Education
Education, Peacebuilding and Conflict
Module code: X4600E
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Essay
In recent years, the nature of the relationship between education, conflict and peacebuilding has risen up the international development agenda. On this module, you’ll:
- explore the relationship between education and conflict in low income countries
- problematise the complex and multidirectional ways that education and conflict affect each other
- consider the role that education can play in the production and prevention of violent armed conflict.
You’ll also:
- consider the delivery of education in conflict and post-conflict settings
- explore thematic issues related to education for refugees, child soldiers and other marginalised groups
- critically analyse the policies, politics and practices of international organisations operating in these contexts.
Topics include:
- education, conflict and peacebuilding
- the multiple faces of education and conflict
- the role of teachers in conflict and peacebuilding
- the global governance of education in conflict contexts
- the delivery of education in times of war
- refugee education
- youth, education and conflict
- education and post-conflict reconstruction
- education and reconciliation in post-conflict contexts
- gender, education and peacebuilding
- attacks on education – motivations and mechanisms of protection
- education as counterinsurgency – the use of education as a weapon of war.
Module learning outcomes
- Understand the relationships between education, conflict and peacebuiling
- Analyse the role of education in supporting peacebuilding in conflict contexts
- Describe some of the challenges facing the provision of education in conflict contexts.