POLI 455 POST-CONFLICT
PEACEBUILDING AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LIST
DEPARTMENT OF
POLITICAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA
FIRST SEMESTER,
2016/2017
LECTURER: A. K. D.
FREMPONG
COURSE
TITLE
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POST-CONFLICT
PEACEBUILDING AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
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COURSE
CODE
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POLI
455
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LECTURE
TIME/VENUE
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FRIDAYS
9:30 – 11:25 AM
*JQB
ROOM 24
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TUTORIAL
TIME/VENUE
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FRIDAYS
12:00 – 1:00/2:00 PM
*DLR
8
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PURPOSE
AND OBJECTIVES
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The task of building peace after
violent conflict is more arduous than prosecuting the war itself. The
situation is made worse particularly in post-Cold War Conflicts in Africa
characterized by violation of all tenets of war, high civilian
casualty and displacement, proliferation of warring factions each carving a
colony for itself and demanding a seat at the peace conference table, long
periods of ‘no war, no peace’ situations, the use of Child Soldiers, etc.
Upon completion of this course
students should be able to:
· Understand the
tasks of post-conflict peacebuilding and the various approaches in dealing
with them
· Examine related
basic concepts
· Understand the
nature of post-Cold War Conflicts and Peace Settlement as well as
Post-Conflict Societies.
· Critically discuss
specific aspects of post-conflict peacebuilding with case studies -
Elections, Reintegration (of the displaced, child soldiers, women, etc),
Security and Transitional Justice.
· To sensitize and
enhance the ability of students to contribute to discussions on issues of
Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Transitional Justice
On each of the various topics, worst
case scenarios and/or best practices will be examined.
Readings on some case studies are
assigned to give student practical meaning to the theoretical issues discussed.
CASE STUDIES: Liberia, Cote
d’Ivoire and Sierra Leone
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WEEK
NO
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Date
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Lecture
Course
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Tutorials
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Venue
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Assessment
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1-3
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26/08 – 9\16
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Understanding
Post Conflict, Peacebuilding & Transitional Justice
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What
is Post-conflict, Peacebuilding &Transitional Justice
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Lecture
Hall: JQB 24
Tutorial:
DLR 8
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4-6
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16/09/ 30/16
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Nature
of Post Cold War Conflicts and Overview of Post Conflict Societies
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Features
of Post-Cold War conflicts & Post Conflict societies
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Lecture
Hall: JQB 24
Tutorial:
DLR 8
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7
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7/10/16
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Peace
Settlement
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Discuss
Peace Settlements
Case
Studies: Liberia & CIV
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Lecture
Hall: JQB 24
Tutorial:
DLR 8
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8
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14/10-16
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Post-Conflict
Elections
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Analyse
Post Conflict Elections
Case
Studies: Liberia/ CIV
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Lecture
Hall: JQB 24
Tutorial:
DLR 8
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9-11
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21/10 – 4/16
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Reintegration
of the War Affected: The Displaced, Women, Child Soldiers
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Define
Reintegration & discuss IDPs, Child Soldiers etc
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Lecture
Hall: JQB 24
Tutorial:
DLR 8
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12-13
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11/11 – 8/16
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Transitional
Justice
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Examine
different modes of Transitional Justice
Case
Study: Sierra Leone
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Lecture
Hall: JQB 24
Tutorial:
DLR 8
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Reading List
Michael W. Doyle & Nicholalas
Sambanis (1999) Peacebuilding : Challenges and Strategies After Civil
War http://www.worldbank.org/research/conflict/papers/building.pdf
Eugenia Date-Baah (2007) Challenges
of Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Some Reflections, Accra: Ghana
Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) Inaugural Lecture.
Priscilla B. Hayner (2002)
“Confronting Past Crimes”, in Unspeakable Truths, New
York/London: Routledge, Chapter 2, pp. 10-23
Goliath Business News (2007)
“Intra-State Conflicts in the Post-Cold War Era”,International Journal on
World Peace Online, 1 December,http://goliath.ecnext,com/coms2/gi_0199-7634177/Intra-state-conflicts-in-the.html
E. H. Bombande and Z. S. Takwa
(2007) Ouagadougou Peace Accord: A Break-Through At Last? WANEP
Policy Brief.
M. Ndulo and S. Lulo (2010) “Free and
Fair Elections, Violence and Conflict”, Harvard ILJ Online, Vol.
51, July.
S. Michailof, M. Kostner and X.
Devictor (2002) Post-Conflict Recovery in Africa: An Agenda for the
Africa Region, World Bank African Region Working Paper Series, No. 30.
C. A. Crocker, F. O. Hampson and P.
Aall (2004) “Recipes for Securing Settlement” and “Making Settlement
Stick”, Taming Intractable Conflicts: Mediation in the Hardest Cases, Washington
D. C: USIP Press, Chps. 7 & 8, pp. 149-184.
W. Kune (2010) The Role
of Elections in Emerging Democracies and Post Conflict Countries: Key Issues,
Lessons Learnt and Dilemmas, FES International Policy Analysis.
K. D. Loetzer and A. Casper
(2011) After the Presidential Election in Cote d’ Ivoire, KAS
International Report.
Priscilla B. Hayner (2002) “Why a
Truth Commission?”, in Unspeakable Truths, New York/London:
Routledge, Chapter 3, pp. 24-31.
Overview of the
Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Report
NB: Students must
as well do internet searches of their own.
Other course
materials have been provided in the class dropbox platform. Students can log in
with the following credentials
Password: bliss12345
Examination
The examination will be in two parts:
Interim Assessment (30%) and End-of- Semester Examination 70%. The Interim
Assessment will be a sit-in examination and the End of Semester Examination
will consist of a two-and-half-hour paper with two sections: section A 50 short
answer questions covering the entire course. Attention must therefore be paid
to details on topics treated. Section B will have three essay
questions from which students answer one.
*JQB:
James Quartey Building
*DLR:
Department Lecture Room
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