ANU - STUDYAT - Law, Order and Conflict in Pac

Offered By:	State, Society and Governance in Melanesia
Academic Career:	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject:	Anthropology
Offered in:	Spring Session 2010
Unit Value:	6 units
Course Description:	The course will provide an introduction to key issues in law, order and conflict in Melanesia. Utilizing theoretical approaches drawn from the disciplines of anthropology, criminology and conflict studies, the course aims to equip students with tools to facilitate the analysis and understanding of social order and disorder. The application of these approaches will be demonstrated via the examination of case studies from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Fiji. The course will explore contemporary debates including competing notions of social order; the role of state and non-state mechanisms in social control; internal and external responses to problems of law and order in the Asia Pacific region, and the dynamics of peace processes and post-conflict reconstruction throughout the region. In examining these topics, students will be exposed to a variety of perspectives from both academic and donor discourses.
Learning Outcomes:	Students who satifsy the requirements of this course will have the knowledge and skills to: Understand the key issues in law, order and conflict in Melanesia Explain the principles sources of law, order and conflict in Melanesia with reference to detailed case studies of contemporary conflict Assess the respective roles of notions of social order; state and non-state actors in social control; internal and external responses to problems of law and order in the Asia Pacific region Contribute to the disign and implentation of the dynamics of peace processes and post-conflict reconstruction.
Indicative Assessment:	Class participation (10%); Annotated Bibliography (30%), Essay – maximum 5,000 words (60%).
Course Classification(s):	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs.
Areas of Interest:	Anthropology and Development Studies
Majors/Specialisations:	Gender and Development and Indigenous Policy
Programs:	Master of Applied Anthropology and Participatory Development and Master of Anthropology
Academic Contact:	Dr Patrick Kilby, Dr Abby McLeod, and Dr Sinclair Dinnen

Law, Order and Conflict in the Pacific ANTH8032 - Details