CPY 701 - Creating Cultures of Peace

Credit(s): 1-3
This course will explore theories, models, principles, and practices of peace building as pathways to social change. Students will examine the process of peace building as one of supporting systems, communities, and organizations in developing new sets of behaviors, norms, and structures whereby peace, justice, and nonviolence are the organizing principles of a new peace culture. The course will emphasize the importance of considering context, culture, and identities as well as structural and institutional factors in the process of peace work. Classroom simulations and experiential exercises are core elements of this course.