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    Overview

    Examines conflict issues in the Pacific from a peace and conflict perspective, discussing these conflicts through three types of violence – direct violence, cultural violence and structural violence.

    This paper examines conflict issues in the Pacific from a peace and conflict perspective, discussing these conflicts through three types of violence – direct violence, cultural violence and structural violence.

    About this paper

    Paper title Peace and Conflict in the Pacific
    Subject Pacific Islands Studies
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Not offered in 2024 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $981.75
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    18 200-level PACI points (may be substituted with ANTH, GEND, GEOG, HIST, INDV, MAOR or MFCO, contact the Department to discuss)
    Schedule C
    Arts and Music
    Notes
    May not be credited with PACI 310 completed in 2019 and 2021.
    Contact

    tetumu@otago.ac.nz

    Ph: (03) 479 8674

    Teaching staff

    To be advised when the paper is next offered.

    Paper Structure

    The paper is examines conflicts in Melanesia, Polynesia and contemporary issues impacting the Pacific.

    Textbooks

    All readings will be provided on Blackboard.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised

    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Research, Communication, Self-motivation.
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    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete the paper will:

    • Define and recognize the different conflicts in the Pacific region
    • Demonstrate an expanded understanding of the causes of conflicts in the Pacific and their respective reconciliation processes
    • Identify and relate key contributors and causes of the conflicts in the Pacific to current social, political and economic factors in the Pacific
    • Identify the strengths as well as potential weaknesses or inconsistencies in the literature and discussion on conflicts in the Pacific, through arguments and analysis
    • Articulate verbally the causes of conflicts in the Pacific as well as their reconciliation processes
    • Research and critically examine conflicts in the Pacific and reconciliations processes

    Timetable

    Not offered in 2024

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    None
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