Peace Studies - MPCT 305

Practical Information
Specialization course, spring 2003 (module 305): 20 Credits

Coordinator: Associate Professor, Ragnhild Dybdahl, Department of Psychology, University of Tromsø.

Participants: Peace students, open for all interested students and experts.

Teaching: Lectures with Q/A, discussion or seminars. Some topics will be treated as “all-day” interactive seminars. Teaching methods will include lectures, dialogues, group discussions and problem based approaches.

Readings:
Taipale, I. et al. (Eds.) (2002): War or Health? A Reader, Zed Books, London.

Total number of pages: 1 500 (100-150 pages per lecture/topic), including 300-400 pages on method.

Place: MH-bygget, room L7.117, but please note U8.121 on Thursday 24.04.

Programme
Monday 17.03
9.15 - 11:00 Morten Bremer Mærli: Effects and "collateral damages" of Nuclear, Radiological,
Chemical, Biological and other weapons.

12.15- 15:00 Morten Bremer Mærli: Prevention is the only cure: The way to nuclear disarmament.

Wednesday 19.03
09:15-10:00 Ragnhild Dybdahl: Introduction: Peace and health

10:15-12:00 Jon Øyvind Odland: Health effects of war and poverty.

13:15- 15.00 Ragnhild Dybdahl & Klaus Melf: Human Rights, codes and oath for peace and health. The need for ethics and guidelines in science, politics, and business.

Tuesday 08.04
9:15-12:00 Knut Holtedahl: Infectious diseases as a threat.What you should know about AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and diarrhoea.

13:15-15:00 Ragnhild Dybdahl: The psychological consequences of war. Trauma and recovery.

Thursday 10.04
10:15-14:00 Mads Gilbert: War, poverty and health care

Thursday 24.04
09:15-15:00 Per Isdal: The psychology of the aggressor.

Friday 25.04
9:15-12:00 Tom Andersen: Descriptions of reality determine peace or war- in therapy and everyday politics.

13:00-15:00 Jørgen Johansen & Tom Andersen: Health concepts as peace metaphors? - How can health science contribute to development of peace science?