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FOSTERING FRAMEWORKS FOR PEACE

Master's module International Peacebuilding and Conflict Transition

Certificate

from the University of Graz

ECTS credit points

24

Module begins

summer semester

Module duration

2 Semester

Language of instruction

English

Added value

practice, network, skills

Getting to understand conflicts and contribute to peace.

In this module you will learn when which kind of peace is possible, which role local circumstances play for conflicts and why these are sometimes aggravated by external interventions. You'll learn how you can help make peace happen. The module prepares you to work in an international context, e.g. international organizations and (I)NGOs.

General Information

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What can you expect?

You will be introduced to

Peacebuilding and conflict theories,
relevant legal principles,
international institutions and frameworks of international engagement for security and peace,
Peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.

You will study in depth

human rights and international humanitarian law,
the basic elements of peace processes,
informal peace actors and pragmatic approaches to armed violence.

In a practice part you will work in a team on solutions and get to know the daily work of (inter-)national organizations in an excursion.

Further Information

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What can you go on to do?

After completing this module you will be able to:

describe conflicts in their complexity and in their social and international contexts,
outline strategies of peacebuilding or conflict transition for application in a specific context,
analyze diverse influences (gender, identity, religion, climate change, natural resources, etc.) in terms of their relevance,
take a scientifically sound position on current armed conflicts and ways of dealing with them.

All in all: the ideal prerequisites for a job in an international environment!

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Who can choose this module?

As a student of any master’s or diploma programme, you can choose the master’s module as part of your free elective courses. In the following master’s programmes, the module is also incorporated in the curriculum:

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Application

There are 2 steps to applying for the Master’s module "Pecebuilding and Conflict Transition":

Complete a brief application form by the application deadline, Oct. 1, 2024-Jan. 15, 2025.
You will receive a message by the end of January 2025 at the latest telling you whether you have been accepted.

Please inform yourself well in advance about the admission requirements.

What can you expect?
What can you go on to do?
Who can choose this module?
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3 Reasons to choose this master’s module

Current topics

of international cooperation

Dedicated team

of students, teachers and experts in the field

A lot of practice

as preparation for an international job

„There is no social justice, no economic and ecological sustainability without peace. Exploring what conditions are needed in our interconnected world to create peace is the most pressing issue of our time.“

Gudrun Kramer, Herbert C. Kelman Institute

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Gudrun Kramer, Herbert C. Kelman Institute

Gudrun Kramer, peacebuilder, has been working in peace research worldwide for 25 years. She is still optimistic despite the poor peace policy record of 2021: With the module "International Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation" you have the opportunity to study peacebuilding in an interdisciplinary way, to acquire tools for conflict transformation and to get to know the international fields of work. Peace does not have to remain a utopia - it needs expertise - it needs you!

Module curriculum

: peacebuilding(at)uni-graz.at

: +43 316 380 - 6796

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