| UPEACE/Geneva
eNews - May 2003 |
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The Geneva Office of the University for Peace, and henceforth the coordinating office for the Africa programme, has moved to a new location with expanded facilities in order to accommodate the increasing number of activities which are being coordinated out of our European base. As of the first of April 2003, our contact details changed to the following: University
for Peace
New Master's Degree in International Peace Studies The core programme at UPEACE, the Master's degree in International Peace Studies will be initiated in September 2003. It requires three terms, through August 2004. The Master's Programme in International Peace Studies is designed to broaden the base of knowledge of the students so that they will achieve a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the major issues in the field of peace and conflict studies. It will challenge the students increasingly to undertake their own research and to develop their own capacities for critical analysis of complex issues. It will also provide the students with a global perspective and the ethical foundations to confront the emerging issues affecting peace and security in coming years.The Programme is intensive. It will be accomplished in three terms: from September to December 2003; from January to May 2004; and from June to August 2004. The Programme includes a number of compulsory courses, a major specialisation and an elective, for a total of 46 credits. To provide students with a degree of flexibility, specialisations are offered on two major issues affecting peace and security: Economic Development and Peace or Environmental Security. Each student, on applying for the Master's Programme, must specify which of these two specialisations he/she wishes to follow. Application deadline for class 2003-2004 is May 30, 2003. The complete course description, admission requirements, and online application are available on the UPEACE web site or you may contact the university directly at the following address:Dean
for Academic Administration
The
Master of Arts in Gender
and Peace Building is a three-semester programme that has been designed
to support women and men who participate in social, economic and political
processes of change and who are interested in key issues of gender and
peace building. In addition, the degree responds to the demands and
challenges faced by students continuing their education and by mid-career
professionals working in government, multi-lateral or bi-lateral institutions,
non-governmental organizations and private enterprises. Overall, the
programme aims to involve men and women in the processes of peace with
the clear understanding that conflict, violence and war have a variety
of impacts upon men and women that, while comparable, are not the same.
Objectives of the programme
The Master's
Degree is presented in English, and all reading and writing materials
are given in English. Dean
for Academic Administration
A
book by Mary King, professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at UPEACE
entitled "Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr: The Power
of Nonviolent Action", originally published by UNESCO in
Paris in 1999, has just been brought out in India at attractive price.
The book covers nine contemporary nonviolent movements and, along
the way, gives an introduction to the theories and methods of nonviolent
struggle. The book was reviewed in the Indian newspaper The
Pioneer, on 21 March 2003, by the journalist Ashok Patnaik. The
book may be ordered from the New Delhi publishers by air mailing a
Banker's Cheque in favour of Mehta Publisher, for US$29, which includes
the hardback book: US$20, less discount US$2, plus US$11 (air mail
charges), for a total of US$29. The book will be delivered in a maximum
of ten days from receipt of the order. The cheque may be air mailed
to: Mehta
Publisher Mehta House A-16, Naraina II
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