Conflict Transformation is a newly emerging, expanding and
innovative discipline that is opening new frontiers of
knowledge. The growing realization that the world has not yet
effectively devised systems to cope with intra and
inter-national conflicts has led civil society to search for
creative options that place 'people' at the centre of peace
processes. It is in this context that the field of Conflict
Transformation has been conceptualized. This course seeks to
address a growing need for education on the paradigms, models
and skills that can assist societies to transform conflicts
non-violently.
The two-year Diploma Course is an integrated programme. It is
offered to undergraduate and graduate students, NGO workers,
media persons and grassroots workers. Drawing on resources
from sociology, political science, media studies and
psychology, the course uses an interdisciplinary approach. It
is interactive, combining lectures, case studies, panel and
group discussions, seminars, role-playing, field trips, film
screenings and interactions with senior practitioners and
scholars. The faculty comprises erudite academicians at LSR
and various reputed Universities as well as educators who have
worked in conflict regions. To create an interactive space for
the building of a network of young people committed to
non-violent social change, the aim is to set up at LSR a
quality Learning Centre that engages in research and praxis in
education for a Culture of Peace.
Programme Goals
The Programme
seeks to accomplish the following:
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Gain an
understanding of the basic nature and challenges of
contemporary conflicts;
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Familiarize
students with theoretical under-standings of the related
fields of Conflict Transformation, Conflict Prevention,
Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding;
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Develop capacities
and skills for responding to social conflicts (for example,
dialogue, active listening, facilitation, mediation and
negotiation);
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Foreground the
lens of gender in the analysis of conflict and in the
conceptualization of peace initiatives;
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Facilitate an
in-depth knowledge about peacebuilding approaches in diverse
conflict regions;
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Create an
interactive space for the building of a network of young
people committed to constructive social change;
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Build a synergy
between the theory and practice of Conflict Transformation,
Human Security and Development.
Course Faculty
The faculty
comprising academics and practitioners will be drawn from:
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Lady Shri Ram
College
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Think-tanks, NGOs, Media
and Universities
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Universities such
as Jamia Millia Islamia, Banaras Hindu University (Malaviya
Centre for Peace Research) and JNU
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Educators who have
worked in conflict regions such as the Middle East, Africa,
Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Afghanistan, Nepal etc.
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Faculty |
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Name |
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Dr Gopa
Sabharwal |
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Ms
Rina Kashyap |
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Ms
Shweta Singh |
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Ms
Manjri Sewak |
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The Diploma
Programme requires students to:
(a) Complete
course work (for four papers: three in the first year, and one
in the second year)
(b) Be placed with
an organization working in Conflict Resolution or related
fields (for at least two months)
(c) Submit a
research thesis (of publishable quality) and participate in a
viva
(d) Participate in
a research methodology workshop
There will be a
minimum of five to seven hours of teaching per week (600
marks)
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I Year |
II Year |
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Introduction
to Conflict Analysis & Conflict Transformation
(100 marks) |
Human
Rights, Gender, Justice and Reconciliation
(100 marks)
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Skill-building:
Dialogue, Mediation, Facilitation and Negotiation
(100 marks)
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Action
Research Project and Viva Voce
(150 marks) |
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Violence,
Nonviolence and Conflict Transformation
(100 marks) |
A
Two-month Internship
(50 marks) |
Research Project & Viva Voce
(150 Marks)
Upon completion of
course work at the end of the first year, students will begin
work on a research project. At the conclusion of the research,
they will submit a thesis of approximately 15,000 words along
with a recommendation letter from their project supervisor.
The supervisor will be appointed by the College, in
consultation with the student. In addition to the thesis
submission, students will be required to participate in:
Two-Month
Internship (50 marks)
In order to enable
students to test theories and approaches learnt in the
classroom, and to engage in hands-on Conflict Transformation
work, the Diploma Programme includes an internship with an
NGO/CSO/institute/ educational institution in the area of
peacebuilding in South Asia. The College will assist students
to find meaningful placements that are in line with their
career aspirations.
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ADMISSION TO CTPB PROGRAMME
2007-2008
The applications forms for
the CTPB Programme 2007-2009 are available at the College from 15 May
to 25 June 2007. Completed application forms should be submitted
by 25 June 2007 by 1.00 p.m. addressed to:
Mr Mohammad Israr
The Principal's Office,
Peacebuilding Programme,
Lady Shri Ram College for
Women,
Lajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi
110024.
Phone: 91-11-26434459,
26460400 Ext. 32.
EMail:
ctpb.lsrc@gmail.com
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