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Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Introduction to Peace Studies" in the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. 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.

Introduction to Peace Studies Professor George Lopez, Ph.D. 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, by smile4camera. Some rights reserved.

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.

Citation: Lopez, G., Lopez, G. (2007, January 22). Introduction to Peace Studies. Retrieved February 15, 2012, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/peace-studies/introduction-to-peace-studies.

University of Notre Dame, 2008, by the Contributing Authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.