ECH 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nazi Propaganda, Uppsala Conflict Data Program, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Conflict Studies and Human Rights
• Course: ECH 1100
• Professor: Jean- Francois Ratelle

Document Summary

Lecture one what is conflict: education, greed, emotion, culture, memory. What is conflict? (cid:498)antagonistic relationship between two or more parties over intractable divergences regarding what is mutually significant to the parties involved(cid:499) Interaction between two parties or more: any level of analysis, no potential compromise (rejection of third party, not necessarily violent and/or destructive. It can lead to positive social transformation and integration. War (armed conflict) (cid:498)a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country(cid:499) Support from external factors: foreign governments, diaspora, charities: gradation of armed conflicts: Low intensity: less than 1000 deaths during conflict. Medium- intensity armed conflict: more than 1000 deaths during conflict. High- intensity armed conflict: more than 1000 deaths per year during the conflict. International system: 1918-1945:multi-polar, growing instability (realist, mainly interstate wars, 1945-1991: bipolarity, stable system, but growing intrastate wars, 1991- unipolarity, limited interstate war, american involvement in intervention (64%) and conflicts.