This course provides a comprehensive overview of the quest for peace.  It traces major issues in the field of peace studies and it introduces a variety of strategies to achieve peace. Students are encouraged to explore the numerous dimensions of violence and the prospects for peace in our world today. It is hoped that by gaining a deeper understanding of the global dialogue on the meaning of peace, students will be able to participate in creative thinking about how humankind might build societies based on non-violence, social, political, and economic well‐being, social justice, and ecological balance.

Fulfills the GEC-R AND GE Social Science & International Issues requirement.