Module 1 – What are Non-state Actors and Why do They Matter for Peace?
After completing this module, you will:

Be able to explain, discuss and use key concepts in on the role of states and non-state actors in international relations
Understand the impact of negative and positive non-state actors
Have command of the foundations of feminist international relations, in particular the public-private divide
Have an understanding of the role of spaces and places in peacebuilding

Module 2 - The Concept of Gender and Gender Roles during Conflicts
After completing this module, you will:

Be able to explain, discuss and use key concepts in the theory and practice of gender and conflicts, in particular that of gender and of gender roles
Understand how gender roles and identities evolve during conflict and post-conflict periods
Understand how masculinity and femininity work in times of conflict and war to create soldiers, combatants and support among the civilian population
Be able to draw on a variety of sources of information on international conflicts and gender issues, including online resources.

Module 3 – Intersectionality and Intervention
After completing this module, you will:

Have a command of key concepts of intersectionality and its foundations;
Have an understanding of the background of ISAF’s operations in Afghanistan;
Understand how the absence of an intersectional approach shaped western engagements in Afghanistan;
Be able to explain how (the lack of) gendered perspectives shaped western efforts in Afghanistan

Module 4 - Bodies and Embodiment in Peace and Conflict
After completing this module, you will:

be able to identify the relationship between wars, violence, peace and bodies
Understand how ethnicity and power relations are produced and reproduced through gendered bodies
Have explored how what bodies experience during violent conflicts impact the post-conflict period, and in particular reconciliation processes
Understand how bodies and embodiment play a central role in peacebuilding.

Module 5 – Understanding and engaging with “the local”
After completing this module, you will:

Have a command of the concept of “the local” and its significance in peacebuilding
Be able to recognize and analyze the potential of spoilers affecting peace processes
Be familiar with UNSCR 1325 and its importance in bringing attention to the local
Have gained familiarity with peace processes in Burundi and Colombia

Karlos Pérez de Armiño

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