Conflict Mapping & Peacebuilding Exercises | Global Diplomacy & Leadership Excellence

$800

Course Description:

This course equips participants with analytical tools and experiential methods to understand, map, and address violent conflict. Students will engage in interactive simulations, stakeholder analysis, and peacebuilding exercises to build skills in mediation, reconciliation, and post-conflict recovery. The course supports diplomats in fostering sustainable peace through systemic understanding and collaborative action.

Course Length:

6 weeks (36 total instructional hours)

Proficiency Level:

Advanced

Prerequisite:

Completion of a lower-intermediate ESL course or equivalent language proficiency

Course Objectives:

  • Define conflict mapping and its role in peacebuilding.
  • Analyze root causes, actors, and dynamics of conflict.
  • Construct conflict timelines and relationship maps.
  • Evaluate peacebuilding models and approaches.
  • Practice stakeholder engagement and interest analysis.
  • Apply mediation and dialogue techniques in simulations.
  • Design inclusive peacebuilding strategies.
  • Assess risks and resilience factors for peace processes.
  • Utilize visual tools for conflict transformation analysis.
  • Develop a conflict-sensitive strategy for diplomatic engagement.

Description

Unit 1: Foundations of Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding

Introduces theoretical foundations of conflict and peacebuilding.

Learning Objectives:
– Define conflict mapping and its role in peacebuilding.
– Analyze root causes, actors, and dynamics of conflict.

Content: Introduces theoretical foundations of conflict and peacebuilding.

Activity: Create a conflict map using a recent international dispute.

Assessment: Conflict map rubric and peer critique.

Unit 2: Conflict Mapping Tools: Timelines, Stakeholders, and Systems

Trains use of systems mapping and relational diagrams.

Learning Objectives:
– Analyze root causes, actors, and dynamics of conflict.
– Construct conflict timelines and relationship maps.

Content: Trains use of systems mapping and relational diagrams.

Activity: Build a timeline of escalation and de-escalation.

Assessment: Timeline accuracy and escalation analysis memo.

Unit 3: Power, Identity, and Root Cause Analysis

Explores deep-rooted factors including social, economic, and political dimensions.

Learning Objectives:
– Construct conflict timelines and relationship maps.
– Evaluate peacebuilding models and approaches.

Content: Explores deep-rooted factors including social, economic, and political dimensions.

Activity: Conduct a power analysis of actors in a conflict scenario.

Assessment: Power map review and strategic options reflection.

Unit 4: Dialogue, Mediation, and Reconciliation Approaches

Practices methods for conflict resolution and consensus-building.

Learning Objectives:
– Evaluate peacebuilding models and approaches.
– Practice stakeholder engagement and interest analysis.

Content: Practices methods for conflict resolution and consensus-building.

Activity: Participate in a mediation role-play with complex stakeholder interests.

Assessment: Mediation participation rubric and stakeholder feedback.

Unit 5: Designing Inclusive Peacebuilding Processes

Builds inclusive frameworks with local legitimacy and ownership.

Learning Objectives:
– Practice stakeholder engagement and interest analysis.
– Apply mediation and dialogue techniques in simulations.

Content: Builds inclusive frameworks with local legitimacy and ownership.

Activity: Draft a plan for inclusive dialogue in a fragile setting.

Assessment: Dialogue plan scoring guide.

Unit 6: Resilience, Prevention, and Early Warning Systems

Teaches risk analysis and prevention strategy design.

Learning Objectives:
– Apply mediation and dialogue techniques in simulations.
– Design inclusive peacebuilding strategies.

Content: Teaches risk analysis and prevention strategy design.

Activity: Design an early warning indicator dashboard.

Assessment: Dashboard tool functionality evaluation.

Unit 7: Conflict Sensitivity in Diplomatic Missions

Applies conflict-sensitive lenses to mission planning and outreach.

Learning Objectives:
– Design inclusive peacebuilding strategies.
– Assess risks and resilience factors for peace processes.

Content: Applies conflict-sensitive lenses to mission planning and outreach.

Activity: Audit a diplomatic program for conflict sensitivity.

Assessment: Conflict sensitivity audit and improvement memo.

Unit 8: Interactive Conflict Simulation and Peace Agreement Negotiation

Simulates a diplomatic negotiation in a conflict-affected context.

Learning Objectives:
– Assess risks and resilience factors for peace processes.
– Utilize visual tools for conflict transformation analysis.

Content: Simulates a diplomatic negotiation in a conflict-affected context.

Activity: Engage in full-scope conflict simulation and negotiation.

Assessment: Simulation performance assessment.

Unit 9: Visualization Tools for Conflict Transformation

Develops data visualizations to illustrate conflict dynamics.

Learning Objectives:
– Utilize visual tools for conflict transformation analysis.
– Develop a conflict-sensitive strategy for diplomatic engagement.

Content: Develops data visualizations to illustrate conflict dynamics.

Activity: Produce a data visualization for a conflict transformation process.

Assessment: Visualization clarity and narrative insight rubric.

Unit 10: Capstone: Conflict Mapping and Diplomatic Peace Strategy

Integrates all tools into a comprehensive strategy document.

Learning Objectives:
– Develop a conflict-sensitive strategy for diplomatic engagement.
– Define conflict mapping and its role in peacebuilding.

Content: Integrates all tools into a comprehensive strategy document.

Activity: Present a full peace strategy based on mapping analysis.

Assessment: Capstone strategy document and oral presentation.

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