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Transitional Justice & Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Collaborative Specialization with Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

Transitional Justice & Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Collaborative Specialization with Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

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Transitional Justice & Post-Conflict Reconstruction

Collaborative Specialization with Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

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Transitional Justice & Post-Conflict Reconstruction (TJ)

The Collaborative Graduate Specialization in Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (TJ) at Western takes as its fundamental premise that issues of conflict and subjugation are profound. Understanding the transformation of these situations is critical. The program seeks to explore aspects of transition relating to development, democracy, the environment, the economy, human rights, politics, peace agreements and justice before, at the time of, and post-transition.

Learn more about the TJ program here

Entry into the Collaborative Graduate Specialization in Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction is a two step process.

  • First, the student must be accepted into the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (GSWS) Graduate Program.
  • Then the student applies to the Director of TJ for final approval of admission to the collaborative specialization. This is normally dependent on whether the research area of the student fits within the TJ program.
Application for admission to the TJ collaborative specialization may be made at the time of entry to GSWS, or within the first term of study.
Normal requirements for the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies Graduate Program will be fulfilled. The course requirements for the collaborative specialization are as follows:

MA
  • Core course in TJ (half course requirement).
  • One half course in the area of Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (see list provided by the program).
  • An Independent Research Project (IRP) and four additional GSWS half courses
PhD
  • Core course in TJ (half course requirement).
  • Two half courses in the area of Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (see list provided by the program).
  • Three additional half courses chosen in consultation with the GSWS Graduate Chair/Faculty Advisor.

Students must fulfill the comprehensive examination requirements of the GSWS Program. The comprehensive examination requirement for TJ may be satisfied through the development of a course outline in the area of Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction. This course outline shall meet the objectives of the standard comprehensive requirement of the department. At least two of the members of the examination committee need to be associated with the collaborative specialization.

MA

The Independent Research Project must be in the area of TJ. The advisor must be associated with the TJ program, as well as being a departmental or affiliated member of GSWS. Ph.D The thesis must be in the area of Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction. At least one member of the thesis advisory committee and the university examiner must be from the list of faculty associated with the collaborative specialization. The thesis advisor must be associated with the TJ program, as well as being a departmental or affiliated member of GSWS.

GSWS students in the collaborative specialization in TJ will be treated the same as students registered solely in the Graduate Program in GSWS with respect to financial support (including stipends, scholarships, teaching assistantships and travel grants) and access to departmental research resources.

At the conclusion of the specialization, students will receive a joint degree in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction.