POLI 4011

International Peacebuilding

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Winter 2026

Topics

Theories and Images of the IPA
o Review and critically evaluate theories and processes of international
conflict and prospects for peace
Mechanisms of International Peacemaking
post-accord peacebuilding
Actors within the IPA
international NGOs in peacemaking and peacebuilding
Projecting the Future of the IPA
o Apply theoretical concepts to assess how the IPA evolve and what
The seminar
systematic manner. The exact nature of this structure, however,
evolving, because it
informal participatory class environment where we can collectively assess the relative
rigorous examination based on experiential and primary insights. The learning process
class discussions, and case study presentations
Introduction: What is Peace: Key Concepts, Theories and Themes
The Evolution of the International Peace Architecture
Derailment and Bifurcation
Mapping Marginalism and Confronting Violence
Interventions
Case Study Presentation

Required: Richmond, O. 2022. The Grand Design: The Evolution of the International Peace Architecture. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Required: Annan, K. and Mousavizadeh, N. 2012. Interventions: A Life in War and Peace. New York: Penguin Books.
Required: Maiangwa, B. (Ed.). (2026). Peace and conflict in core-periphery relations: Rethinking margins, violence, and power (Routledge Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-0410-64688.

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