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Åbo Akademi University 2014/2015
VASA CAMPUS
Social Sciences
Vasa Campus
Peace and Conflict
Resolution
Exchange students can, to a limited extent, participate in the
following courses of the Master programme in Peace and
Conflict resolution:
Human Aggressive Behaviour
705934.0
5 credits
Intermediate/advanced level
Offered: Autumn 2014
Lecturer: Kaj Björkqvist
Aim: This course focus on aggressive behavior, how it devel-
ops and the various forms of aggressive behavior. There is a
special focus on aggression in schools, at the workplace and
in the family.
Examination: Ppt presentation and a written exam.
Mass Media's role in crisis
5 credits
Intermediate/advanced level
Offered: Autumn 2014
Lecturer: Klas Backholm
Content: In the course, the media's role in crises is described,
from a victim, authority, public, and journalist viewpoint. The
course consists of a description of the crisis-relatedwork struc-
ture of media organizations, legislation related tomediawork
at a crisis scene, what research shows regardingmassmedia's
role in crises, and how non-media organizations should plan
for meeting the media in a crisis.
Aim: After a completed course the student is expected to have
basic knowledgeonhowauthorities/non-mediaorganizations
meet mass media in a crisis, on how journalists work during a
crisis, on the legislation regarding crisis relatedmedia report-
ing, and what research shows about how crisis reporting can
affect crisis victims and the public.
Nonkilling
705955.0
5 credits
Intermediate/advanced level
Offered: Spring 2015
Lecturer: Joam E Pim
Aim: To explore how the establishment of a killing-free world
is a possible achievement and to create an understanding
about the possibility of a killing free society.
Examination: Essay or an exam
Psychology of Evil
705954.0
5 credits
Intermediate/advanced level
Offered: Spring 2015
Lecturer: Thomas Gumpel
Aim: To gain an understanding of the basis of evil and its
psychological mechanisms within human nature.
Examination: Essay or an exam
The Power of Nonviolence
705937.0
5 credits
Intermediate/advanced level
Offered: Spring 2015
Lecturer: Joam E Pim
Aim: To learn the basics of the power of nonviolence. The lec-
tures, discussions, films, and readings provide a background
on the theory and methods of nonviolence and illustrate
nonviolence inactionaround theworld through consideration
of social and political nonviolent movements.
Examination: Essay or an exam
Peaceful Societies and Peace Systems
705940.0
5 credits
Intermediate/advanced level
Offered: Spring 2015
Lecturer: Joam E Pim/Ingrida Grigaityte
Aim: The basics of peaceful societies and peace systems. This
course explores peaceful societies, some of which are inter-
nally peaceful and some of which do not make war, as well
as peace systems, that is, clusters of neighbouring societies
that do not make war on each other and possibly not with
any outside group either.
Examination: Essay or exam.
Social Policy
Social Policy studies issues and problems related to well-
being, health and social security. It also refers to certain
(political) activities seeking to ensure people a basic level of
well-being and a statutory protection against various social
risks such as illness or unemployment.
At the Department of Social Sciences, the subject of Social
Policy concentrates mainly on social change, migration,
poverty, welfare state change, wellbeing and health among
different groups such as youth, children, people with dis-
abilities and older peoole. The social policy department is
found on floor B6 in Academill, Åbo Akademi University's
campus in Vasa.
Ageing in Europe in welfare-regional context
5 credits
Intermediate/advanced level
Lectured course
Offered: Autumn 2014
Lecturer: Julia Klein
Objectives and contents:
This course will enable students to understand the implica-
tions of the ageing process of the individual and society and
how it is linked to disability and dependence. Central to that
discussion will be the concept of welfare region: Students
will learn why different mechanisms of welfare distribution
shape not only the European landscape decisively, but also
about the capacities of different welfare regions to prevent
negative outcomes of the ageing process.
Anttonen, A., Sipilä, J. (1996): European Social Care Services: Is
It Possible To Identify Models? In: Journal of European Social
Policy, Vol. 6, p. 87-100.
Arts, W., Gelissen, J. (2002): Three worlds of welfare capital-
ismor more? A state-of-the-srt report. In: Journal of European
Social Policy. Vol. 12/2, p. 137-158.
Bettio, F. Plantega, J. (2004): Comparing Care Regimes in
