Course Details
Country:
Ecuador
Institution:
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Course Title:
Conflict and Its Resolution
Course Number:
RCL-2001E
Course Description:
In this course, that is open to undergraduates of all majors, the following topics are explored at an introductory level: (a) the nature, implications, and consequences of human conflict; (b) the main current theories regarding its causes; (c) so-called ‘strategies', that are the ways in which we humans address conflict (avoidance, confrontation, yielding, management and/or resolution); (d) escalation of conflict; (e) the tendency for escalation to become irreversible; (f) the main processes for
de-escalation, management and resolution, including pre-negotiation and direct negotiation between or among the parties; (g) reconciliation between or among parties that were previously in conflict; and (h) various forms of impartial third-party intervention.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
CONF 2---
Attachment Files:
Syllabus-RCL-2001E.pdf
