• To distinguish between types of physical violence and their narrative construction. How violence contributes to collective identity formation.
• How conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence (CRSV) became acknowledged internationally.
• The theoretical basics of Restorative Justice.
• The gendered nature of violence in South Africa during Apartheid.
• How Peacekeeping works and how it is a gendered practice.
• The ins and outs of normative and policy frameworks on gender, peace and security.

Week 1: The course begins by introducing learners to different kinds of violence in armed conflict, noting how the notion of narrative construction is an important theoretical tool for understanding violence in global contexts.

Week 2: Here you will learn about the political events that eventually led to the global acknowledgement and condemnation of sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict.

Week 3: A brief introduction to the concept of Restorative Justice. Instructors will ask learners to consider how societies and communities move on from experiences of collective trauma.

Week: 4: The historical example of Apartheid in South Africa will be used a major case study to examine different types of gendered conflict-related violence and repression, as well as restorative measures in a post-conflict context.

Week 5: Following from the notion of post-conflict development measures, the course turns to the topic of peacekeeping and examines its history, effectiveness and gendered dynamics.

Week 6: The course wraps up with a critical discussion of some of the normative and policy frameworks that guide political decision-making on the issue of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence in international development.