Master Programme
Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action
Course Description
Graduates of the UNISI master programme in “Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action” develop a wide range of knowledge including practical and theoretical aspects of conflict management and humanitarian actions in a intercultural environment. They are provided with key issues and current debates on humanitarian responses in complex emergency through a variety of module and seminars presented by academics, practitioners and organisations that shape humanitarian responses around the world.
Application
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The programme is expected to start in January 2025
Course
Duration
6 Months: Workshops
6 Months: Internship and Thesis
Tuition
Fee
2025 entrants
4500€
Key Topics:
The master discusses global challenges faced by the humanitarian sector throughout overviews and case studies given by practitioners and sectorial experts. Students are provided with critical analyses of practices and policies of humanitarian responses, especially in prominent sectors such as: global health, migration, management in humanitarian interventions; advocacy and communication; humanitarian negotiation, conflict resolution practices, scientific and cultural diplomacy in an intercultural context.
Practical Activites:
A series of activites have been thought to complement the theoretical part of the course, providing a more practical and interactive experience. This includes role plays, presentations and case studies. These practical exercises are provided for developing adequate tools to deal with humanitarian dilemmas and adapting the project strategy to difficult and complex environments. Graduates grasp practical notions including reporting in the humanitarian context, such as: context analysis, identifying main humanitarian actors and needs, building advocacy/communication strategy); and, how to conduct operational research.
Structure:
GLOBAL POLITICS, CONFLICT AND PEACEBUILDING
Co-ordinator: Francesco Olmastroni
Modules:
- Research methods and the intercultural context
- From war to peace: patterns of conflict resolution and institutional building in contemporary world
- Global Politics, Global Power and International Relations
- Conflict Resolution: the Rondine Method
- Intercultural Relations and Cultural Diplomacy
INTERNATIONAL LAWS, CONFLICTS AND UMANITARIAN ACTION
Co-ordinators: Federico Lenzerini
Modules:
- Protection, International Law and Humanitarian Action
- International Humanitarian Operation
- Health System and Governance
- Conflicts, Crisis and Humanitarian Action in Africa and Middle East
MIGRATION AND HUMANITARIANISM
Co-ordinators: Luca Verzichelli
Modules:
- People on the Move, Food Security
- Protection and Migration
- Geopolitics of Displacement
- Migration: Effects on Health and Equitable Rights to Healthcare
PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS
Co-ordinator: Luca Verzichelli
Modules:
- Security Management
- International Response to Outbreaks and Epidemics
- Gender, Conflict, Management and Humanitarianism
- Management Tools
- Humanitarian Advocacy: the case of MSF
- Mapping Migration
- Public Communication and NGOs
- Ethical Fundraising
- International Development and Fundraising Training
In order to facilitate future career developments, the master programme foresees a mandatory period of internship (of 3-6 months).
The internship has to be completed by the student within the degree program and shall be carried out in an institution/organization working in a field related to the content of the master programme, or at the department of Social Political and Cognitive Science conducting research in the field.
Each participant will be supported by the master’s staff and the UNISI Placement Office in the detection of most suitable and feasible option.
The master programme is offered by the Department of Social, Political and Cognitive Science at the University of Siena in collaboration with Rondine Cittadella della Pace. This is an international organization hosting young people from countries affected by armed conflicts or in post-conflict transition. The organisation is committed to spread its own method for the creative transformation of conflicts in every context. The programme also counts on the active collaboration of practitioners from the international NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and instructors from the Association on Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI).
The classes of the a.y. 2025 will be entirely held in presence.
The next application call will open in summer 2024, as the new master programme is expected to start in January 2025.
Entry Requirement
1st cycle degree (e.g., B.A.) or higher
Venue
University of Siena (UNISI)
Via Mattioli, 10 - Siena
Degree Awarded
First Level Master Degree
60 Credits
Mode of Attendance
Full time
Internship
Opportunity
3-6 months of internal or external internship
Course Language
English
University of Siena (UNISI)
Department of Social Political and Cognitive Sciences
Via Mattioli, 10 - Siena
Institutions:
The association “Rondine Cittadella della Pace” is an international organization that exists since 1997 in order to promote dialogue and conflict resolutions on different levels: interpersonal, political and international. The core project of Rondine is the cohabitation of young professionals who come from countries in conflict and belong to different cultures.
Specialized in research on political, cultural and social transformations, the Department of Social, Political and Cognitive Sciences of the University of Siena is committed to high-quality undergraduate and graduate instruction in a variety of disciplines. It hosts a vibrant community of social and political scientists.
Contributions:
Contribution of expert practitioners in the humanitarian sector
Various practitioners from the international, non-governmental organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF- Doctors Without Borders) will collaborate as instructors in some of the courses, seminars and workshops offered during the master program.