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Specialisation Training Course

Conflict Analysis & Conflict Sensitivity

4 November 2013 - 7 November 2013
Greater London, United Kingdom

Course Aim

The aim of the course is to enable participants to use their skills, competencies and experience to conduct a conflict analysis and to devise conflict sensitive approaches to civilian crisis management.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain the relevance of concepts such as peace, conflict and violence to civilian crisis management;
  2. Conduct a conflict analysis;
  3. Describe the key principles underpinning the conflict-sensitive approach;
  4. Explain the relationship between conflict analysis and conflict sensitivity;
  5. Devise conflict sensitive approaches to issues faced in civilian crisis management;
  6. Identify the benefits and limitations of the conflict-sensitive approach.

Course Outline

The course will cover the following core topics:

  • Conflict sensitivity in civilian crisis management;
  • Key concepts: peace, conflict, violence;
  • Evolving nature of civilian crisis management;
  • Conflict analysis tools and methodologies;
  • Conflict sensitivity principles and practice;
  • Skills and competencies for conflict sensitivity.

Course content will be customised to fit the learning needs of participants as identified through a training needs assessment questionnaire.

Methodology

This residential course will use experiential learning and reflection to develop the skills, knowledge and competencies of participants with regard to conflict analysis and conflict sensitivity. The course methodology will use the breadth and depth of experience among participants and course facilitators to reach a shared understanding of how conflict analysis and conflict sensitivity approaches can be used most effectively.

The course focus will be on ‘learning by doing’ and supporting learning activities with current theory, policy and practice discourse on the key concepts and principles underpinning conflict analysis and conflict sensitivity. Participants will be selected on the basis of relevant field experience and English language competency (since the course will be delivered in English). There will be a maximum of 22 participants.

Implementing Partners

Lead implementing body: International Alert (Alert), United Kingdom.

Other partner implementing bodies: Centre for European Perspective (CEP), Slovenia.

ENTRi Certification

This course has been certified by ENTRi. For more information on the ENTRi certification process, please click here.

Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR)Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute (BDI)Centre for European Perspective (CEP)Netherlands Institute of International Relations ClingendaelCrisis Management Centre (CMC)Royal Institute for International Relations (Egmont)L'École Nationale d'Administration (ENA)Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA)Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (SSSUP)Swiss Expert Pool for Civilian Peace Building (SEP)Stabilisation Unit (SU)Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF)