1. Peace and Conflict Theory (15 hp)
- Azar, Edward. (1990), The Management of Protracted Social Conflict. Theory and Cases, Dartmouth Publishing Company Limited.
- Goldstein, Joshua. (2003 or later), War and Gender. How Gender Shapes theWar System and Vice Versa, Cambridge University Press. (selected chapters)
- Hettne, Björn. (2009), Thinking about development, Zed Books (selected chapters)
- Hunt, Krista & Rygiel, Kim. (2008), (En)Gendering the War on Terror. War Stories and Camouflaged Politics, Ashgate (selected chapters )
- Kaldor, Mary (2012) New and Old Wars (third edition). Cambridge: Polity Press.
- Lederach, John Paul. (1998 or later) Building Peace: Sustainable Reconciliation in Divided Societies, United States Institute of Peace
- Newman, Edward. (2014). Understanding Civil Wars. Continuity and Change in Intrastate Conflict. London: Routledge.
- Ramsbotham, O., Miall, H. & Woodhouse, T. (2006). Contemporary Conflict Resolution: The Prevention, Management and Transformation of Deadly Conflicts. Second edition. Oxford: Polity Press.
Additional assigned readings will be available via online databases or otherwise provided.
2. Method (7.5 hp)
- Gee, J. P. (2011) An Introduction to Discourse Analysis. New York: Routledge. selected chapters
- Höglund, K. and M. Öberg, eds. (2011) Understanding Peace Research. Methods and Challenges. London and New York: Routledge. (e-book Mah library) selected chapters
- Rose, G. (2001) Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Materials. London: Sage. (e-book Mah library) selected chapters
- Walliman, N. (2011) Research Methods: The Basics. London, New York: Routledge. (e-book Mah library) selected chapters
Articles and other texts (200 pages) will be added to this list
Reference literature:
- Jupp, V. (ed) (2006) The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods. London: Sage Publications.
- May, T. (2011) Social Research, Issues, Methods and Research. Maidenhead: Open University Press. (e-book Mah library)
- Nealon, J. T. (2012) The Theory Toolbox Critical Concepts for Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. (e-book Mah library) selected chapters
3. Project Work (7.5 hp)
- Jupp, V. (ed) (2006) The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods. London: Sage Publications.
- Walliman, N. (2011) Social Research Methods. Los Angeles: Sage Publications.
Reference literature:
- Nealon, J. T. (2012) The Theory Toolbox Critical Concepts for Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. (e-book Mah library)