{"id":156,"date":"2026-03-11T22:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T22:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/?p=156"},"modified":"2026-03-11T22:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T22:53:54","slug":"new-summer-course-gds-399c-conflict-hope-and-development-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/2026\/03\/11\/new-summer-course-gds-399c-conflict-hope-and-development-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"New Summer Course: GDS 399C &#8211; Conflict, Hope, and Development in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-157 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/files\/2026\/03\/GDS-399C-promotion-poster-S26-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Promotional banner for the course \u201cConflict, Hope, and Development in Afghanistan \u2013 GDS 399C\u201d showing a rural Afghan village with stone and mud houses and bright blue windows, and a person walking along a path. Course details list instructor Chelsea Klassen, CRN 50401, online classes Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30\u201312:20 during the full summer term.\" width=\"682\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/files\/2026\/03\/GDS-399C-promotion-poster-S26-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/files\/2026\/03\/GDS-399C-promotion-poster-S26-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/files\/2026\/03\/GDS-399C-promotion-poster-S26-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/files\/2026\/03\/GDS-399C-promotion-poster-S26-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/files\/2026\/03\/GDS-399C-promotion-poster-S26.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking for an engaging summer course that explores global issues and real-world development challenges?<\/p>\n<p>Conflict, Hope, and Development in Afghanistan examines how Afghanistan\u2019s rich history, ongoing conflict, and current regime shape the country\u2019s future. The course explores the complex relationship between prolonged conflict and global development, and how these forces influence hope, resilience, and development efforts within Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Details<\/strong><br \/>\nCRN: 50401<br \/>\nInstructor: Chelsea Klassen<br \/>\nSchedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30\u201312:20 | ONLINE<br \/>\nTerm: Full Summer (May &#8211; July)<\/p>\n<p>Register this summer to deepen your understanding of conflict, development, and the global forces shaping Afghanistan today.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any question, reach out to <a href=\"mailto:Chelsea.Klassen@ufv.ca\">Chelsea.Klassen@ufv.ca<\/a>, <a href=\"Geetanjali.Gill@ufv.ca\">Geetanjali.Gill@ufv.ca,<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:Tuka.Bakri@ufv.ca\">Tuka.Bakri@ufv.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for an engaging summer course that explores global issues and real-world development challenges? Conflict, Hope, and Development in Afghanistan examines how Afghanistan\u2019s rich history, ongoing conflict, and current regime shape the country\u2019s future. The course explores the complex relationship between prolonged conflict and global development, and how these forces influence hope, resilience, and development &#8230; <a title=\"New Summer Course: GDS 399C &#8211; Conflict, Hope, and Development in Afghanistan\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/2026\/03\/11\/new-summer-course-gds-399c-conflict-hope-and-development-in-afghanistan\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":278,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/278"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":159,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions\/159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/sojust\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}