ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

Faculty of Social Sciences

(Department of Sociology)

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Course: Conflict Resolution (9601) Semester: Spring, 2025

Level: PGD

Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (AD, BS, B. Ed, MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode).

1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the marks are distributed according to its requirements.

2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the questions.

3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guide or allied material.

4. Handwritten scanned assignments are not acceptable.

5. Upload your typed (in Word or PDF format) assignments on or before the due date.

6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.

7. Late assignments can’t be uploaded at LMS.

8. The students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned copy of their handwritten assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The size of the file should not exceed 5MB.

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 1

(Units 1–4)

Q.1 Explain with examples how conflict and conflict management are viewed in the traditional, human relations, functionalist and interactionist perspective. (20)

Q.2 What is meant by ‘Power Conflict’? How does an imbalance of powers become a source of real conflicts? (20)

Q.3 Define deep-rooted conflicts and intrapersonal conflicts with suitable examples in their various manifestations. On what basis do these conflicts occur? How can these conflicts be resolved? (20)

Q.4 How do people deal with conflicts? Which conflict handling techniques or strategies are successful at defusing conflict, and which are inappropriate? (20)

Q.5 Discuss the 5 different conflict handling techniques with examples. How do the dimensions of assertiveness and cooperativeness affect the strategies for conflict handling and management? (20)

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

ASSIGNMENT No. 2

(Units 5–9)

Q.1 Explain with examples how the use of force plays a role in ending a conflict. Also, discuss the merits and demerits of this approach. (20)  

Q.2 What is meant by arbitration? How does it prove to be an important strategy for conflict resolution? Also, discuss the similarities and differences between court-based adjudication and arbitration as strategies for conflict resolution. (20)

Q.3 Write a detailed note on the Kashmir Conflict. (20)

Q.4 How does inequitable allocation of economic resources result in the form of ethnic conflicts? Discuss in the context of Pakistan’s scenario. What solutions would you suggest? (20)

Q.5 What is terrorism? Discuss the efforts made by several countries and organizations in defining terrorism. Why has it always been difficult to come up with a unanimously agreed definition of terrorism? (20)