This course is intended to provide a thorough understanding about issues related to peace and conflict.
Meanings of peace, peace movements, reasons for wars (at the individual, group, state, decision-making
and the ideological, social and economic levels), and the nature and significance of nuclear weapons will
be explored. Discussions will include how international and regional organizations cooperate with nation
states in transforming conflict into building positive and negative peace. Participants in this course will
be encouraged to review additional resources in order to have a better understanding of the United States’
role in peace and conflict issues, and to develop a global perspective on alternative solutions to international
conflict and wars. A special attention will also be devoted to discuss the relevance of gender to peace and
Conflict issues and the prospects for anthropology with a specific focus on Africa.