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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
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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.
CARD 6666 - Social Advocacy/Patients Clients
This course examines strategies for developing advocacy toward marketing ideas,
achieving buy in from others and shaping opinion. It includes strategies for developing
advocacy on behalf of patients and clients in other settings as well as teaching individuals
and other groups how to bets advocate for themselves. The course will draw upon
research in the fields of persuasion, power relations, and public advocacy. Topics
covered will include: developing messages, context of communicating messages,
emotional tenor of advocacy and creating a persuasive message. Offered occasionally.
CARD 6667 - Transitional Justice
War and large scale violence deeply scar individuals and societies. Peace does not come
with the silencing of the guns and the danger of conflict resurgence is extremely high in
the immediate aftermath of hostilities. Long term resolution of conflicts requires that the
damage of past conflicts be addressed so as to enable societies to progress into
peaceable, just futures. Transitional Justice has grown into a new subfield of study and it
addresses some deeply challenging questions arising out of violence. How can societies
torn apart by war, genocide, atrocities, and dictatorships emerge into a new and brighter
future? Can people and citizens deeply scarred by violence learn to forgive, forget and/or
co-exist? Or does true healing require punishment, vengeance, and retribution for crimes
past? In this class we balance moral, legal, and psychotherapeutic theories against the
realities of historical and contemporary examples. We will examine the solutions
proposed so far including the International Criminal Court, Truth Commissions,
Memorializations, Reparations etc. We will look at some specific exemplars such as South
