COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LIST FOR POLI 455: POST-CONFLICT PEACE BUILDING AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE, FIRST SEMESTER- 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

FIRST SEMESTER, 2019/2020

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE TITLE: POST-CONFLICT PEACEBUILDING AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE

COURSE CODE: POLI 455

COURSE VENUE: N 2

LECTURE PERIOD: WED 7:30-9:20 AM

COURSE INSTRUCTOR:

MR. A. K. D. FREMPONG

Office Location: F20 Kweku Folson Building, Dept. of Political Science

Office Hours: Monday 7.30-8.30am, Wednesday: 12.30pm-1.30pm

Email: akdfrempong@ug.edu.gh

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES	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
WEEK NO	Date	Lecture Course	Tutorials	Venue	Assessment
1-3	19th August- 6th   Sept	Understanding Post Conflict, Peacebuilding & Transitional Justice	What is Post-conflict, Peacebuilding &Transitional Justice	Lecture Hall: N 2
4-6	9th September- 27thSeptember	Nature of Post Cold War Conflicts and Overview of Post Conflict Societies	Features of Post-Cold War conflicts & Post Conflict societies	Lecture Hall: N 2
7	30th Sept - 4th October	Peace Settlement	Discuss Peace Settlements Case Studies: Liberia & CIV	Lecture Hall: N 2
8	7th October-11thOctober	Post-Conflict Elections	Analyse Post Conflict Elections Case Studies: Liberia/ CIV	Lecture Hall: N 2
9-11	14th October- 1st November	Reintegration of the War Affected:   The Displaced, Women, Child Soldiers	Define Reintegration & discuss IDPs, Child Soldiers etc	Lecture Hall: N 2
12-13	4th November-15thNovember	Transitional Justice	Examine different modes of Transitional Justice Case Study: Sierra Leone	Lecture Hall: N 2

Reading List

Michael W. Doyle & Nicholalas Sambanis (1999) Peace building : 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.

Plagiarism Policy

Be reminded of UG Plagiarism Policy (Refer to UG Public Affairs Website)

Examination

Interim Assessment: one-take-home assignment (10marks) and one sit-in exam (20marks). Time would be indicated later.

End of Semester Examination: Two-&-Half-Hour Paper of two Sections. Section A: 50 short-answer questions (compulsory for 50marks) and Section B: three-essay questions (answer any one for 20marks)