Conflict Theory

Course aim

To introduce the participants to a wide range of discipline based ways in which “conflict” has been analysed in social science.

Course content

The nature of human nature; Hobbs; Spencer; Social Darwinism; Freud; Nietzsche; Behavioural approaches; Morton Deutsch; Alfi Cohn; Sociology of Conflict; Marx; Functionalism and Lewis Coser; Anthropology and Structural Functionalism, kinship analysis; Chagnon and ritual warfare; civil conflict and forms of reconciliation, the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission; culturally-based approaches to conflict.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	8 hours x 5 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, In-class group presentation, Reflective journal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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