PACS 4500 Senior Seminar in Peace and Conflict Studies Section 001 Guy Burgess

IPCC Adapting to Climate Change wg2/140330_pr_wgII_sp m_en.pdf

Lake Powell

The New Dust Bowl?

McCutchen tonpost.com/politic s/supreme-court- strikes-down-limits- on-federal- campaign- donations/2014/04/ 02/54e16c30-ba74- 11e3-9a05- c739f29ccb08_stor y.html?hpid=z1

Beyond Simple Definitions of Poverty ments/2014/april/Poverty Tracker_Spring14_3p.pdf

Impact of Globalization india.html?hp&rref=opinion

Rigging the Stock Market 04/01/ /on-a- rigged-wall-street- milliseconds-make-all- the-difference

Kony do-teenagers-still-care

New Tribalism inion2/277-75/22742-focus-the- new-tribalism

Selfie vs. Community

World Affairs Conference Next Week  No regular classes next  Instead, attend 2 World Affairs sessions related to conflict topics and include a write-up with your reading reflections.  Also, be prepared to talk about what you learned in class on April 15.  Everyone will also be required to attend a small group discussion, half class to talk about your projects. I will send out a schedule.

World Affairs Conference Suggested Sessions?

Next Week’s Schedule Tuesday, April 15 2:00-2:35 Alli Kyle Lindsey Brandy Emily Alexis Tuesday, April 15 2:40-3:15 Sarah Tanya Josh Stein Justin Emily Oliver Orphea Danyah Tuesday, April 17 2:00-2:35 Elizabeth Gavin James Andrew Tuesday, April 17 2:40-3:15 Elsa Dominic Marissa Katie Stella Joshua Pericas

Bring Project Challenges! Tuesday, April 15 2:00-2:35 Alli Kyle Lindsey Brandy Emily Alexis Tuesday, April 15 2:40-3:15 Sarah Tanya Josh Stein Justin Emily Oliver Orphea Danyah Tuesday, April 17 2:00-2:35 Elizabeth Gavin James Andrew Tuesday, April 17 2:40-3:15 Elsa Dominic Marissa Katie Stella Joshua Pericas

Intervention Concept Papers

Conflict Assessment Worksheet

Assessment Problems 1.Intolerable moral differences (requiring confrontation) 2.Tolerable moral differences (amenable to coexistence strategies) 3.Within ZOPA distributional conflict 4.Outside ZOPA distributional conflict 5.Status (pecking order) conflict 6.Identity conflict 7.Misunderstandings (well- intentioned) 8.Disinformation (deliberate) 9.Factual disagreements (well- intentioned) 10.Factual disagreements (deliberate) 11.Rightable wrongs 12.Unrightable wrongs 13.Escalation (beyond hate threshold) 14.Escalation (beyond violence threshold) 15.Missing negotiation channels 16.Missing positive vision 17.Kludgeocracy 18. Machiavellian tyrant 19. Unequal playing field 20. Adaptation to violence 21. Polarization 22. Disrespect and humiliation

Threaded Text

Mapping & the Sticker Shock Problem

Mapping / Adopt a Challenge

Think Globally Act Locally If you’re not part of the solution your part of the problem -- Eldridge Cleaver

Massively Parallel Peacebuilding

Specialization, Division of Labor

Directory-Oriented Approach

Focus on Incremental Improvements Pursue the Medical, Pathology Treatment Model Not a fruitless search for grand, utopian solutions

Core Issues Distributional Moral Status Identity Overlays

Overlay Problems Escalation Relationship Communication Collaboration Core

Week 9 Reading Reflection Topics De-escalation

Escalation Conflict Intensification Beginnings Out-Group Identity Worst Case Bias Victim Bias Grievances Enmity Reinforcement Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Recreational Complaint Tactical Choices Invincibility Illusion Tactical Escalation / Response Coalition Building/Polarization Rachets Sacrifice Trap Shame Trap Personalization Breakover Interpersonal Attack Unthinking Anger Violence Breakover Vengeance Self-Defense Feedback Loops

De-Escalation Strategies Portray Conflict Process as the Source of Evil and All Sides as Victim (e.g. Hiroshima) “Mistakes Were Made” Amnesty (?War Criminal Problem?) Initiate Cooling-off Periods Give Losers a Future They Can Live With (World War I vs. II Settlement) Trust Earning / Confidence Building (GRIT) Recognition that Escalation Strengthens Enemies as well as Friends No Response or Minimal Response to Provocation

De-Escalation Strategies Disarming Behavior to Break Stereotypes (Sadat) Pursue Cooperative Activities between Enemies Replace Negotiators Correct Other Overlay Problems Limit Misunderstandings Clarify Facts Pursue Fair Process Create Islands of Un-escalated Discourse Accurate Cost of Conflict Accounting

Charter for Compassion? 

The Meeting Place Justice Punish those that committed “unrightable”, “unspeakable” wrongs Truth Acknowledge the guilt, build a common history Peace Stop the fighting and killing (even if it means letting people “get away with it”) Mercy Stop the hate with forgiveness Lederach Trade-Offs

Week 10 Reading Reflection Topics Misunderstandings

Week 11 Reading Reflection Topics Relationships

Visioning Justice Punish those that committed “unrightable”, “unspeakable” wrongs Truth Acknowledge the guilt, build a common history Peace Stop the fighting and killing (even if it means letting people “get away with it”) Mercy Stop the hate with forgiveness Future Vision Imagining a positive future vision and a fair relationship Elise Boulding

Victim to Heroine

Mukhtaran Bibi / Mukhtār Mā'ī courage-of-mukhtar-mai.html