OSHER 651 - Issues in Conflict, Violence, Security, and Peace

The class will provide students with an overview of contemporary issues in the area of peace and conflict studies. Discussions in the six-week course will range from interpersonal conflict and violence to war and international security. Each instructor will present practical as well as theoretical aspects of the problems, using diverse examples from the contemporary world. The course will enable students to understand better how conflicts begin, develop and are resolved and managed at multiple levels of society.