COMPARATIVE PEACE PROCESSES

PSIR572

Course Code: PSIR572
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Cihan Dizdaroğlu

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Have knowledge about the theoretical debates on peace and conflict processes;
Learn traditional and new theoretical debates in a comparative manner;
Gain knowledge about the actors and factors affecting peace processes;
Develop the capacity to analyze different peace processes comparatively

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No recommended optional program components.

Course Description

In this course, theoretical and analytical approaches to different conflicts and their resolution methods and post-conflict peace processes will be discussed. In this framework, peace processes after conflicts in different regions and peacebuilding efforts to make them lasting will be examined comparatively. In particular, the relationship between peace processes and different actors (civil society, women, youth, diaspora, media, etc.) and concepts (religion, reconciliation, transitional justice) will be emphasized. Within the scope of the course, case studies such as Nagorno-Karabakh, Colombia, Turkey, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, etc. will be examined comparatively to enable students to establish the relationship between theory and practice.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	General Introduction of the Course and Assignment of Tasks. This week, a general introduction to the course will be made and the distribution of tasks will be made regarding the obligations that students are expected to fulfill within the scope of the course.
2^nd Week	Positioning Peace Studies
3^rd Week	Research Paper - Preparation & Review of Databases. Students are expected to start preliminary preparations for identifying their research topics and analyzing databases.
4^th Week	The Relationship between International Relations Theories and the Concept of Peace
5^th Week	Understanding and Managing Peace Processes
6^th Week	Public Holiday
7^th Week	Factors Affecting Peace Processes: Balance of Power, Trust between Parties and Negotiation Process Design
8^th Week	Actors in Peace Processes I: Women and Youth
9^th Week	Actors in Peace Processes II: Civil Society and Diaspora. Research Paper Proposal Presentations
10^th Week	Exemplary Peace Processes I: Colombia & Turkey
11^th Week	Exemplary Peace Processes II: Israel-Palestine
12^th Week	Exemplary Peace Processes III: South Africa
13^th Week	Exemplary Peace Processes IV: Northern Ireland & Cyprus
14^th Week	Student Presentations. Students will present the proposals of the research papers they will prepare within the scope of the course in this course.

Recommended or Required Reading

Peter Lawler, Peace Studies, içinde Security Studies: An Introduction, der. Paul D.
Williams (Londra ve New York: Routledge, 2008), 73-88.
Alpaslan Özerdem, Geleneksel Barış ve Çatışma Çalışmalarından Eleştirel Barış ve Çatışma Çalışmalarına, içinde Eleştirel Barış Çalışmaları: Kavramlar, Aktörler ve Süreçler, der.
Esra Dilek ve Cihan Dizdaroğlu (Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 2024), 21-56
Jonathan Bright ve John Gledhill, A Divided Discipline Mapping Peace and Conflict Studies, International Studies Perspectives Cilt 19, Sayı 2 (2018): 128-147.
Oliver P. Richmond, Peace and the Idealist Tradition Towards a Liberal Peace, içinde
Peace in International Relations, (Londra ve New York: Routledge, 2008), 21-39.
Oliver P. Richmond, A Realist Agenda for Peace: Survival and a Victors Peace, içinde
Peace in International Relations, (Londra ve New York: Routledge, 2008), 39-57.
Oliver P. Richmond, Critical Contributions to Peace, içinde Peace in International Relations, (Londra ve New York: Routledge, 2008), 121-133.
John Darby ve Roger Mac Ginty, Introduction: What Peace What Process, içinde
Contemporary Peacemaking: Conflict, Peace Process, and Post-War Reconstruction, (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008), 1-9.
I. William Zartmann, The Timing of Peace Initiatives: Hurting Stalements and Ripe Moments, içinde Contemporary Peacemaking: Conflict, Peace Process, and Post-War Reconstruction der. John Darby ve Roger Mac Ginty (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008), 22-35.
Ayşe Betül Çelik, Barış Süreçlerini Anlamak ve Canlandırmak, içinde Dünyada ve Türkiyede Barış Süreçleri: Anlamak ve Canlandırmak der. Ayşe Betül Çelik (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Yayınları, 2017), 1-10.
Adrian Guelke, Negotiations and Peace Processes, içinde Contemporary Peacemaking: Conflict, Peace Process, and Post-War Reconstruction der. John Darby ve Roger Mac Ginty (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008), 63-77.
Esra Dilek, Barış Müzakereleri: Güney Filipinler Örneği, içinde Eleştirel Barış Çalışmaları: Kavramlar, Aktörler ve Süreçler, der. Esra Dilek ve Cihan Dizdaroğlu (Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 2024), 109-144.
Esra Çuhadar, Understanding Resistance to Inclusive Peace Processes, Peaceworks, No. 159, 2020. https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/2020-03/pw_159understanding_resistance_to_inclusive_peace_processes-pw.pdf
Altiok, A. et al. (2020) Youth, peace, and security, in Hampson, F. O., Özerdem, A. and Kent, J. (eds.) Routledge Handbook of Peace, Security and Development. London: Routledge, pp. 428-443.
Bezen Balamir Coşkun, Barış Süreçlerinde Sivil Toplumun Rolü: Kuzey Makedonya Örneği, içinde Eleştirel Barış Çalışmaları: Kavramlar, Aktörler ve Süreçler, der. Esra Dilek ve Cihan Dizdaroğlu (Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 2024), 315-349.
Elise Feeron ve Bruno Lefort, Diasporas and conflicts understanding the nexus, Diaspora Studies, 12:1, 2019, 34-51.
Anna-Karina Bayer, Peace Processes in Colombia: International Third-Party Interventions, Journal of Peace, Conflict & Development Cilt 20 (2013): 61-80.
Esra Dilek ve Başar Baysal Peace Negotiation Process and Outcome: Considering Colombia and Turkey in Comparative Perspective, Peacebuilding Cilt 10, Sayı 4 (2022): 449-69.
Ayşe Betül Çelik, Toplumsal Mutabakatta ve Çatışma Çözümünde Kadınların Rolü, (İstanbul: İstanbul Politikalar Merkezi, 2018).
Mandy Turner, Israel and the Palestinians, içinde Comparing Peace Processes der.
Alpaslan Özerdem ve Roger Mac Ginty (Londra: Routledge, 2019), 237-254.
Esra Çuhadar ve Bruce W. Dayton, Oslo and Its Aftermath: Lessons Learned from Track Two Diplomacy, Negotiation Journal, 28, 2, 2012, 155-179.
Adrian Guelke, South Africa, içinde Comparing Peace Processes der. Alpaslan Özerdem ve Roger Mac Ginty (Londra: Routledge, 2019), 270-284.
Joanna Amaral, Do Peace Negotiations Shape Settlement Referendums The Annan Plan and Good Friday Agreement Experiences Compared, Cooperation and Conflict Cilt 53, Sayı 3 (2018): 356-74.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	2	20
Presentation of Book	1	20
Presentation of Article	1	20
Presentation of Case Study	1	20
Other	1	20
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework	2	75	150
Presentation (including preperation)	2	30	60
Total Work Load			308
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.26
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X
K2
K3
K4		X	X	X
K5				X
K6
K7	X	X	X	X
K8	X	X		X