Case Studies
In the DRC, conflict persists despite international aid and peacekeeping, revealing that military interventions alone fail to address deeper causes like ethnic tensions, political exclusion, and resource exploitation. According to Moore's typologies, this conflict includes which three types?
structural conflict, interest conflict, and identity conflict
This stage of peace process refers to the effort to maintain a negative peace and stop parties from devolving back into violence. May involved military enforcement of peace terms.
Peacekeeping.
This type of actor in a conflict includes groups like rebel militias, terrorist organizations, or multinational corporations.
Non state actors
This theory argues that war must be judged by moral standards and can only be justified if it meets specific ethical principles.
Just war theory
The UN-mediated ceasefire in 2022 halted direct fighting in Yemen but did not resolve root causes like sectarian divisions or economic inequality. What kind of peace is this?
Negative peace or Peacemaking stage of conflict resolution.
This term refers to the diplomatic efforts to bring hostile parties to an agreement, often before or during active conflic
Peacemaking
According to Paul Collier, this explanation for conflict suggests that combatants are motivated more by economic incentives than by justice or ideology.
"Greed" model of conflict (greed vs grievace)
This tradition claims that war requires no moral justification and should be guided purely by national interest and power politics.
Realpolitik (Realism)
In the conflict in Yemen, millions have suffered from famine and collapsed health systems—not from bombs, but from long-term systemic inequality and poverty. This form of violence, identified by Johan Galtung, is called what?
Structural violence
This type of actor, such as a neutral country, NGO, or IGO, can help mediate peace talks or provide humanitarian aid, but may lack enforcement power.
In Christopher Moore’s framework, conflict over misinformation, lack of access to data, or distorted facts is referred to as this.
Data conflict
According to just war theory, these two Latin terms refer to the conditions under which war is justified and the way war must be conducted ethically.
Jus ad bellum and jus in bello
In the Colombian conflict, the FARC said they wanted land redistribution, but they really sought political inclusion and justice for rural communities, because they needed to equality and civil rights for rural, poor Colombians. Which model was used to analyze the FARC?
PIN Model (Positions, Interests, Needs)
Through a realist perspective, which stage(s) of the peace process is possible and desireable?
Peacemaking and Peacekeeping **Bonus: Why?
When a government respects and protects civil, political, and economic rights, it strengthens public trust and moral authority. Which definitions of peace using Groff and Smokers model does this related to?
Feminist Peace. **Bonus: This is also a source of legitimacy!
One major criticism of just war theory is that this modern form of conflict, where civilian casualties are nearly unavoidable due to air strikes and urban warfare, makes this principle nearly impossible to uphold.
Jus in bello
The 2016 peace accord in Colombia focused not just on ending violence, but also on land reform, rural development, and reintegration of ex-combatants. Which stage in the peace process would this?
Peacebuilding ** Bonus - why? What other concepts connect with this example?
Used in the peacebuilding stage, this type of institution focuses on uncovering human rights abuses and promoting healing rather than punishment
Truth and reconciliation commissions
Achieving positive peace depends on improving quality of life through education, healthcare, and economic equity—which key concept is this most related to?
Development
The idea that leaders might have to violate moral principles—such as authorizing torture to prevent a terrorist attack—illustrates this ethical dilemma described by Michael Walzer.
Problem of "dirty hands"