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Dove in flight

Introduction to Peace Studies

Professor George Lopez, Ph.D.

Spring 2007

Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
University of Notre Dame

Course Structure: Two 75-minute classes per week

Prerequisites: None

Photo adapted from "War and Peace", 2006, courtesy of smile4camera.

Course Description

This course surveys: (1) the major causes of deadly conflict around the world; (2) various definitions of “peace” and the conditions under which it occurs and is sustained; and (3) the style and comparative success of various strategies such as building peace movements and nonviolent social change as ways to achieve peace.
University of Notre Dame, 2008, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. Lopez, G., Lopez, G. (2007, January 22). Introduction to Peace Studies. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/peace-studies/introduction-to-peace-studies. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Creative Commons License