290089 PS Simulation Game Humanitarian Interventions (2020S)

On 26 December 2004, a seaquake of 9.1 to 9.3 on the Richter scale occurred off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The resulting tsunami killed an estimated 300,000 people in the countries bordering the Indian Ocean and caused damage running into tens of billions. In Aceh alone, the westernmost province of Indonesia, an estimated 170,000 people lost their lives. In the aftermath of the catastrophe, Aceh was home to one of the largest internationally concerted reconstruction projects since the Second World War.

The simulation game simulates the complex constellation of actors during the transition from emergency aid to reconstruction (2006-2007) in an Aceh village on the east coast of Sumatra, which was affected both by the tsunami and by the effects of the decades-long conflict between the Free Aceh Movement and the Indonesian government. The simulated events are based on the experiences of the seminar leaders as reconstruction workers in Aceh between 2006 and 2009.

The aim of the simulation is to provide emergency aid as well as reconstruction aid for the affected population of the village. In teams of two, the students will take on different roles with different objectives and complete them on the basis of a role briefing and the reading of academic literature during the "play time".

The experience gained in the simulation will then be reflected by the students in the form of a written elaboration based on scientific publications.