| Association of Centres for Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies and Research - ACIMSI |
| CENTRE FOR APPLIED CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION STUDIES - ACTS |
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| General information |
ACTS
is an innovative programme, which develops and articulates the
experience of people working for peace, human rights, democracy and
justice; builds new theory from practice; and tests it in the fire of
reality.
ACTS will be a high-quality two-year Masters programme in conflict
transformation, which will bridge the gap between academic research and
the wealth of experience that exists on the ground. ACTS will be rooted
in the real work and experience of participants, developing
participants’ practical skills and creating new theory from their own
experience.
The vision is of a core international content which can be adapted at a
regional level to take into account the context and issues which are
relevant to a region, and to ensure that it is truly cross-cultural.
There will be an international structure to the programme, which will
enable ACTS to make the links between the different regions and
continents and ensure quality standards in all parts of the programme.
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| Aims of ACTS |
The long-term aim of ACTS is to:
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Enable
and challenge individuals, organizations and networks, at all levels
and in different sectors of society, to become more sustained and
strategic in their work for peace and justice; |
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Provide
accessible opportunities for advanced, practical learning in conflict
transformation for people who are engaged in bringing about
constructive change in their society; |
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Generate, document and disseminate new knowledge, theory and insights relevant to work for peace and justice; |
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Make
the links between theory, action and reflection and thus contribute
actively to the further development of this field where it is needed. |
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| Course learning objectives: |
The course will enable participants to:
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Handle
conflict at all levels, including the interpersonal, with increased
sensitivity and resourcefulness and take the opportunities these
present for positive change. |
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Assess the impact of specific actions on conflict and desirable change. |
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Work strategically to improve their effectiveness and the sustainability of their work. |
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Examine existing knowledge and theory in the field of conflict transformation. |
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Share their knowledge and skills appropriately with colleagues and partners. |
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Communicate effectively with a range of audiences at different levels. |
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Generate
and test creative hypotheses and theories for action relating to issues
confronting them in their work for peace and justice. |
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Contribute
to the growth of the overall field of conflict transformation by
writing, publishing and the use of other non-formal means of
communication. |
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| Structure of the ACTS programme |
The ACTS programme consists of several partners, which have different roles to play. These are:
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The international partner: Responding to Conflict 1 |
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The local NGO: Nansen Dialogue Network 2 |
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The local learning institution: University of Novi Sad |
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An international learning institution, possibly the Universiteit van Amsterdam. |
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The
ACTS Advisory Board, which has been established to monitor the quality
and standards of ACTS worldwide. It has an international remit and
includes representatives from the various partners as well as
independent experts from academia and practice.. |
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ACTS is two-years course consisting of six modules, three modules in each year. Each module consists of:
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Ten-days residential workshop, |
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Individual learning and reading, |
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Individual supervision, |
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Reflective journal |
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Research work. |
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Responding
to Conflict is the Non-Governmental Organization from Birmingham with
several educational centres aimed to educate students in conflict
resolution. Similar Centres are founded in Cambodia and Sudan. RC also
have activities in Palestine, South Africa and Afganistan. |
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Nansen
Dialog Network is Norwegian Fund supporting peace activities worldwide
and its seat in Belgrade will be in charge of the organizations of these
studies. |
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Master’s studies – this programme was realized in the academic 2006/2007.
Programme (.pdf) |
| Note: the study programme has no longer been conducted |
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