| Description / Texte: | Dear Madam, Sir,
I would like to ask you to please announce the following message on your newsletter:
The Network University is glad to announce two upcoming online courses in its conflict cluster:
Post-Conflict Politics: 27 Sept – 22 Oct 2010
Course
The way States operate in the contexts of post-conflict transition processes poses problems. The demands for State reform in different cases of post-war reconstruction projects illustrate the obstacles against which these reforms may come: inadequate democracy, absence of the Rule of Law, ruling class' lack of legitimacy, corruption, economic crisis and poverty, resurgence of conflict. The aim of the course is to give the participants all the tools to analyse a post-conflict state, and understand the elements that lead to stability, or a return to conflict. What are the options to improve the relationship between state and society in post-conflict contexts?
Content
This course looks at the whole life of the post-conflict state; going from how to achieve the formal end to a conflict, the peace agreement, through to the establishment or re-establishment of the state and its institutions. Through out the course the theoretical material is illustrated with case studies to show how models affect different contexts and highlight the importance of local knowledge in the establishment of a durable peace. The subjects of the four-week course are: Peace agreements and the durability of peace; Legitimate government; and State consolidation. The fourth and last week is intended for finalising all group work either individually or in groups. The students are coached online, and they will interact through online debates and assignments.
Gender and Conflict transformation: 11 Oct - 5 Nov 2010
Course:
This four-week online course brings together existing expertise on the relationship between gender and conflict transformation. The aim of the course is to empower women to become key agents in conflict transformation. The course will use a variety of interactive methods that illicit thinking and exchange. Specific aims of the course are the following: develop strategies to overcome gender specific barriers in conflict transfromation, provide inspiring examples, share experiences and to connect the local and international level.
Content:
The first part of the course will look at conflict using a gender 'lens'. This means that we will try to understand conflict situations more fully, by asking a series of questions about the impact which conflict has on men and women - on their roles, their identities, their social position and rights, and about what sort of 'peace' they want to see. The second part of the course will concentrate on taking action. Several examples of actions that women peacemakers have taken to confront violence, especially at the local level, will be presented. There will also be examples of practices, strategies and courses of action that have proved successful.
Information about the content, fees, planning and approach to the conflicts can be found in the demos courses:http://www.netuni.nl/demos/genderconflict/index.html . If you are interested in participating in one or more of these courses or if you have additional questions regarding course content and fees, please contact us at Claske@modop.org. There is a limited amount of partial scholarships available.
Information about the Network University or its partner Modus Operandi can be found on our respective websites www.netuni.nl andwww.modop.org.
With kind regards,
Karen Mellier
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