 Description:
Peace is a contested concept, and it is very difficult to come up to a
simple definition of peace. This lecture provides an overview (mainly from
a perspective of International Relations) of (i) how the concepts and definitions
of peace have changed over time and (ii) how 'peace studies' have developed
since the end of the Second World War. The lecture will be followed by
a discussion session.
 Objective:
The aim of this lecture is threefold: first, it is to provide basic knowledge about the development of peace studies and some of the most well-known definitions of peace. Second, it is to help each participant of the HIROSHIMA and PEACE to come up with their own understandings/definitions of peace, which will be discussed and shared with other participants throughout the course. Finally, it is to help each participant (graduate students in particular) to formulate their own research interests in the field of peace studies.
 Recommended Readings:
Terriff, Croft, James and Morgan (1999) 'Peace Studies' in Security Studies Today, Polity Press.
Name:HIGASHINO Atsuko
Present Post and Title: Associate Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Hiroshima City
University
Final Education: University of Birmingham, Ph.D.
Specialized Field: International Relations, International relations theory, European integration, Security studies
Recent Publications:
*The Roles of Security Discourses in the EUfs Eastern Enlargementf, a PhD thesis, University of Birmingham, May 2005
*'For the Sake of "Peace and Security": The Role of Security
in the EU Enlargement Eastwards', Cooperation and Conflict, December 2004, Vol. 39, No, 4.
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| Atsuko Higashino is a Senior Lecturer of International History and European Politics at the Faculty of International Studies, Hiroshima City University. She was a former researcher at the Gendai Advanced Studies Research Organisation (1996-2005), a researcher/adviser at the Japanese Delegation to the OECD (1997-1999), and a class teacher/lecturer of International Relations and European Integration at the Department of Political Science and International Studies, the University of Birmingham (2001-2005). She is currently researching on enlargement of the EU, the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and theories of European integration. |
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