Thomas W. & Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts

Coastal Carolina University

Thomas W. & Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts

Department of History

HIST 461: The Pursuit of Peace

Fall 2018

*** / *** / 3 Credit Hours

Dr. Christopher Gunn

362 Brittain Hall

843-349-6461

Office Hours: TTH 12:15-2:15, and by appointment.

Course Description

HIST 461: The Pursuit of Peace. (3) This course examines the evolution of diplomacy & pacifist thought, the advancement of international statecraft and its historical response to global crises, the efforts of individuals, NGOs, politicians and states to secure and sustain peace in contemporary crises, divergent historical narratives, and the role of historians in conflict resolution, transformation and historical reconciliation.F, S, M, Su.

Nature of the Course

This course has required weekly readings, and class time will consist of both lectures and discussion. Students will be expected to attend class, complete the course readings, participate in class discussion and complete all course assignments.

Course Instructional Objectives

The course has four objectives. The first is to provide detailed coverage of the history ofconflict transformation and the role of history and historians in this endeavor. The second is to enable a better understanding of the political and social changesin these fields over time. Finally, the third and fourth objectives are to encourage analysis and critical assessment of the primary and secondary sources covering this time period. In order to accomplish these objectives the student will have to attend the class lectures and complete all assignments (including the scheduled readings!).

Student Learning Outcomes

1. To identify the primary themes, trends, events, groups and individuals in the history of conflict transformation.
2. To identify the role of history and historians in both conflict and conflict transformation.
3. To discuss these topics in an informed and detailed manner.
4. To evaluate and analyze the value of primary source materials.
5. Assemble interpretive arguments based on the secondary literature.

Course Requirements and Grading

Discussion & Participation30%

Research Project70%

-Secondary Source List15%

-Primary Source List 15%

-Narrative Analysis15%

-Research Proposal25%

**Important Dates **

Sept. 6:Research Topics are due in class!

Sept. 27:Secondary Source List is due in class!

Oct. 18:Primary Source & Archive List is due in class!

Nov. 6:Election Day! No Class!

Nov. 8:Narrative Analysis is due in class!

Nov. 20 & 22:No Class! Thanksgiving Break!

Dec. 4:Optional Rough Drafts are due in class!

Dec.*:Research Proposals are due! Upload to Moodle!

Attendance Policy:

Attendance and class participation are critical to this course. Excused absences must satisfy university policy (see http://www.coastal.edu/policies/pdf/acad-125classattendance.pdf for further information), and are typically given for documented cases of an incapacitating illness; official representation of the University (excuses for official representation of the University should be obtained from the official supervising the activity); death of a close relative; and religious holidays: Seven (7) unexcused absences in this class (25% of the total) will result in automatic failure for the course.

Course Communication

All changes, announcements and communication will be done via the course’s Moodle website. The default email account for this system is your student email. Please check the website frequently! Anyone not using their student email will need to make the proper arrangements to have their mail forwarded to the proper account. Direct correspondence, concerns and/or questions should be sent to . When you write, please include your class and section information (number or meeting time), and I will answer all messages within 24 hours.*

Classroom Etiquette

In order to create and sustain a positive learning atmosphere and environment in the classroom, I expect the following from each student in the course:

-- To come to class on time, and remain until the session is over.

-- To restrict personal communication during class (talking, texting, tweeting, facebooking, etc.)

-- To show respect and tolerance to your classmates, their comments and their views, at all times.

-- To discuss and debate politely. (i.e., listen when someone is speaking, wait until others are finished, use an ‘inside’ voice, etc.)

Failure to follow these rules may result in dismissal from the classroom, and repeated disruptive behavior will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct.

Moodle

A copy of the course syllabus, schedule and grades will be posted to the course’s Moodle site. As mentioned above, please check this site regularly for changes and announcements. Additionally, the Reading Quizzes and the Take-Home Essays will be submitted through Moodle.

Required Books:

Woodhouse, Tom, Hugh Miall, Oliver Ramsbotham and Christopher Mitchell. Contemporary Conflict

Resolution, 4th ed.Malden, MA: Polity, 2016.

Woodhouse, Tom, Hugh Miall, Oliver Ramsbotham and Christopher Mitchell. Contemporary Conflict

Resolution Reader. Malden, MA: Polity, 2015.

Additional Readings:

Required supplemental readings on the course schedule can be found on Moodle and are available for direct download. It is the student’s responsibility to access and download these materials.

Class Discussion & Participation (30%)

30% of your overall grade for this course will be based on your participation and contribution in class. In order to do this, each student must complete that session’s readings before class and bring those materials (electronic or paper) with you. Students will then be expected to raise at least two questions, offer informed interpretation and analysis, discuss the readings, respond to comments, and engage in debates, etc. during class discussion sessions. Additionally, each student must bring in a ‘question’ form at the beginning of each class (this form can be found on moodle). These forms will only be accepted during class, unless a valid excuse is presented. There are 29 scheduled classes, and your discussion grade will be based on 25 (i.e., you are allowed to miss 4 classes or not turn in 4 questions, and still receive a ‘100’ for participation). Possible grades for your questions are: 0 / 50 / 80 / 100.

Research Project (70%)

70% of your overall grade for this course will be based on an individual Research Project on the role of ‘history’ in a contemporary conflict or dispute either at the state or sub-state level.You will pick a topic, identify key primary & secondary sources, compile an annotated bibliography of those sources, develop a tentative research thesis, and write a 7-8-page (1750-2000-word) narrative describing your research project, its feasibility and explaining why it is important.

The Research Project will consist of three separate assignments that you will then expand on and combine for the fourth assignment (Research Proposal). These assignments include:

1. An annotated bibliography listing the secondary sources you have identified for your project. Due on Sept. 27.
2. An annotated bibliography listing the primary sources and archives you have identified for your project. Due on Oct. 18.
3. A 2-3-page (500-750 words) analysis of the historical narrative on your topic. Due on Nov. 8.
4. A research proposal that includes a 7-8- page narrative and annotated bibliography. Due on Dec. *.

For Research Project suggestions, try here:

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Places to start looking for sources: http://www.coastal.edu/intranet/library/databases/index.html

Late Assignments:

Late assignments will only be accepted on a case-by-case basis, and only if arrangements are made within 24 hours of the due date (or prior).

Grading Scale

A90-100

B+85-89

B80-84

C+75-79

C70-74

D+65-69

D60-64

F≤ 59

Academic Integrity Code

From the Coastal Carolina University Code of Student Conduct Handbook, pp. 3-7.

A. Statement of Community Standards

Coastal Carolina University is an academic community that expects the highest standards of honesty, integrity and personal responsibility. Members of this community are accountable for their actions and are committed to creating an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust.

B. Expectations of Community Members

Students:

Understand and abide by the Code of Student Conduct

Take responsibility for personal behavior

Actively oppose every instance of academic dishonesty

C. Honor Pledge

Coastal Carolina University is an academic community that expects the highest standards of honesty, integrity and personal responsibility. As members of this community, we are accountable for our actions and are committed to creating an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust.

On my honor, I pledge:

That I will take responsibility for my personal behavior; and

That I will actively oppose every instance of academic dishonesty as defined in the Code of Student Conduct.

From this day forward, my signature on any University document, including tests, papers and other work submitted for a grade, is a confirmation of this honor pledge.

D. Prohibited Conduct

1. Plagiarism, cheating and all other forms of academic dishonesty

a. Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to, the following:

(i) borrowing words, sentences, ideas, conclusions, examples and/or organization of an assignment without proper acknowledgment from a source (for example, a book, article, electronic documents, or another student’s paper);

(ii) submitting another person’s work in place of his/her own;

(iii) allowing someone else to revise, correct or edit an assignment without explicit permission of the instructor;
(iv) submitting work without proper acknowledgment from commercial firms, websites, fraternity or sorority files or any other outside sources, whether purchased or not;
(v) allowing another person to substitute for them any part of a course for them, including quizzes, tests, and final examinations;
(vi) submitting any written assignments done with the assistance of another without the explicit permission of the instructor;
(vii) submitting work that was originally prepared for another class without the explicit permission of the instructor;
(viii) knowingly aiding another student who is engaged in plagiarism.

b. Examples of cheating include, but are not limited to, the following:

(i) using unauthorized information, materials or assistance of any kind for an assignment, quiz, test, or final examination;
(ii) knowingly aiding another student who is engaged in cheating.

2. Furnishing false information to any University official, faculty member or University office to obtain academic advantage.

3. Forging, altering or misusing any University document or record to obtain academic advantage.

Instances of cheating and/or plagiarism will not be tolerated in this class. Any violations will be reported per university procedures set out in the Coastal Carolina University Code of Student Conduct Handbook (see pp. 4-7), and will be assigned a grade of ‘0’.

For a complete copy of the Coastal Carolina University Code of Student Conduct see: http://www.coastal.edu/media/studentaffairs/deanofstudents/pdf/CCU%20Code%20of%20Student%20Conduct%20WEB%20Aug14%20PRINT.pdf

Americans with Disabilities Act

Coastal Carolina University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. If you are seeking classroom accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, you are required to register with the Office of Accessibility and Disability Services. This office is located in Indigo House and the phone number is 843-349-2341. Please make an appointment with a staff member in Accessibility and Disability Services so that such accommodations can be considered. To receive academic accommodations for this class, please obtain the proper forms and meet with me to discuss the provisions of those accommodations as soon as possible. Website: http://www.coastal.edu/disabilityservices Phone number: 843.349.2341

Moodle Support for Students

Check the ITS website for Student Services www.coastal.edu/scs

Learning Assistance Center

Website: http://www.coastal.edu/lac

Phone number: 843.349.6536 for information about services

Writing Center: http://www.coastal.edu/writingcenter

A syllabus is a general guide to the course. It is not a contract or agreement. The instructor reserves the right to unilaterally change anything contained in the syllabus, including but not limited to, assignments, tests, or grading.

The Pursuit of Peace

(This schedule is tentative and some changes with advance notice may be made.)

Week 1:

Aug. 21: Course introduction

Historians without Borders:

Historical Reconciliation and Protracted Conflicts:

Aug. 23: Introduction to Conflict Resolution: Concepts and Definitions

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 3-37

Week 2:

Aug. 28: Conflict Resolution: Origins, Foundations and Development of the Field

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 38-67

Aug. 30: Foundations

Woodhouse, et. al. (CCS Reader), pp. 1-32

Week 3: `

Sept. 4: The Statistics of Deadly Quarrels and the Measurement of Peace

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 68-109

Sept. 6: Foundations, cont.

Woodhouse, et. al. (CCS Reader), pp. 33-74

- Research proposals are due in class on Sept. 6!

Week 4:

Sept. 11: Understanding Contemporary Conflict

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 110-143

Sept. 13: Conflict Theories & Analysis

Woodhouse, et. al. (CCS Reader), pp. 75-119

Week 5:

Sept. 18: Containing Violent Conflict: Peacekeeping

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 144-198

Sept. 20: Conflict Theories & Analysis, cont.

Woodhouse, et. al. (CCS Reader), pp. 120-157

Week 6:

Sept. 25: Ending Violent Conflict: Peacemaking

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 199-235

Sept. 27: Conflict Prevention & Nonviolence

Woodhouse, et. al. (CCS Reader), pp. 159-184

- Secondary Source lists are due in class on Sept. 27!

Week 7:

Oct. 2:Postwar Reconstruction

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 236-265

Oct. 4: Conflict Prevention & Nonviolence, cont.

Woodhouse, et. al. (CCS Reader), pp. 185-211

Week 8:

Oct. 9:Peacebuilding

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 266-285

Oct. 11: Mediation, Negotiation and Reconciliation

Woodhouse, et. al. (CCS Reader), pp. 213-251

Week 9: ______

Oct. 16:Reconciliation

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 286-312

Oct. 18:Mediation, Negotiation and Reconciliation, cont.

Woodhouse, et. al. (CCS Reader), pp. 252-297

- Primary Source & Archive lists are due in class on Oct. 18!

Week 10:

Oct. 23: Towards Cosmopolitan Conflict Resolution

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 313-347

Oct. 25:Peacebuilding

Woodhouse, et. al. (CCS Reader), pp. 299-333

Week 11:

Oct. 30:Environmental Conflict Resolution

Gender & Conflict Resolution

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 348-374

Nov. 1:Peacebuilding

Woodhouse, et. al. (CCS Reader), pp. 334-366

Week 12:

Nov. 6:Election Day! No Class!

Nov. 8:Conflict Resolution and the Ethics of Intervention

Culture, Religion and Conflict Resolution

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 375-405

- Narrative Analysis Worksheet is due in class on Nov. 8!

Week 13:

Nov. 13:Conflict Resolution in Art and Popular Culture

Conflict Resolution, the Media and the Communications Revolution

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 406-442

Nov. 15: Challenges and Future Directions

Woodhouse, et. al. (CCS Reader), pp. 367-384

Week 14:

Nov. 20 & Nov. 22:No Class! Thanksgiving Break!

Week 15:

Nov. 27: Linguistic Intractability: Engaging Radical Disagreement When Conflict Resolution Fails

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 443-470

Nov. 29: Challenges and Future Directions, cont.

Woodhouse, et. al. (CCS Reader), pp. 385-405

Week 16: Course Conclusion

Dec. 4: Conflict Resolution: Theories and Critiques

Conflict Resolution & the Future

Woodhouse, et al., pp. 471-504

Optional rough drafts of the Research Proposals are due in class on Dec. 4, 2018!

Research Proposals must also be uploaded to Moodle by **:**on Dec. **!!!

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