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Lecture Plan PHMW 2008
All the lectures of this elective module are consecutively held in the week February 18-22, 2008. Students are requested to participate fully in this intensive teaching week, and to prepare the different topics in advance.
Place:
Mornings: Auditorium, Centre for Peace Studies, Lower Pavilion
Afternoons: Seminar room 1.323, Teorifagbygget house 1
(TEO-H1 1.323)
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Monday 18 February 2008
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09.15-09.30
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Opening of the teaching week
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Knut Holtedahl, Univ of Tromsø
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09.30-10.45
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Course introduction: Peace studies in a nutshell
Basic concepts of peace, conflict, violence and health. Exercises in
conflict analysis.
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Klaus Melf, SIH
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10.45-11.00
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Break
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11.00-12.30
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Medical assets for peace and conflict work
Peace-health interaction: values, opportunities and
strategies. Infections and war. Conflicts and defence in biology.
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Knut Holtedahl
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12.30-13.30
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Lunch
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13.30-16.00
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Concept and practice of medical peace work
The link between peace and health. Preventive and
curative approaches to violence. Mechanisms of peace-health work. Group work,
exercises.
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Klaus Melf
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Tuesday 19 February 2008
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09.15-10.45
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Culture sensitivity
Intercultural communication, dialogue, respect for
other cultures and knowledge traditions. Tools for peace and health work
abroad and in Norway.
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Rachel Issa Djesa, North/South Coalition, UiT
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10.45-11.00
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Break
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11.00-12.30
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Non-violent communication as applied peace philosophy
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Thor Eirik Eriksen, UNN
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12.30-13.30
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Lunch
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13.30-16.00
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Non-violent communication in practice: Mediation, conflict
transformation and self-empowerment
How to speak with honesty and listen empathically.
Experiential exercises.
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Thor
Eirik Eriksen and Klaus Melf
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Wednesday 20 February 2008
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08.30-10.30
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Access to essential
medicines and human rights
The challenge of drug patents and pricing in the global market.
Priorities in health research.
Incl. film “Access to essential medicines”
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Kirsten Myhr,
Ullevål Univ Hospital, Oslo
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10.30-11.00
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Break
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11.00-12.30
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Root causes of conflicts
Addressing social,
economic and environmental determinants of ill-health and violence
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Mike Rowson, University College London
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12.30-13.30
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Lunch
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13.30-16.00
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Health advocacy and peace promotion
Social change through
data-to-policy work: techniques and dilemmas.
Case study and group
discussions on the health effects of the war on Iraq
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Mike Rowson
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Thursday 21 February 2008
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08.30-10.00
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Structural violence, human rights and health: Medical ethics at risk?
How discrimination, stigmatization and
marginalization harm people, and compromise the health sector.
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Anna
Luise Kirkengen, Univ of Tromsø
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10.00-10.30
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Course logistics and exam
information
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Klaus Melf
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10.30-11.00
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Break
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11.00-12.30
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International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Protection of civilians during armed conflict
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Hanna Mollan, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oslo
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12.30-13.30
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Lunch
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13.30-16.00
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Roles and dilemmas of health professionals in armed conflicts
The potential for health
diplomacy, joint medical problem solving, de-escalation
and peace building.
Case examples / group work: Kosovo, Darfur
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Morten Skandfer, UNN &
Hanna Mollan
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16.00-16.30
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Break
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16.30-20.00
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Culture evening with film and international dinner
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SIH
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Friday 22 February 2008
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09.15-10.45
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Primary prevention of war and violence
How health professionals
work for disarmament and arms control
Case study: IPPNW
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Caecilie Buhmann, IPPNW, Danmark
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10.45-11.00
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Break
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11.00-12.30
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How aid can contribute to peace or war
Investigating the link
between aid and conflict. Key concepts of the Do No Harm methodology.
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Veslemøy
Ask, Norwegian Church
Aid, Oslo
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12.30-13.30
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Lunch
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13.30-15.30
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Do no harm or do less harm?
Providing humanitarian assistance in
the context of violent conflict – the challenges of conflict sensitive
programming.
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Veslemøy
Ask
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15.30-16.00
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Closure of the teaching week and evaluation
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Klaus Melf
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