Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Online
Module Offerings
7504BCIRDL-SEP-PAR
Aims
1. To engage with both political science and historical approaches to the study of warfare in contemporary Africa.
2. To consider the nature of international interventions in African wars.
3. To consider the dilemmas of post-conflict agendas of justice and reconciliation.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically evaluate the causes and character of conflicts in contemporary African history
2.
Apply theoretical models to specific case studies of wars, and evaluate their utility
3.
Evaluate the success or failures of peace-making, peace-building and post-conflict justice and reconciliation initiatives.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
The module will open with a discussion of the historical context for the African wars of the 1990s and beyond, in particular the end of the Cold War and the rise of neoliberalism. It will then deal with a range of case studies of conflict; Liberia and Sierra Leone; Rwandan genocide; Congo; Somalia; Uganda. Finally the module will consider the tensions between achieving justice and reconciliation in post-conflict societies, using Rwanda and South Africa as key case studies.
The module will open with a discussion of the historical context for the African wars of the 1990s and beyond, in particular the end of the Cold War and the rise of neoliberalism. It will then deal with a range of case studies of conflict; Liberia and Sierra Leone; Rwandan genocide; Congo; Somalia; Uganda. Finally the module will consider the tensions between achieving justice and reconciliation in post-conflict societies, using Rwanda and South Africa as key case studies.
Assessments
Presentation
Essay