Μάθημα : ΔΙΑΜΕΣΟΛΑΒΗΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΕΠΙΛΥΣΗ ΣΥΓΚΡΟΥΣΕΩΝ - MEDIATION & CONFLICT RESOLUTION

Description

The course aims to enhance participants’ knowledge of the role of mediation in international politics, as well as to foster their understanding of the methods used to study and assess mediation in the resolution of interstate, intrastate, and transnational conflicts. At the same time, through the oral presentation of specific assignments and interaction during seminar sessions, participants further develop their communication skills and their ability to respond effectively to demanding learning processes.

Tentative list of topics:

• Conceptual clarification of key terms such as mediation and conflict resolution, with an emphasis on both traditional and emerging challenges in the academic study of conflict resolution
• Analysis of conflict resolution processes in different contexts, including interstate disputes, civil wars, and state-building efforts
• The role of international organizations in mediating and resolving interstate conflicts
• The impact of leadership decision-making on the resolution of both interstate and intrastate (including ethnic) conflicts
• Comparative approaches to mediation and negotiation in contrast with responses based on unilateral violence or terrorism
• Mediation and conflict resolution in environments marked by social and political polarization, radicalization, and violent extremism

The course will be delivered through interactive lectures, incorporating the use of new technologies (such as PowerPoint presentations) and encouraging the active participation of students.

Guest speakers will also be invited to contribute to selected sessions.

Assessment Criteria:

• Participation during seminar sessions; Presentation (using PowerPoint), and a brief (of no more than 2.000 words, including references and bibliography) Written assignment (based on your presentation) = 50% of the final grade.
• Final written examination: 50% of the final grade.