Dr. English's research explores the interaction between people and social structures, specifically the formation and maintenance of violence-generating ideologies and systems, as well as opportunities and strategies to address conflict through nonviolent means.
COMM 3700 - Communication and Conflict Management
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Summer 2019
Examines interdisciplinary concepts and theories enabling students to better understand different types of conflict, sources of conflict, and communication patterns that serve to create, maintain and transform conflict. Teaches practical skills in conflict management areas such as bargaining, facilitation, mediation and negotiation. Same as PACS 3700.
PACS 2500 - Introduction to Peace, Conflict and Security Studies
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Introduces the related fields of peace, conflict and security studies. Examines causes and dynamics of conflict and violence (interpersonal to global). Examines theory and research concerning peace movements, conflict resolution and security institutions. Explores career options in related fields.
PACS 3700 - Communication and Conflict Management
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024
Examines interdisciplinary concepts and theories enabling students to better understand different types of conflict, sources of conflict, and communication patterns that serve to create, maintain and transform conflict. Teaches practical skills in conflict management areas such as bargaining, facilitation, mediation and negotiation. Recommended prerequisite: PACS 2500. Same as COMM 3700.
PACS 3850 - International Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
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Spring 2020 / Summer 2020 / Spring 2021 / Summer 2021 / Spring 2022 / Summer 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Spring 2024 / Summer 2024
Provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of international conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Provides tools for analyzing and intervening in contemporary manifestations of violent social conflict. Argues for an approach to international affairs rooted in more nuanced understandings of the nature of violent conflict and its dynamics. Bases the quest to build sustainable peace not on military supremacy or coercive diplomacy, but rather the ability of states and peoples to work collaboratively to develop mutually beneficial solutions aimed at the satisfaction of basic needs, collective security, political representation, and respect for human dignity. Explores how international conflicts are mitigated, contained, and resolved through processes such as DDR (disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration), citizen diplomacy, and reconciliation. Recommended prerequisite: PACS 2500. Same as IAFS 3850.
PACS 3860 - Environmental Conflict and Conflict Resolution
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Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
This course focuses on the environment as a source of conflict in international and intranational contexts. Considers natural resource scarcity and extraction as causes of conflict and violence, the growing phenomenon of climate-change-induced migration, as well as the effects of war on the environment. Prospects for conflict intervention involving multiparty stakeholders, international cooperation, and environmentally sustainable development practices are explored as methods for resolving these situations.
PACS 3870 - Nonviolent Civil Resistance: Movements and Strategies
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Fall 2024
Explores the development of nonviolent practices for creating social change. Examines cases from around the globe, both historical and contemporary, to understand the reasons actors form social movements, as well choices in tactics and strategies associated with nonviolent civil resistance to achieve their aims. Special attention is paid to the relationship between community organizing, social movement activism, and nonviolent revolution. Recommended prerequisite: PACS 2500.
PACS 4500 - Senior Seminar: Research in Conflict Contexts
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Course prepares students interested in working in the field of peace, conflict, and security studies with necessary research skills to navigate conflict contexts and collaborate with conflict-affected populations. Students conduct in-depth research projects, and develop data collection and analysis skills, specifically focusing on interviews, surveys, and secondary sources. Emphasizes use of critical thinking skills in writing, presentations, and class discussion, as well as explores ethical considerations faced in conflict zones. Recommended prerequisite course of PACS 2500, PACS 3700, PACS 3850, or PACS 3860 (minimum grade C-).
