College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

146 designed as a living laboratory where members can experience and explore group life as it occurs. Offered occasionally. CARD 6661- Middle Eastern Conflict This graduate seminar explores the many different types of conflict found in the Middle East. It seeks to provide students with the analytical tools and skills required to explain the causes, understand the actors, and analyze and/or predict the outcomes of specific Middle Eastern conflicts. To meet these objectives we will evaluate broad types of Middle Eastern conflict such as religious, ethnic, and cultural, militarized conflicts, civil wars, and occupations. We will also evaluate Middle Eastern conflict negotiation, the Middle East peace process, why negotiation and peace has failed, and what needs to be done so that Middle East peace could be achieved. Finally, we will look at the future of Middle Eastern conflicts. Offered occasionally. CARD 6662 - Political Violence Political Violence is a graduate seminar that explores the many different types of political violence; specifically looking at revolutions, terrorism, and transitional-institutional political violence. This seminar examines a wide range of topics in order to provide the student with a deeper understanding of political violence. We will engage in a thoughtful and in- depth examination of the definitions, causes, and consequences of political violence, as well as consider the different means to countering political violence. Offered occasionally. CARD 6664 - Restorative and Transitional Justice This graduate seminar explores the theory and practice of both restorative justice and transitional justice. This seminar provides students with an in-depth understanding of the theory upon which restorative justice and transitional justice practice rest. Various forms of practice, stemming from diverse practice settings, are also examined, including: victim- offender mediation, victim-offender dialogue in cases of severe violence, family group conferencing, peacemaking circles, and restorative justice practice in schools. The seminar offers students opportunities to role-play and practice restorative justice skills. Forms of transitional justice are also surveyed, particularly truth and reconciliation commissions and their work around the globe. Offered occasionally. CARD 6665 - Irish Social Conflict This graduate seminar explores conflict at the societal-level in Ireland. Two case studies will be used to investigate Irish conflict. First, the conflict over Northern Ireland will be examined. In this conflict, students will consider Ireland’s historical conflict with Britain and how it led to the conflict between Irish Catholics and British Protestants in Northern Ireland. Then the current conflict dynamics and those of the recent past will be considered, culminating in the Good Friday Agreement and the relative state of peaceful co-existence that exists today. Different conflict resolution strategies employed in the conflict will also be examined (like the use of restorative justice). The course will also examine the intra- Irish social conflict between the settled Irish and the Irish travelers. The travelers had a historic role as tin smiths in Irish society but, as this livelihood was left behind, their nomadic lifestyle and different culture led to a broad, long-term societal conflict between themselves and the settled Irish. This seminar will explore this conflict and consider current conditions of travelers, some of the underlying drivers of the conflict (like culture and power differences), and some of the ways that travelers have attempted to protect their culture and lifestyle in Ireland (such as through the traveler’s social movement). Offered occasionally.