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Module Title
LM Post Conflict Reconstruction & Development
School
Government
Department
International Development
Module Code
07 22529
Module Lead
Dr Martin Ottmann
Level
Masters Level
Credits
20
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
Optional for all IDD MSc programmes and relevant POLSIS MA programmes
Exclusions
Description
Countries emerging from civil war face the daunting task of post-conflict reconstruction and development. In some of these post-conflict settings, political actors can overcome societal divisions and work towards sustainable political and economic recovery. In others, however, peace and development remain elusive. These countries become caught in a conflict trap and experience recurrent civil war.
What explains this variation in post-conflict reconstruction and development? And how can local political elites and international actors keep the peace, re-build the state, and reconstruct communities? This module explores these questions through an in-depth examination of peace stabilization and consolidation approaches. The former approach includes measures and interventions aimed at sustaining negotiated settlements. The latter covers strategies to reconstruct and develop state institutions, communities, and individuals.
The module is designed to introduce students to key concepts and theories in the study of civil war and development using a wide range of empirical examples of post-conflict settings from across the developing world. This will enable students to assess the promises and pitfalls of common policy interventions for post-conflict reconstruction and development.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module the student should be able to:
Describe, interpret, and explain patterns of post-conflict reconstruction and development.
Critically analyse and explain concepts and theories relating to peace stabilization and consolidation after civil war.
Identify the causal mechanisms in these different theoretical frameworks and evaluate them against empirical evidence.
Apply the concepts and theories discussed in this module to real-world examples of post-conflict settings across the developing world.
Assessment
22529-01 : Assignment 1 - 2000 words : Coursework (50%)
22529-02 : Assignment 2 - 2000 words : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment:
2 assignments of 2,000 words each, weighted 50% each.
