This micro-course defines and describes conflict analysis processes and the ways in which they inform the development and implementation of peacebuilding programs. It presents the five main elements of USIP’s conflict analysis framework and describes how to ensure that one’s analysis is sensitive to the conflict and those impacted by it.
Course Overview & Key Objectives
By the end of this micro-course, participants will be able to achieve the following objectives:
- Define conflict analysis and its importance;
- Identify how conflict analysis accounts for the evolving nature of violent conflict;
- Recognize how context and experience shapes conflict analysis; and
- Identify different ways in which conflict analysis can be conducted.
