Unit 6
Pathways to Peace

Every approach to global politics has peace as its goal, even though the methods of achieving peace differ considerably. Unit 6 focuses on attempts by citizens and states to work for peace. Lesson 15 examines the rise of social movements, such as the environmental, peace, and women’s movements, and how they have worked within the United Nations and in their own communities for peace.

Lesson 16 looks at how states have worked for peace through cooperative security. The strengths and limitations of the inter-state work for peace are explored, highlighting the example of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. This lesson draws on information from previous lessons on the balance of power, the Cold War, and international organizations.

Lesson 17, the final lesson in this course, brings the global back to your life, wherever you live. You will explore one aspect of the course, such as the clothing you wear, the bank machines you use, or the bananas you eat, and trace how this aspect affects or contributes to your life.

Lesson 15
The Rise of Social Movements and the Work for Peace by Individual Citizens

Learning Objectives

When you have completed Lesson 15, you should be able to achieve the following learning objectives.

1. Identify three levels of organization within global civil society, and explain the differences among them.
2. Provide two examples of global social movements in all their diversities, and describe their work in global civil society.
3. Illustrate how social movements are shaped by gender.
4. Discuss, using two examples, how the actions of states are shaped by nationalism and by other forms of citizen activity or views.
5. Discuss the impact of September 11, 2001 on the anti-globalization movement.

Lesson 16
Cooperative Security, Human Security, and State Attempts at Peace

Learning Objectives

When you have completed Lesson 16, you should be able to achieve the following learning objectives.

1. Describe the defining features of human security.
2. Illustrate the links that connect the balance of power, collective security, and cooperative security.
3. Outline the context in which cooperative security has developed.
4. Describe how peacekeeping relates to cooperative security.
5. Discuss how the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe works.
6. Discuss the conditions under which humanitarian intervention is justifiable.
7. Define the concept of preventive diplomacy.
8. Explain how human security is related to many conflicts in today’s global politics.

Lesson 17
Bringing the Global Home

Learning Objective

When you have completed Lesson 17, you should be able to achieve the following learning objective.

1. Explain how global issues are part of and affect your daily life.