授業科目名 年度 学期 開講曜日・時限 学部・研究科 全担当教員 単位数
15324:IR18‐CA201 Bridge to International StudiesⅠ(Order & Peace/Administration)(RC) § 15325:IR-CA201 英語・国際研究Ⅰ(国際秩序平和)(RC) 2022 春セメスター 火2 国際関係学部 シュトラウマン 千里 2

キャンパス

衣笠

授業施設

諒友館RY308号教室

授業で利用する言語

English

授業の概要と方法

"There Is No Way to Peace, Peace Is the Way", A. J. Muste

At the World Summit in 2005, world leaders reached agreement on the “Responsibility to Protect (often referred as R2P)” initiative to protect people from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. It states, “Each individual State has the responsibility to protect its populations… through appropriate and necessary means,” and “The international community, through the United Nations, also has the responsibility to use appropriate diplomatic, humanitarian and other peaceful means, in accordance with Chapters VI and VIII of the Charter, to help protect populations”. However, more tensions and conflicts in different parts of the world are happening.

This course explores the reasons for the continuing prevalence of war and violence and seeks to understand how we might build a more peaceful world. It aims to introduce students to the knowledge which has been accumulated in the field of peace studies, for example, analyzing historical and political background to understand the reasons behind the war or understanding the past events are still detectable. Ultimately this course will lead up to the essential questions, such as; What is peace?, What is justice?, What does it take to create peace?, Can nations change?

This course requires students to be the "active learner", and they will be continually challenged to think for themselves; How do you think we can manage conflict, what is your own responsibility, what is the best way for you to help personally?

受講生の到達目標

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. lean about the rational for war, peace, justice, and non-violence
2. recognize the various definitions of ‘peace’
3. understand the challenges we face in securing peace
4. apply the learnings to global and local current events and personal peace practice and experience
5. try to think about the answers for the following questions:
         - How do you think we can manage conflict?
         - What is your own responsibility?
         - What is the best way for you to help personally?
         - Can nations change?

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授業スケジュール

授業回数/
担当教員（複数担当の場合） 		テーマ
キーワード・文献・補足事項等
1

Introduction to the course and overview of the syllabus
What’s Peace Studies? Why Peace Studies?

Overview and explanation of the course - reading assignment, presentation assignment, & writing assignment

2

Definition of Peace, Measuring peace
Eastern concepts and Judeo-Christian concepts

Peace Index and analysis
Extension activities

3

Positive vs. Negative Peace
The Role of Structural Violence

Discussion about John Galtung's discipline of peace and conflict studies
Extension activities

4

Achieving Positive Peace
Review I

Extension activities

5

Social justice - Peace and Justice

Is war justifiable?
Extension activities

6

The peace-war continuum
Biological justification for war

Justifiable or simply catastrophic?
Extension activities

7

Social and political justifications for war
Review II

Reflection paper: Thoughtful Interaction - draft peer review
- Bring Reflection paper hard copy for in-class peer review session

8

The conservative viewpoint
The liberal viewpoint

Compare and contrast viewpoints
Extension activities

9

The radical leftist viewpoint

Discussion: some Progressive and Leftist viewpoints
Extension activities

10

Is war inevitable?
Can nations change?

Discussion: Peace-war behavior
Extension activities

11

Japan’s role in WW2; The battle of Okinawa; Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Discussion: Peace Declarations from Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Extension activities

12

Is peace studies politically and ideologically motivated?

Discussion: Is Peace Studies neutral? Critique of peace studies
Extension activities

13

Is Peace study redundant?
The nature and function of conflict

Discussion: How to promote peace
Extension activities

14

Students presentations

Details: TBA

15

Summary
Future directions in conflict and peace studies

Discussion: The current state of Peace Studies and challenges for the future
Extension activities

授業実施形態

[BCP Level 1 or 2]
・In principle, all 15 weeks (15 classes for once a week course, 30 classes for twice a week course) will be face-to-face.
・When a student is unable to attend face-to-face classes due to any of the following conditions, web-based follow-up will be provided for all classes. Students who fall under this category should notify their instructor by the first class.
 
[Conditions for web-based follow-up]
(1) When a student has a pre-existing condition/underlying health condition.
(2) When it is difficult for a student to commute to university due to concerns over putting cohabiting
family members at risk.
(3) When a student is unable to enter Japan due to international travel restrictions.
(4) Other valid reasons when a student has been impacted by COVID-19 and is under an unavoidable situation for which they are not responsible for.
 
 
[BCP Level 3 or 4]
・All 15 weeks (15 or 30 classes) will be web-based (Live-Streamed, using ZOOM): 15 or 30 ZOOM live-streamed lectures at the designated class hours/periods (i.e., 15 live-streamed classes for the once-a-week courses; 30 live-streamed classes for the twice-a-week courses).
 
※For more information on Ritsumeikan University's BCP Level, please refer to the following URL, Point No.1 “Measures to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).”
http://en.ritsumei.ac.jp/news/detail/?id=475

授業外学習の指示

The Sustainable Development Goals #16 states that “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.” There are many important issues in peace studies.
Keep being interested in learning and finding out the realities around you and consciously thinking about how to develop a more peaceful culture and develop inner peace.

成績評価方法

種別 割合(%) 評価基準等
定期試験（筆記）

レポート試験
（統一締切日を締切とするレポート）

上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価
（日常的な授業における取組状況の評価）		 100

Participation-Discussion 20%
Weekly journal writing (10 @3% each) 30%
Reflection paper 20%
Final presentation and paper 30%

成績評価方法(備考)

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

(1) Be responsible for your owning learning (Responsibility/Self Management);
(2) Keep up with the assignments and do not fall behind (Meeting the deadline/Time Management)
(3) Read (understand) the designated readings in the textbook thoroughly (Preview).
(4) Make vocabulary notes and terminology notes (Organizing Skills).
(5) Make notes on quotes that you do not understand, and form questions or explain why you find it difficult to understand or unsure in 2-3 sentences. (Preview, Critical Thinking Skills)
(6) Type/copy quotes from the reading that either you are interested or you really disagree with. (Critical Thinking Skills, Academic Communication Skills)

教科書

書名 著者 出版社 ISBNコード 備考
Introduction to Peace Studies: The Meaning of Peace David P. Barash, Kyoko Okumura and Aiko Saito (Ed.) The Eihōsha Ltd 978-4-269-12111-9

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考書

書名 著者 出版社 ISBNコード 備考
The Little Book of Peacebuilding: A vision and framework for peace with justice Lisa Schirch Good Books; Original edition 978-1561484270
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life Thich Nhat Hanh Bantam; Reissue edition 978-0553351392
Peace: A Very Short Introduction Oliver P. Richmond Oxford University Press 078-0-19-965600-4
Peace by Peaceful Means: Peace and Conflict, Development and Civilization Johan Galtung Sage Publications 0-8039-7510-4-2
Basic Stems to Write Research Papers David Kluge, Matthew Taylor Cengage Learning ELT 978-4-86312-308-3

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

  

参考になるwwwページ

授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法

manaba+R,学生との直接対話,その他(教員より別途指示）

備考

Note: This syllabus is subject to change based on the needs of the class.
【科目ナンバリング・カリキュラムマップはこちらから/Click here to see the Curriculum-Map and Course-Numbering】
URL:http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp//students/pathways-future/course/curriculum.html