PHILOSOPHY
Through this interdisciplinary programme postgraduate students explore methods for promoting social justice, participating in advocacy work, causes of conflict and violence, approaches to resolve conflicts and violence, and practices to transform conflict and build peace. The Peace and Conflict Studies will deepen students understanding of the nature and dynamics of conflict as well as strategies for managing and transforming conflict into more positive relationships, sustainable peace, and just societies.
OBJECTIVES
The long-term objectives of the programme include the training of middle and advanced level human resources on the conflict issues and resolution of conflicts. Students explore many factors shaping human conflict, including the psychological, social, cultural, political, economic, biological, religious, and historical.