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GST 222 Peace and Conflict Resolution

200 levelGeneral Studies10 topics

GST 222 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Concepts of peace, conflict and security
  2. Types and theories of conflict
  3. Root causes of conflict and violence in Africa
  4. Dynamics and phases of conflict
  5. Peacebuilding, peacemaking and peacekeeping
  6. Conflict prevention and early warning systems
  7. Conflict management and resolution: negotiation, mediation and arbitration
  8. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
  9. Security and security management
  10. Roles of international and regional organisations (UN, AU, ECOWAS)

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Concepts of peace, conflict and security

This topic introduces the foundational meanings of peace, conflict and security, and shows how they relate to one another in society. For the exam, you must master the basic concepts, key distinctions such as negative and positive peace, and how security goes beyond military protection to include human wellbeing.

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