Peace and Conflict Studies
Journal Writing and Sharing
 Journal Prompt: What is a major conflict that you
can remember in your life time? It can be personal
or related to politics or other kinds of conflict.
 You will have 7 minutes to write, then you can share
with your group.
Bob Marley
 Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley, (6 February 1945 – 11 May
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1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician best
known for his Reggae records.
He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska,
rocksteady and reggae bands
Marley remains the most widely known and the best-selling
performer of reggae music, having sold more than 75
million albums worldwide.[1]
He is also credited with helping spread both Jamaican
music and the Rastafari movement to a worldwide
audience.[2]
Marley's music was heavily influenced by the social issues
of his homeland, and he gave voice to the specific political
and cultural situations of Jamaica
 Trenchtown: poor part of Kingston, the
capital of Jamaica
 Jah: Poetic and Biblical name of God
(Found in the King James version)
 http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5NW-GmB2qpw
Group 1 Presentation of Chapter 3
Some Points: Chapter 3
 Terrorism Versus Counterterrorism
Terrorism used as a form of
physical and psychological
warfare of the civilian to seek a
response by a government
Difference between “terrorist”
and “freedom fighter”
 TFA versus TFB
Some questions raised…
Different Sects of Islam
Islam a religion of “peace” or
“war?”
“jihad” = “holy war”
Muslims versus those who
are not
TFA
 TFA often unknown to the general public (unless it’s
happening in that particular country)
 Example: School of the Americas
 Now called:
 The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security
Cooperation (WHINSEC), formerly known as the US Army
School of the Americas, is a United States Department of
Defense Institute located at Fort Benning, Georgia
 provides military training to government personnel of Latin
American countries
 The school was founded in 1946 and from 1961 was
assigned the specific goal of teaching "anti-communist
counterinsurgency training,"
 In this period, it educated several Latin American dictators,
generations of their military and, during the 1980s,
included the uses of torture in its curriculum
Every November…
Questions for Discussion
 Choose a leader, reporter and recorder (25 minutes)
 Discuss:
1.
What definitions of terrorism from the reading do you think
are most appropriate? Why? Are they different from what
you thought terrorism was?
2.
Do you think TFA or TFB is worse? Or are they comparable?
Explain.
3.
Why do you think people become “terrorists?” How can this
be prevented?
4.
The reading mentions a possible counterterrorism response
may be to give the UN more power to negotiate instead of
violence. Can you think of another possible non-violent
response to terrorism?
Research Paper Proposals
I will collect your proposals
now
Any questions regarding the
research paper can be asked
at this time
Midterm Exam: Study Guide
 Review all readings (except the Correspondence
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between Freud and Einstein)
Questions will be multiple choice based and short
response based
Questions based on concepts and theories from the
readings and lectures will be included
Be prepared to give some examples (from the
readings) to support your answers
Some questions from the 2 films
You can use an electronic or book dictionary but no
smart phones will be allowed.
Midterm: Wednesday,
October 23rd at 1:30 – 2:45
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In-Class Monday October 21
You can come to class if you
have any questions but you
are not required to come.
Reading for Wednesday
 Reasons for Wars: Pages 91 - 118