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Summerterm2012
Bachelorprogramme

Instructor:
FrederikTrettin
(Frederik.trettin@unikonstanz.de)

DepartmentofPoliticsand
PublicAdministration
UnitedNationsandInternationalPeaceandSecurity
PLEASE NOTE: THIS SYLLABUS IS STILL SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
Seminarsessions
Thursday 26.04.2012 17:0020:15roomD431
Friday 27.04.2012 15:1518:30roomC421

Thursday 28.06.2012 17:0020:15roomD431

Friday 29.06.2012 15:1518:30roomD431

Friday 06.07.2012 15:1518:30roomC421

Thursday 19.07.2012 17:0020:15roomD431

Friday 20.07.2012 15:1518:30roomD431

Assignments&deadlines
Activeparticipationandknowledgeofthetexts(10%)
MultipleChoiceTestonpreparatoryreadings,28.06.2011(15%)
Conflictanalysis,grouphomework,deadline48hafterassignment(15%)
Expertrole&presentation,including2pagefactsheet(15%)
Pleasesendhandout&presentationtolectureratleast5days
beforethepresentation
Researchdesign,1500words,deadline4.7.201224:00(10%)
Termpaper,4500words,deadlinetobedetermined(35%)
N.B.:Youhavetopassallassignments(test/presentation/conflict
analysis/researchdesign/termpaper)inordertopassthewholeseminar.

Courseobjectives
To introduce students to current dynamics of conflicts as well as scholarly
conceptsofpeaceandwar.
To provide an overview of various mechanisms and tools of international
conflictmanagement.
To familiarize students with the specific characteristics of preventive
diplomacy, mediation, peacemaking, peacekeeping, peace building, post
conflictreconstruction.
To introduce students to the United Nations application of conflict
managementtoolstomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity.

Officehours
Anytimebyappointment,pleasecontact:frederik.trettin@unikonstanz.de

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Coursedescriptionandstructure

AccordingtoArticle1oftheCharteroftheUnitedNations(UN)oneofthemainpurposesof
theorganizationistomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurityTheideaofthisseminar
is to introduce the students to various concepts and tools the international community
developedinresponsetothreatstointernationalpeaceandsecurity.Emphasizewillbeput
on instruments such as conflict prevention, peacemaking, mediation, peace enforcement,
peacekeeping, peace building, postconflict reconstruction. Students will not only be
familiarized with the distinctive character of these instruments, but also with an important
actorintherealmofpeaceandsecurity:theUnitedNations.Theideaistoanalyzethrough
detailed case studies how the UN applies these various instruments in order to address
issuesofpeaceandsecurity.Theseminarisdesignedasablockedseminarandthuswillbe
anintensivebutvaluablecommonlearningexperiencethatwillbeaccompaniedbyalotof
practical exercises (mediation exercise/conflict analysis/peacekeeping simulation), group
workanddiscussions.TargetaudiencesareundergraduateswhowouldliketowritetheirBA
thesisinthistopicareaorareintheirfinalsemesters.Overallforthisseminar6ECTSwillbe
awarded.

Learningobjectives

Uponcompletionofthisseminar,thestudentswillbeableto:
- describe and compare the various scholarly concepts related to peace, war and
conflict;
- describe the various mechanisms the international community developed in
responsetothreatstointernationalpeaceandsecurity;
- analyseandunderstandthemaincharacteristicsandideasbehindtheseinstruments;
- analysecurrentconflictsbasedonanalyticalframeworks;
- grasp a broad understanding how the United Nations uses these various conflict
managementtoolsandwhattherespectiveorganizationalarchitecturelookslike.

Importantinformationforstudentsandorganizationofteaching

This seminar is designed as an introduction on international conflict management and the

United Nations for undergraduate students in the 3rd to 6th semester. Given that it is a
blockedseminaritwillbeanintensivebutvaluablecommonlearningexperience.Theideais
not only to equip the students with academic knowledge but also to gain practical
experience wherever possible. In order to have enough time for questions and
organizational matters students are expected to arrive at least 10 minutes before the class
starts.

Upto3hoursofteachingperdayareintenseandtherefore,itisimperativethatstudentsdo
all of the reading in advance. This means that in order for it to work well, attendance and
participationarevitalcomponents.Studentsareexpectedtoreadalltheassignedtextsprior
to each class and come prepared to discuss the respective topic. It is the responsibility of
eachstudenttodemonstratehis/hermasteryofthereadingsduringtheclasssession;failure
to do so will result in a lower grade for participation. Initially, response papers are not
foreseenbutwillbeintroducedifitappearsasifstudentshavenotreadthetexts.

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For each session one student will be assigned the role of an expert which includes a brief
presentation (15 min) and a 2 page fact sheet summarizing the main points for your fellow
students. The topics of the presentations correspond directly with the readings for that
particular week. The presentations will not only summarize the main arguments and
theoretical frameworks presented in the literature, but also critically analyze the validity of
theseargumentsandstartthegeneraldiscussionintheclass.Theroleofthestudentexpert
is to provide additional information on an assigned topic throughout the whole seminar.
Detailswillbepresentedduringthefirstsession.

Readings

The reading will be fairly heavy. On average we will read about three book chapters or
articles per session. The assigned readings will all be available in the library or in the e
learningplatformILIAS.[https://ilias.ub.unikonstanz.de/ilias].Pleaseshowuptoallsessions
well prepared and assigned readings listed for a session should be prepared for and
completed before that respective date. Otherwise you will not benefit from the class and
yourpersonallearningexperiencewillbediminished.

Inadditiontotherequiredreadingsonthesyllabusthereisalistofoptionalreadingsfor
each week. These are intended for the student experts and those students who wish to
exploreatopicinmoredepthorfindtheywouldbenefitfromsomeadditionalbackground
readinginordertocopewiththeassignedtexts.

Giventhevaryingpriorknowledgeofthestudentsonthesubjectmatterthefollowingbook
willbeassignedasmandatorypreparatoryreadingfortheseminar.Thiswillguaranteethat
newcomers to the field of conflict management can actively participate in the seminar
discussions.Pleasereadchapters1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9aspreparationfortheseminar.Allchapters
arerequiredreadingsforvarioussessionsaswellandthemultiplechoicetestwillbebased
onthesechapters.

Ramsbotham, O./ Woodhouse, T./ Miall, H. 2011: Contemporary Conflict Resolution.

Cambridge/Malden:PolityPress(3rded).

Academicintegrityandprofessionalethos

Iholdacademicintegrityinhighesteem.Tomakeitveryclear:cheatingandplagiarismwill
not be tolerated. Whenever you borrow a phrase, sentence, or an idea stated in your own
words from any outside source (article, webpage, book etc.) without giving credit to that
source, you have plagiarized. Plagiarism is cheating yourself and someone else. The
consequences are severe, including failure for the assignment, probable failure for the
course, disciplinary referral to the Dean, and possible expulsion from the University.
Academicintegrityisexpectedofeveryindividual.

Iwelcomeanyquestionsyoumayhaveconcerningacademicintegrityandwilldomybestto
help you understand the standards of academic scholarship. Any incidents of academic
dishonesty in my seminar will be sanctioned using University and departments guidelines.
For further details please see the departments website: http://www.polver.uni
konstanz.de/studienorganisation/plagiate/. Those students who are not familiar with the
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academicworkattheUniversityofKonstanzarestronglyencouragedtotakealookatthe
sametitledpresentationuploadedtotheILIASSystem.

Aspartofaprofessionalethosandworkingenvironmentpleasekeepthefollowingpointsin
mind:
In order to enjoy the common learning experience and not to distract yourself or
othersIkindlyaskallstudentsturnoffallelectronicaldevicessuchascellphonesand
laptopsthatcouldbedistractingduringclass.
Deadlines are part of a professional ethos, and those for this seminar should be
approached with the same seriousness as those in the real world. Consequently,
latesubmissionswillnotbeaccepted.Nevertheless,Iunderstandthatcircumstances
beyond your control can happen and result in lateness or missed deadlines. Please
note that I will grant extensions etc. only for compelling individual reasons but not
for e.g. crashed computers. If you need an extension, see me as far in advance of
theduedateaspossible.Infairnesstothose whohandtheassignmentsinontime,
unexcused late submissions will not be tolerated and result in the failure of the
respectiveassignment.
Registeredstudentsareexpectedtoattendallscheduledclasses.Professionalismand
courtesy dictate that students have the responsibility of notifying the instructor in
advanceofexpectedabsences.
Finally,allemailcommunicationshouldbedesignedinaprofessionalway.Therefore,
please make sure to sign your full name to the email with the course title in the
subjectline.

Thankyouforyourunderstanding!

Session0
Thursday 26.04.2012 17:0018:30roomD431
Introductionorganizationaldetailsassignmentofpresentations

Noreadings
- Introduction&organizationaldetails
- Someremarksonthereadingsandstructureoftheseminar
- Participantintroductions
- Assignmentofexpertroles

Session1
Thursday 26.04.2012 18:3020:00roomD431
IntroductiontotheUnitedNationsandtheideaofcollectivesecurity

Noreadings
- IntroductiontotheUnitedNationsbytheinstructor
- Theideaofcollectivesecurity

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Session2
Friday 27.04.2012 15:1516:45roomC421
Introductiontothefieldofconflictmanagement
DefinitionsofPeace,WarandConflictcurrentdynamics

RequiredreadingsonIntroductiontothefieldofconflictmanagement:
Butler,MichaelJ.2009.InternationalConflictManagement.London:Routledge.
Chapter1:Whatisinternationalconflictmanagement?1326.
Ramsbotham, O./ Woodhouse, T./ Miall, H. 2011: Chapter 1: Introduction to Conflict
Resolution: Concepts and Definitions, in O. Ramsbotham/ T. Woodhouse/ H. Miall,
ContemporaryConflictResolution.Cambridge/Malden:PolityPress.(3rded):334.

RequiredreadingsonDefinitionsofPeace,WarandConflictcurrentdynamics:
Keen,D.2000:Warandpeace:what'sthedifference?InternationalPeacekeeping7no.4:1
22.
Ramsbotham, O./ Woodhouse, T./ Miall, H. 2011: Chapter 3: The Statistics of Deadly
Quarrels and the Measurement of Peace, in O. Ramsbotham/ T. Woodhouse/ H.
Miall,ContemporaryConflictResolution.Cambridge/Malden:PolityPress.(3rded).

Optionalreadings:
Diehl, P. F. 2002: Chasing Headlines: Setting the research agenda on war. Conflict
ManagementandPeaceScience19:526.
Patomki, H. 2001: The Challenge of Critical Theories: Peace Research at the Start of the
NewCentury.JournalofPeaceResearch38no.6:723737.
Sambanis, N. 2004: What is civil war? Conceptual and empirical complexities of an
operationaldefinition.JournalofConflictResolution48no.6:814814.
Kalyvas,S.N.2001:"New"and"Old"CivilWars:AValidDistinction?WorldPolitics54no.1:
99118.
Eck, K. 2005: A Beginner's Guide to Conflict Data: Finding and Using the Right Dataset.
Upsalla:UpsallaConflictDataProgram.
http://www.pcr.uu.se/digitalAssets/18/18240_UCDP_paper1.pdf.

Session3
Friday 27.04.2012 17:0018:30roomC421
Conflictanalysisandtheconflictcyclepracticalexerciseonconflictanalysis
(48hassignment)

Requiredreadings:
Lund, Michael S. 1996. Preventing Violent Conflicts: A Strategy for Preventive Diplomacy.
Washington,D.C.:UnitedStatesInstituteofPeacePress,pagestbd.
Wallensteen, Peter. 2007. Understanding conflict resolution war, peace and the global
system.2.ed.Londonf:SAGEPublications,chapter3.
Ramsbotham, O./ Woodhouse, T./ Miall, H. 2011: Chapter 4: Understanding Contemporary
Conflict, in O. Ramsbotham/ T. Woodhouse/ H. Miall, Contemporary Conflict
Resolution.Cambridge/Malden:PolityPress.(3rded).

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Session4
Thursday 28.06.2012 17:0018:30roomD431
Multiplechoicetestonpreparatoryreadings
Pleasemakesureyoureadalltherequiredchaptersinthemaintextbookandtherequired
readings.
Thetool:ConflictPrevention&PreventiveDiplomacy

Requiredreadings:
Ramsbotham, O./ Woodhouse, T./ Miall, H. 2011: Chapter 5: Preventing Violent Conflict, in
O. Ramsbotham/ T. Woodhouse/ H. Miall, Contemporary Conflict Resolution.
Cambridge/Malden:PolityPress.(3rded).
Schnabel, Albrecht, and David Carment, eds. 2003. Conflict Prevention: Path to Peace or
GrandIllusion?NewYork:UnitedNationsUniversity,chapter1+2.
Lund, Michael S. 2009 Conflict Prevention: Theory in Pursuit of Policy and Practice. In: The
SAGEHandbookofconflictresolution,JacobBercovitch(ed.).Sage:London.

Optionalreadings:
Stedman, Stephen J. 1995. Alchemy for a New World Order: Overselling Preventive
Diplomacy.ForeignAffairs74:1420.
Woocher, Lawrence. 2009. Preventing Violent Conflict. Assessing Progress, Meeting
Challenges.Washington,D.C.:UnitedStatesInstituteofPeace.
Zartman, William I. 2005. "Early and early late prevention " In Making states work: state
failure and the crisis of governance, eds. Simon Chesterman, Michael Ignatieff and
RameshChandraThakur.NewYork:UnitedNationsUniversity.273295.

Session5
Thursday 28.06.2012 18:4520:15roomD431
TheUNandConflictPrevention&PreventiveDiplomacy
Video:Peacethroughpreventiveaction

Requiredreadings:
Vyrynen, Ramio 2003. Challenges to preventive action: The cases of Kosovo and
Macedonia. In: Conflict Prevention: Path to Peace or Grand Illusion? David Carment
andAlbrechtSchnabel(eds.),UnitedNationsUniverisity.Tokyo.
AckermannA.&PalaA.1996.Frompeacekeepingtopreventivedeployment:Astudyofthe
United Nations in the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia. European Security
Volume5,Issue1.
PleasehavealookattheUnitedNationsPreventiveDeploymentForceshomepage:
http://www.un.org/Depts/DPKO/Missions/unpredep.htm
Peck,Connie1996.TheUnitedNationsasaDisputeSettlementSystem:Improving
MechanismsforthePreventionandResolutionofConflict,ch.VII.
PreventiveDiplomacy:DeliveringResults.ReportoftheSecretaryGeneral(S/2001/55226th
August2011).Availableat:
http://www.un.org/wcm/webdav/site/undpa/shared/undpa/pdf/SG%20Report%20o
n%20Preventive%20Diplomacy.pdf

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Session6
Friday 29.06.2012 15:1516:45roomD431
Thetool:Peacemaking&Mediation(mediationexercise)

Requiredreadings:
Bercovitch, Jacob and Allison Houston. 1996. The Study of International Mediation:
Theoretical Issues and Empirical Evidence. In: Bercovitch, Jacob (ed.). Resolving
InternationalConflicts:TheTheoryandPracticeofMediation.Boulder,CO:Lynne
RiennerPublishers.Chapter1.1135.
Kleiboer,Marieke.1996.UnderstandingSuccessandFailureofInternationalMediation.
TheJournalofConflictResolution40(2):360389.
Ramsbotham, O./ Woodhouse, T./ Miall, H. 2011: Chapter 7: Ending Violent Conflict:
Peacemaking, in O. Ramsbotham/ T. Woodhouse/ H. Miall, Contemporary Conflict
Resolution.Cambridge/Malden:PolityPress.(3rded).

OptionalReadings:
Bercovitch, Jacob. 2007. Mediation in International Conflicts. Theory, Practice, and
Developments. In: Zartman, I. William (ed.). Peacemaking in International Conflict:
Methods & Techniques. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace. Rev.
edition.Chapter4.163194.
Gurses, Mehmet, Nicolas Rost and Patrick McLeod. 2008. Mediating Civil War Settlements
andtheDurationofPeace.InternationalInteractions34(2):129155.
Horowitz, Sara. 2007. Mediation. In: Webel, Charles P. (ed.). Handbook of Peace and
ConflictStudies.London:Routledge.Chapter4.5163.
Regan, Patrick M. and Aysegul Aydin. 2006. Diplomacy and Other Forms of Intervention in
CivilWars.JournalofConflictResolution50(5):736756
Zartman, William 1995: Dynamics and Constraints in Negotiations in Internal Conflicts, in:
Zartman,William(ed),ElusivePeace.NegotiatinganEndtoCivilWar,pp.329

Session7
Friday 29.06.2012 17:0018:30roomD431
TheUNandPeacemaking&Mediation

Requiredreadings:
Peck, Connie 2009. "United Nations Mediation Experience: Practical lessons for conflict
resolution." In: The SAGE Handbook of Conflict Resolution, eds. Jacob Bercovitch,
VictorKremenyukandWilliamI.Zartman.LosAngeles:SAGE.413434.
Bercovitch, Jacob and Gerald Schneider. 2000. Who Mediates? The Political Economy of
InternationalConflictManagement.JournalofPeaceResearch37(2):145165.
Report of the SecretaryGeneral on enhancing mediation and its support activities.
(S/2009/1898thApril2009)Availableat:
http://daccessods.un.org/TMP/1622200.31023026.html
Please have a look at the United Nations Department of Political Affairs homepage on
peacemaking:
http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/undpa/main/issues/peacemaking

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Session8
Friday 06.07.2012 15:1518:30roomD431
Thetool:PeaceEnforcement&Peacekeeping

Requiredreadings:
de Jonge Oudraat, Chantal. 2007. "Economic Sanctions and International Peace and
Security."InLeashingthedogsofwar.Conflictmanagementinadividedworld.,eds.
Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall. Washington, D.C.: United
StatesInstituteofPeacePress.
Ramsbotham, O./ Woodhouse, T./ Miall, H. 2011: Chapter 6: Containing Violent Conflict:
Peacekeeping, in O. Ramsbotham/ T. Woodhouse/ H. Miall, Contemporary Conflict
Resolution.Cambridge/Malden:PolityPress.(3rded).

Optionalreadings:
Fortna, V. P. 2004: Does Peacekeeping Keep Peace? International Intervention and the
DurationofPeaceafterCivilWar.InternationalStudiesQuarterly48no.2:269292.
Johnstone, I. 2011: Peacekeeping's Transitional Moment, in C. o. I. Cooperation, Annual
ReviewofGlobalPeaceOperations2011.Boulder/London:LynneRiennerPublishers.
Elliott, Kimberly Ann 1995. "Factors Affecting the Success of Sanctions." In Economic
Sanctions:PanaceaorPeacebuildinginaPostColdWarWorld?,eds.DavidCortright
andGeorgeA.Lopez:WestviewPress.5160
Lektzian, David, and Mark Souva. 2007. An Institutional Theory of Sanctions Onset and
Success.JournalofConflictResolution51(6):848871
United Nations 1992: A/47/277S/24111: An Agenda for Peace: Preventive Diplomacy,
Peacemaking and PeaceKeeping Report of the SecretaryGeneral (17 June 1992).
NewYork:UnitedNations.

Session9
Friday 06.07.2012 17:0018:30roomD431
TheUNandPeaceEnforcement&Peacekeeping
Video:ThePeacekeepers

Requiredreadings
Boulden,Jane.2001.PeaceEnforcement:TheUnitedNationsExperienceinCongo,Somalia,
andBosnia.Westport:PraegerPublishers,chapter1+2.
Jakobsen, Peter Viggo. 1996. National Interest, Humanitarianism or CNN: What Triggers UN
PeaceEnforcementaftertheColdWar?JournalofPeaceResearch33(2):205215.
Diehl,P.F.2008,TheHistoricalEvolutionandRecordofPeaceOperations,chapter2.
Ngobi, James C. . 1995. "The United Nations Experience with Sanctions." In Economic
Sanctions:PanaceaorPeacebuildinginaPostColdWarWorld?,eds.DavidCortright
andGeorgeA.Lopez.1728

Optionalreadings:
UnitedNations(2008):UnitedNationsPeacekeepingOperationsPrinciplesandGuidelines,
NewYork.Chapter1+2.
Fortna, Virginia Page, and Lise Morj Howard (2008), 'Pitfalls and Prospects in the
PeacekeepingLiterature',AnnualReviewofPoliticalScience11(1):283301.
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Thakur, R. & Schnabel, A. (2001): Cascading generations of peacekeeping: Across the
Mogadishu line to Kosovo and Timor; in: Thakur, R. & Schnabel A., United Nations
PeacekeepingOperationsAsHocMissions,PermanentEngagement.Pp.325.
UnitedNations(2008):UnitedNationsPeacekeepingOperationsPrinciplesandGuidelines,
NewYork.

ThePeacekeepers200583min
DirectedbyPaulCowan
With unprecedented access to the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping, The
Peacekeepers provides an intimate and dramatic portrait of the struggle to save "a failed
state." The film follows the determined and often desperate manoeuvres to avert another
Rwandandisaster,thistimeintheDemocraticRepublicofCongo(theDRC).Focusingonthe
UN mission, the film cuts back and forth between the United Nations headquarters in New
YorkandeventsonthegroundintheDRC.
Formoreinformation:http://www.onf.ca/webextension/peace/en/

Session10
Thursday 19.07.2012 15:1516:45roomD431
Thetool:PostConflictPeacebuilding

Requiredreadings:
Ramsbotham, O./ Woodhouse, T./ Miall, H. 2011: Chapter 8: Postwar Reconstruction, in O.
Ramsbotham/ T. Woodhouse/ H. Miall, Contemporary Conflict Resolution.
Cambridge/Malden:PolityPress.(3rded).
Ramsbotham, O./ Woodhouse, T./ Miall, H. 2011: Chapter 9: Peacebuilding, in O.
Ramsbotham/ T. Woodhouse/ H. Miall, Contemporary Conflict Resolution.
Cambridge/Malden:PolityPress.(3rded).
Barnett,M./Kim,H./O'donnell,M./Sitea,L.2007:Peacebuilding:WhatIsinaName?Global
Governance13no.1:3558.

Optionalreadings
Junne,Gerd/Verkoren,Willemijn(eds.)2005:PostconflictDevelopment:MeetingNew
Challenges.Boulder,LynneRiennerPublishers,chapter1.

Session11
Thursday 19.07.2012 17:0018:30roomD431
TheUNandPostConflictPeacebuilding
Peacekeeping/PeacebuildingSimulation

Requiredreadings:
PleasehavealookattheUnitedNationsPeacebuildingCommission:
http://www.un.org/en/peacebuilding/
ReportoftheSecretaryGeneralonpeacebuildingintheimmediateaftermathofconflict.(
A/63/881S/2009/30411thJune2009).Availableat:
http://www.unrol.org/files/pbf_090611_sg.pdf
Doyle,Michael/Sambanis,Nicholas2006:MakingWarandBuildingPeace.UnitedNations
PeaceOperations.Princeton:PrincetonUniversityPress,chapters1+2.
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Goon,Michael(2011):PeacekeepingtheGame,InternationalStudiesPerspectives,12,250
272.

Optionalreadings:
Chesterman,Simon(2004):You,thePeopleTheUnitedNations,Transitional
AdministrationandStateBuilding,OxfordUniversityPress.Chapter2.
Doyle,Michael/Sambanis,Nicholas2006:MakingWarandBuildingPeace.UnitedNations
PeaceOperations.Princeton:PrincetonUniversityPress,chapters1+2.
Fukuyama,F.2005:Statebuilding:governanceandworldorderinthe21stcentury.London:
ProfileBooksLtd.
Hartzell, C./ Hoddie, M./ Rothchild, D. 2001: Stabilizing the Peace after Civil War: An
InvestigationofSomeKeyVariables.InternationalOrganization55no.1:183208.
Junne, Gerd/Verkoren, Willemijn (eds.) 2005: Postconflict Development: Meeting New
Challenges.Boulder,LynneRiennerPublishers,chapter1.
Krasner, S. D. 2004: Sharing Sovereignty. New Institutions for Collapsed and Failing States.
InternationalSecurity29no.2:85120.
Paris, R. 1997: Peacebuilding and the Limits of Liberal Internationalism. International
Security22no.2:5489.

Session12
Friday 20.07.2012 15:1518:30roomC421
Conclusion&discussionofresearchdesigns

Noreadings