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May 4, 2010 - May 10, 2010
Peace Processes: Making a Deal, Making it Stick

Course will demonstrate the interdependence of a peace agreement and the implementation process.  Participants will get a chance to practice addressing paradoxes, dilemmas, and ambiguities inherent in peace processes. Explores related concepts and phenomena such as Diasporas, spoilers, gender inclusion, ritual transformation, power and numerous negotiation issues.
January 4, 2010 - January 8, 2010
Mediating Violent Conflict

Resolving or mitigating international and intrastate conflicts requires mastery of the dynamics of mediation. Participants in the course take on the roles of mediators and conflict parties in simulations, as they learn what it takes to structure a successful mediation effort. The course provides a strategic overview of what a third party needs to do when deciding to get involved in a peacebuilding effort.
December 7, 2009 - December 10, 2009
Negotiations from Checkpoints to High Politics

Working in zones of conflict requires both simple transactional negotiations on the ground, as well as more complex, high-level negotiations with other stakeholders or on the cessation of violence. This course provides a thorough conceptual framework to help practitioners structure their efforts in negotiation.
July 7, 2009 - July 9, 2009
Interagency SENSE Simulation

Washington, DC- USIP Headquarters

SENSE is a computer-facilitated simulation that focuses on negotiations and decision-making, including resource-allocation challenges and cross-sectoral coordination, for the full range of national and international actors. July 7-9, USIP, in partnership with George Mason University (GMU) and the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), will conduct the Strategic Economic Needs and Security Exercise (SENSE) simulation at USIP headquarters in Washington D.C.