Peace studies and conflict resolution phd intercultural open university. The sustainability and success of a peace process greatly depends on the peace building mechanisms and activities that will follow the signing of a peace agreement. The media and conflicts in nigeria felix udo akpan department of public administration, university of calabar, nigeria simon odey ering department of sociology, university of calabar, nigeria angela olofuadeoye centre for conflict management and peace studies university of jos, nigeria. Students interested in peace studies may major in a traditional discipline and take an interdisciplinary concentration in peace studies, or fulfill the requirements for a selfdesigned major in peace studies. The report is sponsored by the united states institute of peace usip, which has a longterm commitment to peacebuilding in africa. The role of ecowas in managing political crisis and conflict. Effects of integrating peace education in the nigeria. Peace education refers to the process of promoting the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values needed to bring about behavior changes that will enable children, youth and adults to prevent conflict. Tamuno lagos, federal government printer for the panel on nigeria since independence history project, 1991. In this course students learn about the different courses of conflict and how these issues can be resolved without violence. At the heart of the theories in this chapter is social stratification by class and power, and they are the most politicized of all criminological theories. This seven year conflict and humanitarian crisis in the north has killed 20,000 and displaced 2.
The institute for peace and conflict resolutionipcr was established in february, 2000. The specific purpose of the course is to help you identify and use tools that can guide you in working towards a more sustainable and durable peace. Some elect to do a double major in one of the traditional fields and peace studies. Peace studies and conflict resolution masters national. Ethnic conflict and sustainable development in nigeria. Professor, centre for peace studies, mcmaster university, canada. Nigeria, which examines the nature, roles, and techniques used by can in conflict resolution in nigeria. Career opportunities in peace and conflict resolution the field of peace studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that analyzes the causes of war and systemic oppression, and explores processes by which conflict and change can be managed so as to maximize justice while minimizing violence. Conflict resolution, identity crisis and development in africa. Traditional chieftainship in peace building and the ethnic. A study of ogbaru local government area, anambra state aims to expose the role which the youths can play in ensuring peace and resolving conflict in nigeria using ogbaru local government area as a study.
Nigeria, as a nation, is bound by various ethnicities or ethnic groups, thus higazi noted that, the dominant discourses in the conflict refer to political exclusion on the basis of ethnicity and religion 14. Peace and conflict studies programme university of ibadan. Alozieuwa, 2levent demiroglu 1department of defense and security studies institute for peace and conflict resolution abuja, nigeria. Statement of purpose for master programme in peace and.
With a masters in peace studies at national open university of nigeria you will have engaged in systematic and interdisciplinary analysis of confrontation and cooperation from individuals and groups through to nations. Concepts and methods of conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Curbing violent extremism through peacebuilding in nigeria. A study of peace infrastructures in nigeria and turkey 1simeon h.
Career opportunities in peace and conflict resolution. Nigeria suffers a variety of complex political problems including inequality, corruption, oil disputes, national disunity, and the boko haram insurgency this seven year conflict and humanitarian crisis in the north has killed 20,000 and displaced 2. The peace management and conflict resolution course is an interdisciplinary course whose aim is to introduce learners from a variety of backgrounds to the analysis of conflict, violence, and peace. Conflict management requires the application of resolution techniques to regulate the level and impact of disruptive conflicts.
This issue of the africa peace and conflict journalexamines whether the african continent in the postcolonial era can alter its story thus far and develop in a positive direction, leading to the building of peace and security for all africans. D abstract the main purpose of this paper is to look at issues and problems of peace and conflict resolution. This acknowledgment of the role of civil society is further endorsed in security council resolution 662001, which states. Peace and conflict studies is a social science field that identifies and analyzes violent and. Peace studies, peace building, conflict resolution, violent extremism. Examine fundamentals of conflict and human nature through. Find out more about studying conflict resolution and peace studies ma at lancaster university. Mar 14, 2016 an overview of peace management and conflict resolution.
Towards peacebuilding and conflict management in multi. This is to reiterate the institutes core mandate as a government agency with the responsibility to conduct trainings and develop capacities for the peaceful management and. It is a compulsory course for all undergraduate students of the national open university of nigeria. Introduction to conflict resolution and peace studies peacest 201, lecture 003 fall 2012, tuethur 12. Peace and conflict studies today is widely researched and taught in a large and growing number of institutions and locations. Peace studies and conflict resolution students of nigeria, lagos. Past experiences, present challenges and new directions. Ethnicity, ethnic conflict, peace education, social justice, sustainable development 1. List of universities that offer peace and conflict resolution as a course. The msc peace studies and conflict resolution mastermba provided by the national open university of nigeria is a on campus mastermba that takes place in ahmadu bello way, victoria island, lagos, nigeria.
The senate of the university established the institute in 2015 to harmonise some existing peace and securityrelated programmes located in different faculties, institutes and. This research, therefore intends to bridge this gap. Peace study graduates often are strong teachers, mediators, consultants and development workers mcmaster, 2015. Where liberal peace means liberalizing state institutions, what tends to result is corruption, africa peace and conflict journal, 4. This question is very germane to this study as the study seeks to unravel.
While conflict in most societies, remains inevitable. The centre for conflict management and peace studies at the university of jos is also one of the earliest peace and conflict studies programmes in nigeria. The creation of the national peace academy npa is informed by the urgent need to develop human skills and capacities in peacebuilding and alternative dispute resolution. Two hypotheses were formulated to determine the source of conflict and conflict resolution in the nigeria public service. Institute for development studies, university of cape coast, ghana. Imperatives for religious leaders in nigeria benson o. Nowhere is this more evident than in the evolving problems of developing a conflict. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Conflict and conflict resolution in secondary schools in nigeria dr. Students in this program will explore the causes and consequences of various forms of violence, as well as the conditions of peace. Ethics, rhetoric and politics of postconflict reconstruction.
Conflict and insecurity rank among the worst of the disasters that have afflicted. A report on the proceedings of the fourth international africa peace and conflict resolution conference held in johannesburg, south africa, on 25 and 26 july 2014, hosted by the african centre for. Nigeria are likely to be more conflictual than those in advanced polities tyoden, 2016. Simply put, in nigeria access to political power is seen as access to economic power. This class will introduce classic and contemporary theoretical perspectives on how we can manage peace and conflict. Lastly, we want to measure its achievement and point out its major weaknesses. Conflicts, conflict management, peace building, restructuring, federalism. Faithbased organisations and conflict resolution in nigeria. The role of ecowas in managing political crisis and conflict the cases of guinea and guineabissau dr. Conflict resolution and peace studies ma lancaster university. List of universities that offer peace and conflict resolution.
Following a comment submission made by one of our site users on courses offered by ui, we wish to inform prospective students that peace and conflict studies university of ibadan is approved by the national universities commission nuc as a pg course. Nongovernmental organizations ngos, conflict and peace. The aim of this study is to analyse the dynamics of dagbon chieftaincy conflict in northern ghana and to examine how rwandans conflict resolution strategy could serve as a gacaca. However, the realization of the potential roles of the academic libraries in offering services for conflict resolution has prompted some universities to introduce the course peace and conflict resolution as general studies course as it is the university of jos where peace and conflict resolution studies is taught as one of the general studies course with course code gst222. Below are some ideas of topics that you can use for your ph. An overview of peace management and conflict resolution. Peace studies can also be considered within the spectrum of conflict resolution, which is something that is very important to organizational operation. The specific purpose of the course is to help you identify and use tools that can guide you in working towards a mo. Furthermore, no religious conflict in the nation is purely religious without ethnicity playing its way in it. Introduction nigeria as one of the developing countries in the world is one of the countries where ethnic pluralism is well pronounced.
Abstract the persistent religious conflicts and insecurity in nigeria has given meaningful nigerians a cause for deep concern in recent times. A new paradigm 552 for nigeria in view of the new paradigm shift in the emerging conflict resolution architecture. Pdf introduction to peace and conflict studies sara. The impact of the religious conflict between israel and palestine on peace in the middle east. This paper thus aims at an indept description of ngos, conflict and peace building and. Concepts and methods of conflict resolution and peace. This research work on peace studies and conflict resolution. Johan galtung is widely acknowledged as the founder of peace studies and. Conflict resolution and peace studies article pdf available in the annals of the american academy of political and social science 5041.
The marks you obtain for these assignments will count towards iv pcr111 introduction to peace studies v1 the final mark you obtain for this course. It is also the existence of justice and equality that guarantees provisions of life are met. Introduction todays security challenges are increasingly diverse, differentiated and fragmented. National open university of nigeria peace and conflict. Assignment file there are two aspects to the assessment of this course. There seems to be total lack of research on the role of the academic library in conflict resolution. Msc peace studies and conflict resolution national open. The ecowas commission is clearly committed to play its part by dis. However, the realization of the potential roles of the academic libraries in offering services for conflict resolution has prompted some universities to introduce the course peace and conflict resolution as general studies course as it is the university of jos where peace and conflict resolution studies is taught as one of the general. Consolidated and zonal reports 9foreword professor oshita o. The history of peace and conflict studies in nigeria. Thus, the academic library is expected to offer conflict resolution services by making materials available both for teaching and learning as well as for community outreach programmes. Oshita, fspsp directorgeneral institute for peace and conflict resolution, abuja since her independence in 1960, nigeria has experienced different types of violent.
University of ibadan peace and conflict studies academia. It includes the eradication of violence, oppression, greed and environmental destruction by the positive intervention of conflicts. Before examining in more details the role of can, it is useful to. Handbook of peace and conflict studies mahatma gandhi. Conflict management in nigerian construction industry. We also intend to know whether the emergency rule has not violated the fundamental human rights of the citizens. Browse 25 top ranked phd programs in peace studies with university directory worldwide find online degrees and programmes, taught in english and other languages.
Youth development, skills acquisition, conflict resolution, intervention. Introduction to conflict resolution and peace studies. The centre, which began academic programmes in 2003, offers postgraduate diplomas and masters degrees in peace and conflict studies and is arguably the first university in northern nigeria to offer courses in peace and conflict studies. About the author john paden is currently clarence robinson professor of international studies at george mason university and earlier served in nigeria as professor of public administration at. Are you confused on what topic to write for your ph. It further exposed the various types of the concept, the causes including favouritism, interdependence and lack of resources. In this file, you will find all the details of the work you must submit to your tutor for marking. Statement of the problem the area of conflict resolution is now largely dependent on the western institutions of little or no input from the traditional institutions. Conflict prevention, management and resolution, peace keeping and security adopted in december, 1999 and the supplementary protocol on democracy and good governance adopted in december, 2001 to positively influence political and security developments. In nigeria, inter and intra communal, ethnoreligious and political conflicts and wars.
Peace and conflict studies at university of ibadan available. Peace isnt the absence of conflict and conflict isn t necessarily war or violence. Nigerian universities offering peace and conflict resolution. Udezo abstract the need for conflict resolution in our society is crucial.
The conference papers were selected to reflect case studies and some theoretical perspectives on the persistent search for the right size and scope of visioning and programming on peace and conflict resolution in africa. Historically, nigeria is fraught with conflicts, some of them lifethreatening, others minor and pedestrian. Democracy and conflict resolution by major general muhammadu buhari falk auditorium, the saban center for middle east policy at the brookings institution 1775 massachusetts. A symposium on religious conflict in nigeria may 8, 2007 nigeria is the largest country in the world with an evenly split population of christians. Ochoche, fwc, former directorgeneral of the institute for peace. Conflict is a natural phenomenon in the construction project management as in other areas of human activities as its importance being accepted if positively managed. Peace and conflict resolution national open university of. Development issues at covenant university, ota, nigeria, may 9, 2016. The role of ecowas in managing political crisis and. Nigeria suffers a variety of complex political problems including inequality, corruption, oil disputes, national disunity, and the boko haram insurgency. Despite different types of conflict resolution, arbitration and mediation conflict in construction projects remained unending and project abandonment flourishes in. Development and peace has been implementing development projects in nigeria since 1974.
Peacebuilding and conflict resolution covenant university. It also has to do with conflict resolution at local, national and international levels. Peace and conflict resolution past questions exam past. D school of arts and social sciences,national open university of nigeria,lagos. The peace and conflict resolution department at national open university of nigeria on academia. Conflict, peace, security and nigeria development 1. Since the end of second world war, rigorous approaches to study of peace and conflict resolution pcr emerged across the globe. The defination conflict like peace is also contentious. Towards peace building and conflict management in multiethnic societies. The institute is under the ministry of foreign affairs and is primarily a research centre, a thinktank and an agency to strengthen nigerias capacity for the promotion of peace and conflict prevention, management and resolution. Peace education refers to the process of promoting the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values needed to bring about behavior changes that will enable children, youth and adults to prevent conflict and violence, both overt and. The number of universities offering peace and conflict studies courses is hard to estimate, mostly because courses may be taught out of. After the coup and war of 1974, the efforts of peaceful resolution of the cyprus conflict have. The following are the list of universities that offer peace and conflict resolution as a course.
The african journal on conflict resolution ajcr publishes the writings of a wide range of african and international authors in the field, but emphasis has deliberately been kept on african writers and the thinking emerging from african universities, colleges and organisations. December 2018 78 epra international journal of multidisciplinary research. I warmly welcome you to the institute for peace and strategic studies ipss, university of ibadan, nigeria. Peace studies and conflict resolution students of nigeria.
It is imperative because no two people perceive a particular thing exactly in the same way. Phd programs in peace studies the university directory. Nongovernmental organizations ngos, conflict and peace building in nigeria. The paper explained the concept of peace and conflict resolution by different schools of thought. Youth development and conflict resolution in nigeria eric. At this juncture, however, it is very pertinent for us to ask the common question, whether the declaration of emergency rule by the government at the centre is a panacea for peace and conflict resolution in nigeria.
Conflict resolution in the ways of our ancestors, being the text of the address delivered by his. Implications for national security ushe mike ushe, ph. The intent of this page is to provide links to academic and policy journals which publish research and analysis of theoretical and practical issues in the field, rather than to newsletters or. These are web links to free online journals on peacebuilding, conflict prevention, conflict resolution, and related topics which are produced by sources not associated with the u. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent. Bridging disciplines programs texas undergraduate studies. National open university of nigeria peace studies and. Any initiative for reconciliation and conflict resolution rests upon the conviction that present. Pdf historically, nigeria is fraught with conflicts, some of them lifethreatening, others minor and pedestrian. Otegbulu abstract the paper made an indepth examination and explanation of the concept conflict.
Research by scholars, organizations and institutions on youth. Gst 202 course guide iv introduction gst 202 fundamentals of peace studies and conflict resolution is a twocredit unit course. It offers a twoyear fulltime ma course in conflict analysis and peace building, as well as a phd in conflict and peace studies. Hence, institutions of higher learning around the globe began to develop interest on the question of pcr.
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