Coexistence and Conflict

Open only to students enrolled in the MA program in coexistence and conflict. Other students considered with permission of the instructor. May not be taken for credit by students who took COEX 210a in prior years.

This course addresses the current and emerging context of intercommunal conflict around the world and the varying and developing theoretical approaches to the emergence and resolution of such conflicts. Usually offered every year.

Instructor: Mari Fitzduff

Prerequisite: HS 210a. Open only to students enrolled in the MA program in coexistence and conflict. Other students considered with permission of the instructor. May not be taken for credit by students who took COEX 220a in prior years.

This course studies the utilization of a variety of multifaceted approaches to policy and practice in coexistence and conflict interventions, as well as the strategic design and evaluation of such interventions. Usually offered every year.

Instructor: Mari Fitzduff

Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.

Examines the relationship(s) and interaction(s) between conflict and the environment. Both social and ecological theoretical frameworks regarding this interaction will be explored. The course will focus on establishing a set of analytical tools that can form the basis for intervention in emerging conflicts. Usually offered every year.

Instructor: Mattjis Van Maasakkers

Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.

Provides an introductory review of the core concepts and practical steps of design, monitoring and evaluation in the field of coexistence and peacebuilding. The course will stress participatory methods in monitoring and evaluation, in which multiple stakeholders are involved in the process of planning, collecting, interpreting, synthesizing, and using information. The course will feature case studies and actual DM&E plans and evaluation reports. Usually offered every year.

Instructor: Isabella Jean

Open only to students enrolled in the MA program in coexistence and conflict. Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit. May not be taken for credit by students who took COEX 230f in prior years.

Preparation for the research necessary for the required field project in the MA program in coexistence and conflict. Usually offered every year.

Instructor: Theodore Johnson

Open only to students enrolled in the MA program in coexistence and conflict. Other students considered with permission of the instructor. May not be taken for credit by students who took COEX 240a in prior years.

Addresses the theoretical and practical approaches to mediation and facilitation skills for people and organizations working in areas of intercommunal conflict. Usually offered every year.

Instructor: Theodore Johnson

Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.

This module considers religious identity as a factor in conflict etiology and coexistence strategies. Readings, discussions, and written assignments are designed to hone skills that will allow practitioners to integrate religious-identity factors into conflict analysis and peacebuilding agendas. Each class combines critical responses to (1) key conceptual readings and (2) religion-conflict-peacebuilding case studies, with (3) structured discussions of the religious values and identity issues that give rise to conflict. A final group case study project encourages participants to explore, in greater depth, religious-identity factors relevant to a particular country-based case of peace-making, from the perspectives of the conflict parties and the agents of intervention. Discussions, throughout, will use the empirical experience and knowledge of class participants as resources. Usually offered every year.

Instructor: Ellen Messer

May not be taken for credit by students who took COEX 250a in prior years.

This is an experiential learning course. How can music, theater, poetry, literature, and visual arts contribute to community development, coexistence, and nonviolent social change? In the aftermath of violence, how can artists help communities reconcile? Students explore these questions through interviews, case studies, and projects. Usually offered every year.

Instructor: Cynthia Cohen

Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit. May not be taken for credit by students who took COEX 260f in prior years.

Increases the knowledge and skills of students undertaking development and aid work in conflict situations. Explores how such work can address development needs, as well as the need to increase intercommunal equity, understanding, and cooperation. Usually offered every year.

Instructor: Theodore Johnson

Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit. May not be taken for credit by students who took COEX 261f in prior years.

This seminar builds on the concepts and theories offered in the basic course. Students will master the skills of conflict mapping, strategic intervention, and analysis using case studies of current and past conflicts where development assistance was also required. Usually offered every second year.

Instructor: Theodore Johnson

This course may not be taken for credit by students who have taken COEX 270a in prior years.

This seminar uncovers the myths and challenges of race and multiculturalism and explores various approaches that have addressed them. It examines future scenarios to help form a more constructive approach to coexistence that goes beyond those challenges. Usually offered every year.

Instructor: Theodore Johnson

Prerequisite: Two semesters as master's student in Coexistence and Conflict or permission of program director.

Offers students an opportunity to apply the theories and key themes covered in the core courses in a real-life setting. Requires completion of at least three months of a paid or unpaid internship or field project approved and monitored by a faculty adviser. The project could involve a research or consulting assignment or a structured internship in the fields of coexistence and conflict.

Instructor: Staff

Instructor: Mari Fitzduff

Offered by the Politics department. Please check with your degree program for availability.

Comparative study of the sources and character of interethnic conflict, with emphasis on the processes by which groups become politicized, and the strategies and techniques for managing conflict in a democratic system. Usually offered every year.

Instructor: Steven Burg

Offered by the Politics department. Please check with your degree program for availability.

Evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the efforts to resolve it. Focuses on key documents and developments with particular emphasis on the Palestinian-Israeli dimension, and the different narratives adopted by the parties on the conflict. Usually offered every third year.

Instructor: Shai Feldman