Le Centre d'études et de recherches internationales (CÉRIUM) a pour mission de favoriser le développement des connaissances sur les questions internationales. Cette mission s'accomplit à travers des activités de recherche, de formation et de rayonnement.

Peace Operations : Manufacturing Peace

from Tuesday 7 July to Sunday 12 July 2009
  3 juillet 2009

Geography of Armed Conflicts : Increasing Tensions Between States and Wars in 2009

The course will present an overview of the global geopolitical situation, the main threats to human development and the factors that drive armed conflicts.

The course will deal with the following themes :

1) The state of the world in 2009 (governance, economy, environment and societies) ;

2) The geography of conflict in 2009 ;

3) Global threats (climate change, competition for resources, marginalization of the majority of the world’s population and the process of global militarization) ;

4) Aggravating factors (imperialism, weakening of the U.N. system, a shift in universal values, the priority placed on productivity and the concentration of power and wealth).

Future perspectives/priorities for ensuring humanity’s security

1) Climate change (causes and consequences)

2) From the paradigm of security acquired through force toward "sustainable" security

• The sharing of resources ;

• Measures to counter global climate warming ;

• The struggle against poverty and hunger ;

• A better understanding of the roots of international terrorism ;

Lecturer :

Jules Dufour, Ph.D.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

 

Lecturer :

Jules Dufour, Ph.D.
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Peace Operations : Manufacturing Peace
  • Peace Operations : Manufacturing Peace

    from Tuesday 7 July to Sunday 12 July 2009
  • Electronic poster

  • Summer School’s poster - pdf

  • Schedule

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  • Syllabus for credited students

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  • Readings

  • 3 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    Geography of Armed Conflicts : Increasing Tensions Between States and Wars in 2009

  • 3 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    Case Study : The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

  • 4 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    Pillage of Natural Resources

  • 4 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    Case Study : The African Great Lakes Region

  • 7 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    The Changing Face of Peacekeeping

  • 7 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    The UN Doctrine on Peacekeeping

  • 8 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    The UN and Peace Operations : Analysis of the Diplomatic and Political Processes

  • 8 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    The Use of Force in Peace Operations

  • 9 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    Multidimensional Operations

  • 9 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    Technical Difficulties in Implementing Peace Operations

  • 10 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    Peacebuilding

  • 10 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    Gender and Peace Operations : Better Understanding for More Effective Action

  • 11 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    Responsibility to Protect

  • 11 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    Canada and Peacekeeping

  • 12 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    Regional Security and Regionalization of Peace Operations

  • 12 juillet 2009
    Summer Schools 2009

    Round table : Does the UN still have its raison d’être ?

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