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Cursus: GKMV16013
GKMV16013
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Tragedy of a Never-Ending Story
Cursus informatie
CursuscodeGKMV16013
Studiepunten (EC)5
Cursusdoelen
- Learning to gain and assess relevant empirical and theoretical knowledge concerning the course's topic at an advanced level 
- Learning to operationalise knowledge and analytical skills, a.o. by preparing propositions for discussion and conducting research on the basis of a given question at an advanced level
- Learning to present research results, both orally and in writing, in a clear and well-structured way at an advanced level   
Inhoud
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is without doubt one of the most contentious disputes in international politics. The conflict is not only characterised by its complexity, but also by a wide variety of attitudes and beliefs that underlie its origins, course and intractableness. A familiar pattern is that one party claims the ‘truth’ and expresses its views against the light of the 'lies', 'myths' and 'propaganda' by the other party. But there are also academics, journalists and policy analysts who acknowledge the controversial nature of the conflict and strive to discuss events and developments in terms of 'competing' stories or 'parallel' truths.
 
This course does not intend to offer ‘the history of' as such, but focuses on a limited series of diplomatic moments in the history of the conflict; the analysis of 'key documents‘, which are central to the diplomatic moment under discussion –  bargaining deals, secret agreements, speeches by key players, UN resolutions; and the attitudes of the two parties directly involved, as well as those of other countries and regional and international organisations. Along the way we will learn to recognise some of the key arguments and paradoxes that contribute to the unfortunate fact that the conflict is still not resolved.
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