Courses
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May 4, 2010
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May 10, 2010
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. |
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December 1, 2009
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December 4, 2009
Participants will learn about and practice culturally sensitive communication; negotiating across cultures; understanding cultural differences as drivers of conflict; identifying obstacles facing organizational designs; and incorporating culture into planning. The course focuses heavily on managing culture shock and remembering key lessons and skills when under pressure. Recommended for those whose work requires interacting with local populations as well as across military and civilian sectors. |
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September 22, 2009
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September 25, 2009
Outlines strategies and distinctive challenges for third-party mediators and other advisors, including countering hate speech and exclusionary policies, engaging religious and tribal leaders, establishing trust through intergroup dialogues, and other measures. Recommended for practitioners whose peacebuilding work requires them to work with religious, ethnic, tribal and minority groups. |
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This course is designed to enhance the peacemaking capacities of individuals and faith-based organizations by focusing on objectives, methods, and best practices of interfaith dialogue, a form of religious peacemaking increasingly recognized for its relevance to 21st Century conflict. |
Issue Areas
- Capacity Building
- Civil-Military Relations
- Civil Society
- Communications and Media
- Conflict Analysis
- Conflict Management and Resolution
- Demographics
- Early Warning & Conflict Prevention
- Economics and Development
- Education
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Governance
- Health
- Humanitarian Efforts
- Human Rights
- Identity, Ethnicity, and Culture
- International and Regional Organizations
- Mediation and Facilitation
- Negotiation and Diplomacy
- Nongovernmental Organizations
- Peacebuilding
- Peacekeeping
- Political Systems and International Relations
- Population and Diaspora
- Post-Conflict Activities
- Religion
- Rule of Law
- Science and Technology
- Security and Strategy
- Terrorism, Political Extremism
- Training
- Transitional Justice
- Use of Force
- Weapons & Arms Control
- Women
- Youth

