriculum provide valuable
practical, application of classroom discussions.
Module I: The
Concepts and Values of Peace and Conflict
Studies
Topics include:
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Conflict
resolution: the state of the art
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Nature, types,
and root causes of Conflict
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Global overview
of Conflict situations
Module II: The
Diagnosis and Analysis of Conflict
Topics include:
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Conflict
mapping
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Conflict impact
assessment
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Resource-based
Conflict
Module III:
Conflict Resolution Skills, Approaches, and
Strategies
Topics include:
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Hot-spot
mapping
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Civil society
and Conflict resolution
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Peace processes
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Communication
for Conflict management
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Communication
during Conflict
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Negotiation
•
Mediation
•
Cross-cultural
Conflict resolution
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Women in peace
building
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Media in peace
building
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Foreign
involvement in civil Conflict
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The role of the
military in engaging civil society for
peacemaking
Module IV:
Conflict Transformation and Building a
Sustainable Peace
Topics include:
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The moral component
of peace building
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Gender and peace
building
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Do no harm and
peace building
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Peace education and
peace building: sustaining a culture of peace
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Cultural dimensions
of Conflict transformation
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Post-armed-Conflict
resolution
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Religion, peace,
and Conflict: interfaith and interfaith dialogue
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Policymaking as a
tool for peace building
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Reconciliation,
memory, and forgiveness
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Capacity and
network building
When you have completed a Diploma in Peace
and Conflict Studies you will be able to
demonstrate:
• An advance understanding
of the emergence, nature and significance of
conflict analysis/conflict management as a
distinct field of academic study;
• An advanced understanding
of the nature of the conflict and the variety of
mechanisms and processes available for its
management and management;
• A strong to ability to
evaluate such evaluations at recognized diploma
level;
• An advanced understanding
of the approaches and methods of community level
peace building and peace preparedness
Tutorial Support: Each student will be
provided with a personal academic supervisor for
guidance and support in the developing of
essays, exam preparation and dissertation.
Resources: students will have access to
specialized reference section in the library.
Appropriate handouts and photo copies of key
articles will also be provided.
Faculty: The Peace Studies program has an
invited faculty of local and International
resources from the Universities, as well as
senior civil society practitioners in peace and
human rights.
Students Representation and other activities:
Student will elect three persons to sit the
staff-student liaison committee. This
will meet after each module has been completed
to discuss issues which may arise, and provide a
continual feedback on the student perception of
the program’s progress
