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June 25, 2012 - June 27, 2012
Trauma and Peacebuilding

Learn about the causes and effects of trauma and how this manifests itself in human behavior. Students will learn how to recognize trauma affected behavior and will learn strategies and tools to more effectively work with these populations.
June 4, 2012 - June 8, 2012
Cultural Adaptability: Advanced Applications

Learn how to better grasp and respond to cultural differences, improve situational awareness in post-conflict environments, and build up abilities in empathy and emotional intelligence for different cultural settings. 
April 30, 2012 - May 4, 2012
Governance and Democratic Practices in War-to-Peace Transitions

Learn how to develop effective strategies for establishing stable institutions and a robust civil society, including how to address the interplay among issues of corruption, accountability, rule of law, elections, political party development, public administration, and economic reconstruction in divided societies.
April 16, 2012 - April 20, 2012
Engaging With Identity-Based Differences

Identity-based conflicts rooted in ethnic or religious differences pose distinctive challenges for third-party mediators and other advisers. The course will outline strategies for addressing these issues, including responding to leaders who enflame identities, approaching the touchy issue of religion—both your own and local people's, building relationships through dialogue and ritual, and making use of indigenous or traditional reconciliation measures.
April 9, 2012 - April 13, 2012
Building Bridges through Intergroup Dialogue

Learn how to use Intergroup Dialogue (ID) to engage alienated groups in safe conversation about their identities with the goal of improving understanding, dismantling perceptions of the “other,” and creating alliances that help pave the way to greater intergroup cooperation and peaceful coexistence.
October 20, 2011 - December 8, 2011
Civil Resistance and the Dynamics of Nonviolent Conflict

An in-depth and multi-disciplinary perspective on civilian-based movements and campaigns to defend and obtain basic rights and justice around the world. This course will focus on governance, civil society, grassroots movements, and human rights.
September 9, 2011 - December 16, 2011
Social Reconstruction and Human Security

Explore successful humanitarian assistance and longer-term needs for social well-being and development in fragile states. Analyze the links between social well-being—particularly health, education, environmental protection, and refugee needs—and security, governance, rule of law, and economic development.