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Peace psychology plays a vital role in understanding violence - from domestic abuse and community violence, to war and genocide. This unit examines how psychological processes, both cognitive and emotional, individual and collective, combine with external factors such as socioeconomic injustice and discrimination in causing violence. We explore how these psychological insights can help prevent and resolve violent conflicts, by developing approaches to peacemaking and peacebuilding which address psychological needs and fears and which focus on attaining "peace of mind".
2 hours per week equivalent intensive during the period 2 January - 7 June
Class participation (15%); personal reflection exercise of 1500 words (25%); essay of 4000 words (60%).
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