Conflict Management in the Balkans

University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
3 - 24 July 2010 (tentative dates)

The Conflict Management Program in Slovenia offers a unique opportunity to examine past conflicts in the Balkans and their consequences firsthand. What lessons can be learned for future conflict management? Within the program, special emphasis is placed on the role of foreign intervention, the contribution of political and economic transformation to both conflict and peace, and the power of conflict prevention and resolution.

One course (3 US/6 ECTS credits):
• Conflict Seminar: This required series of lectures and site visits will examine the history of conflict in the Balkans, the disintegration of Yugoslavia, the role of foreign intervention, the Dayton Peace Accord and its aftermath, political and economic transformation, and the experience of conflict management in the Balkans.

Language of Instruction: English.

Features:

Study tour across former Yugoslavia to visit key sites affected by the Balkan wars of the ‘90s. These locations may include Vukovar, Osijek, Ilok, Brčko, Tuzla, Sarajevo, Mostar, Split, Knin and Plitvice. Sites include: war memorials, NATO/EUFOR military base, local OSCE offices, mass graves, cemeteries, demining organizations & historically relevant places.
Students meet with eminent academics, representatives from NATO, UN, OSCE and other key intergovernmental organisations, local experts and common people who will share their testimony regarding what happened, why, and its lasting effects.
Students can also take advantage of official United Nations short courses (for additional fees).

Accommodations: Residence hall.

Student Qualifications: Minimum 3.0 GPA or higher. Open to postgraduate students worldwide, though selected undergraduate students may also qualify as well as professionals working in fields related to conflict prevention, management and resolution. This program is ideal for students of international relations, political science, Slavic studies, or anyone interested in peace and justice.

Application Procedure & Deadline:
• We accept your home campus study abroad application, recommendations & transcript(s) you require your students to submit, and a copy of the student's résumé.

• Deadline: 1 March

Cost: All transport, accommodation, breakfast costs and guest lecture fees for study tour are included as part of your program fee. Please contact us for program fees.