Module 1:
- Allen, Robert C. (2011). Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.
- English, Richard (2013). Modern war: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Frowe, Helen (2016). The Ethics of War and Peace, An Introduction. London: Routledge.
- Kant, Emmanuel (1795). Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch.
- Kende, Istvan (1989).The History of Peace: Concepts and Organizations from the Late Middle Ages to the 1870s.Journal of Peace Research 26(3).
- Nye, Joseph S., Jr. and Welch, David A. 2014. Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation: An Introduction to Theory and History, 10th Edition. Boston: Pearson.
- Roland, Alex (2016). War and technology, A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Williams, Paul, D. (ed.) (2018). Security Studies: An Introduction. Abingdon: Routledge.
Additional book chapters and journal articles, maximum 200 pages.
Module 2:
- Demmers, Jolle, (2016). Theories of Violent Conflict: An Introduction. London, Routledge (e-book MAU Library)
- Galtung, Johan, (1969). Violence, Peace and Peace Research. Journal of Peace Research 21(3): 167-191.
- Galtung, Johan, (1971). A Structural Theory of Imperialism. Jorunal of Peace Research 8 (2): 81-117.
- Kaldor, Mary, (2012). New and Old Wars (third edition). Cambridge: Polity Press (selected part, e-book MAU Library)
- Kaldor, Mary, (2018). Global Security Cultures. Cambridge: Polity Press
- Newman, Edward & DeRouen, Karl, Jr. (2014). Routledge Handbook of Civil Wars. London: Routledge(selected parts)(e-book online MAU Library)
- Williams, Paul D. (ed.), (20239. Security Studies, An Introduction, 4th edition, Abingdon: Routledge (selected parts).
Additional book chapters and journal articles, maximum 200 pages.
Module 3:
- Chesterman, Simon, Franck, Thomas M., & Malone, David M., 2016, Law and Practice of the United Nations, Oxford University Press
- Frowe, Helen (2016). The Ethics of War and Peace, An Introduction. London: Routledge (selected parts)
- Henriksen, Anders, International Law, 2017, Oxford University Press
- Weiss, Thomas G., Forthsythe, David P., Coate, Roger A & Pease, Kelly-Kate, The United Nations and Changing World Politics, 2017, 8th edition, Westview Press.
- Williams, Paul D (ed.) (2013) (or later). Security Studies, An Introduction, Abingdon, Routledge (selected parts).
Legal instruments and documents, 200 pages.
Module 4:
- Balzacq, Thierry. 2011. A theory of securitization, Origins, core assumptions, and variants. Balzacq, Thierry (ed.), Securitization Theory; How Security Problems Emerge and Dissolve. London and New York: Routledge.
- Bandura, Albert. 2016. Moral Disengagement, How People Do Harm and Live With Them-selves. New York: Worth Publishers (selected parts).
- Dodge, Toby. 2012. Enemy Images, Coercive Socio-Engineering and Civil War in Iraq. International Peacekeeping, 19(4). (461-477)
- Fiske, Susan T., Cuddy, Amy J. C., Glick, Peter, Xu, Jun. 2002. A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype Content: Competence and Warmth Respectively Follow From Perceived Status and Competition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82(6):878-902.
- Galtung, Johan (1990) Cultural Violence. Journal of Peace Research 27(3): 291–305.
- Harle, Vilho (2000) The Enemy with a Thousand Faces. Westport: Praeger (selected parts).
- Irwansyah, Irwansyah and Marcellino, Kevin (2021). Media Literacy and Social Inclusion. Journal Communication Spectrum: Capturing New Perspectives in Communication 11(2), 119-126. 10 [https://doi.org/10.36782/jcs.v11i2.2171](
- Mania, Eric W. et al. 2010. Intergroup Contact: Implications for Peace Education. Handbook of Peace Education. New York: Psychology Press.
- McDonald, Matt. 2018. Constructivism. Security Studies, An Introduction. London: Routledge
- Oppenheimer, Louis (2006). The Development of Enemy Images: A Theoretical Contribution. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 12(3) 269–292
- Pettigrew, Thomas F. (1998) Intergroup Contact Theory. Annual Review of Psychology 49:1: 65-85.
- Pettigrew, Thomas F. et al. (2011). “Recent advances in intergroup contact theory”. International Journal of Intercultural Relations 35 (2011) 271–280
- Ramasubramian, Srividya (2007). Media-Based Strategies to Reduce Racial Stereotypes Activated by News Stories. Journalism and Mass Communication Quaterly 84(2): 249-264.
- The SAGE Handbook of Prejudice, Stereotyping and Discrimination (c2010). Ed. John Dovidio. London: SAGE. (selected parts)
- The SAGE Handbook of Propaganda (2019). Ed. Paul Baines, Nicholas O’Shaughnessy, and Nancy Snow (London: SAGE) (selected parts).
- Steiner, Kristian and Önnerfors, Andreas (2024). Enemy Images; Emergence, Consequences and Counteraction. Routledge
- Steuter, Erin; Wills, Deborah (2008) At War with Metaphor: Media, Propaganda, and Racism in the War on Terror, Lanham: Lexington Books. Available as e-book through the Malmö University library.
- Williams, Paul D. and McDonald, Matt (eds.) (2023). Security Studies: An Introduction, 4th edition, Abingdon:Routledge
Additional book chapters and journal articles, maximum 250 pages.
Peace and Conflict Studies I
About the course
Course content
The aim of the course is for the students to acquire a basic understanding of Peace and Conflict Studies and its scientific development as a discipline. In addition, students will gain insights into the key theories and concepts relating to historical and contemporary conflicts. Furthermore, students will obtain an understanding of the role of international law in international armed conflicts, how threats are represented, and organized violence is legitimated. Furthermore, students will obtain an understanding of how threats are represented and organized violence is legitimated.
Contents
The course consists of four modules:
1\. The history of conflicts and the idea of peace (7.5 hp)
This module gives an overview of the history of wars and conflicts as well as the history of ideas related to peace. The module also covers the rise of the contemporary global world order and its consequences.
2\. The foundation of Peace and Conflict Studies (7.5 hp)
This module gives an introduction to the concepts and theories within peace and conflict studies as well as to the development of the discipline. Different experiences of organized violence are addressed.
3\. United Nations in Conflict Management (7.5 hp)
This module gives an overview of the different functions, mechanisms, and conditions of public international law during and after international armed conflicts. The module gives an introduction to the United Nations’ role and challenges as the upholder of international peace and security in the contemporary international system.
4\. Enemy Images (7.5 hp)
This module concerns enemy images and how they can be used to justify war. In addition, the module addresses how they arise and are reproduced. Lastly, the module discusses their consequences and how they can be counteracted.
Syllabus and course literature
You can find a list of literature in the syllabus, along with other details about the course.
Entry requirements and selection
Entry requirements
General entry requirements + Civics 1b or Civics 1a1 +1a2 and English 6.
Selection
Upper secondary grades 66%, Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) 34%
Course literature
Course evaluation
Malmö University provides students who participate in, or who have completed a course, with the opportunity to express their opinions and describe their experiences of the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarise the results of course evaluations. The University will also inform participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures taken in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).
