The Peacebuilding Dilemma: a Crisis Intervention Simulation of Conflict Management in Cyprus

Take on the role of national and international organisations, develop your own role profile and sit at the negotiating table to develop a conflict solution for Cyprus. Students and lecturers from different countries are taking part in this innovative teaching project. You also have the opportunity to be part of it.

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Dear students,

You can take an exciting online course organized by the University in Marburg (Germany). More details are available in the attachment below. if you are interested, please contact me until Friday (29.03): magdalena.reksc@wsmip.uni.lodz.pl. Details bellow.

Kindest regards,

Magdalena Rekść

Peacebuilding and human rights are both essential for sustainable conflict transformation. However, there is often a fundamental dilemma as the dynamic interaction between these concepts is overlooked in conflict management. International organisations tend to shape their approach based on peacebuilding concepts, while national and regional (civil society) actors are informed by human rights discourses. In this unique online Crisis Intervention Simulation (CRIS), participants discover the challenges of managing conflicts in this area of tension by taking on the roles of international and national organisations.

This is the second pilot of the Erasmus+ project “Simulating Human Rights in Peacebuilding (SHARINPEACE)” with partners from Denmark, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and Serbia. The course concept was developed as an integral part of the project, and lecturers from the project consortium are involved in its implementation. Students from partner universities are also invited to participate in the course, including lectures and the negotiation simulation.

Time Frame
The event takes place online on Tuesdays from 16:00 to 18:00 CET. However, there is not a meeting every Tuesday. Please note the timetable. The simulation itself takes place for four hours on 02.07. and 04.07. from 14:00 to 18:00 CET.

16.04.: Introduction
23.04.: Peacebuilding and Human Rights: Challenging Relations
30.04.: Conflict Region: Overview
07.05.: International Interventions in Conflicts: NGOs and Their Roles in Peacebuilding
07.05.: Submission of the Videos (Organisations)
14.05.: Media Coverage: the Complexities of Contemporary Communication
11.06.: Submission of the Role Cards 
18.06.: Feedback on the Role Cards
02.07.: Simulation day #1
04.07.: Simulation day #2
09.07.: Debriefing