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Models for Change, Dialogue and Individual and
Social Transformation in Conflict
Professors Bernie Mayer, Julie Macfarlane,
Lela Love, and James Coben
go to week 1 [Monday] [Tuesday]
[Wednesday] [Thursday]
[Friday] week 2 [Monday]
[Tuesday] [Wednesday]
[Thursday] [Friday]
[completion requirements]
Monday,
July 5, 2004
9:00-12:15 Program overview; Models of democratic discourse,
participation, and movements for social change; Models of collaborative
problem-solving and decision-making
The course objectives will be introduced and the
schedule for the next two weeks will be presented, along
with course assessment procedures. Participants will be asked to discuss
the previous work and experience they bring to this course and
the learning and skills they hope to achieve. This
first day will set out and examine some of the fundamental questions that will
be the focus of the first week of the course, including:
1. The relationship between conflict and social change;
2. The role of participatory democracy in social transition
and change; and
3. Models of collaborative problem-solving including social
activism, conflict analysis, conflict resolution and management and
transformative perspectives
The next four days will examine a range of processes -
developed using one or sometimes many of these ideas – which have been used
within a wide range of political and social contexts. Some address the quality
of public discourse and participation in public decision-making; others seek to
restore relationships where societies have been traumatized by war and
inter-group conflict. In each case, the design and implementation of dialogue
processes has taken its shape from the cultural and historical context of
conflict.
12:15-1:30 LUNCH
1:30-2:10 The Shift from
Communism Towards the Rule of Law in Central and Eastern Europe: a Role for
Mediation (Professor Csilla Kollonay Lehoczky)
2:15-4:15 Library
and Computer Lab Tours:
Group A: Library (2:15-3:15); Computer Lab (3:15-3:45)
Group B: Computer Lab (2:15-2:45); Library (3:15-4:15)
7:00 Welcoming
Cocktail Party at Kerepesi Dorm
 | Required Readings: |
Lederach, J.P., Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation
Across Cultures (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1995), Course
Reader pp. 1-16
Mayer, B., Conflict Resolution and Society, Chapter 5
in Beyond Neutrality:
Confronting The Crisis in Conflict Resolution (San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004), Course Reader pp. 17-53
Dukes, E. F., Public Conflict Resolution: A
Transformative Approach (1993) 9 Negotiation Journal 45-57,
Course Reader pp. 55-61
| Recommended Readings: |
Lederach, J.P., Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation
Across Cultures (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1995), Course
Reader pp. 63-67
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Tuesday,
July 6, 2004
9:00–12:15 Processes to develop communication and dialogue
in the face of "intractable" conflict
This class will consider the challenges presented by
deep-rooted conflict over moral and/or cultural norms. We shall examine:
Efforts to enable public discourse over contentious moral
issues such as gay rights, race relations and abortion (for example the Public
Conversations Project and the work of Search for Common Ground) ; and
Processes that aim to enable constructive communication
between groups and communities divided along ethnic and cultural lines (for
example Track 2 diplomacy, Problem-Solving Workshops)
What is the nature of conflict in these ideologically and
morally charged circumstances? Can dialogue enable movement towards
understanding and understanding, or a genuine enhancement of the quality of
public discourse – or is the best we can hope for the containment of hateful
rhetoric or even violence?
12:15-1:30 LUNCH
1:30-2:10 Collaborative
Processes in Eastern and Central Eastern European Countries (Professor
Kinga Göncz)
| Required Readings: |
Fisher, R., Conflict Analysis Workshops : A Cyprus
Example, 9(2) Interaction (Summer 1997) 11, Course Reader pp. 69-71
LeBaron, M. & Carstarphen, N., Negotiating
Intractable Conflict : Ground Dialogue Process & Abortion, 13(4)
Negotiation Journal (1997) 341, Course Reader pp. 73-83
Mayer, B., Wildau, S., and Valchev, R., Promoting
Multi-Cultural Consensus Building in Bulgaria, Cultural Survival,
1995, 19(3), Course Reader pp. 85-101
Rothman, J., Prenegotiation in Nations: Peacebuilding in
Jerusalem, Resolving Identity Based Conflict: in Nations,
Organizations, and Communities (San Franciso: Jossey-Bass, 1997), Course
Reader pp. 103-115
Pearce, B. & Littlejohn, S., Moral Conflict : When
Social Worlds Collide (Sage 1997), Course Reader pp. 117-166
Constructive Conversations about Challening Times: A Guide
to Community Dialogue (Public Conversations Project
2003), Course Reader pp. 167-191
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Wednesday,
July 7, 2004
9:00–12:15 Processes to address public harms
In this class we shall examine the psychological and
practical needs for healing and reconstruction confronted by societies that
have experienced traumatic extended conflicts. We shall examine processes that
have developed to establish responsibility but also encourage reconciliation
and moving forward - for example the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
models in South Africa, Haiti, Guatemala, and Chile, and the reintroduction of
traditional dispute resolution processes in Rwanda. To what extent can these
processes repair the breakdown of community trust and enable closure? Besides
processes designed to assign responsibility, what role can conflict resolution
processes and principles play in reconstruction in societies where there has
been a breakdown of civic order?
12:15-1:30 LUNCH
1:30-2:10 Introduction to the
Dynamics and Issues in Multi-Party, Multi-Ethnic Disputes (Professor
Kinga Göncz)
A case study focusing on managing diverse components of
multi-party disputes, from pre-negotiation arrangements through
post-settlement closure.
| Required Readings: |
Andries, O., For All its Flaws: The TRC as a
Peacebuilding Tool, 6 Track Two December 1997, Course Reader pp. 193-197
Brooks, R. (ed.), When Sorry Isn’t Enough : The
Controversy over Apologies and Human Reparation (New York University Press
1999), Course Reader pp. 199-211
Hamber, B., How Should We Remember? Issues to Consider
when Establishing Commissions and Structures for Dealing with the Past,
presentation to the conference on Reconciliation Processes And Peace-Building
Belfast, Northern Ireland. 9 June 1998 (INCORE paper), Course Reader pp.
213-230
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Thursday,
July 8, 2004
9:00 – 1:10 Processes to involve stakeholders in public
policy decision-making
Governments are increasingly turning to public collaborative
processes to build support for difficult decision-making and policy
implementation. Collaborative processes are especially common in areas of
environmental planning and resource management, and many of our examples will
be drawn from this area. We shall also examine the process of "reg-neg"
as a means of developing rules for governance in controversial public policy
area.
2:30 TOUR
OF PARLIAMENT
| Required Readings: |
Cormick, G., Norman D., Emond, P., Sigurdson, S.G., and
Stuart, B., Building Consensus for a Sustainable Future: Putting
Principles Into Practice (Ottawa, ON: National Round Table on the
Environment and Economy, 1997), Course Reader pp. 231-242
Susskind, L. and Field, P., Dealing with an Angry
Public: The Mutual Gains Approach to Resolving Disputes (New York: Free
Press, 1996), Course Reader pp. 243-267
| Recommended Readings: |
Fiorino, D., Regulatory Negotiation as a Policy Process,
Public Administration Review 48 (1988), Course Reader pp. 269-277
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Friday, July 9,
2004
9:00 – 1:10 Evaluation and critique
Today we shall critically evaluate the dialogue processes
and models we have examined over the past three days, asking:
1. What can these processes achieve?
2. What are the obstacles to their efficacy?
3. What are the chances of co-option?
4. Can marginalized and disempowered groups truly
participate in collaborative problem-solving and decision-making?
| Required Readings: |
Nader, L., Controlling Processes in the Practice of Law:
Hierarchy and Pacification in the Movement to Re-Form Dispute Ideology,
(1993) 9 (1) Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 1, Course Reader pp.
279-282
Modavi, N., Mediation of Environmental Conflicts in
Hawaii: Win-Win or Co-optation? 39(2) Sociological Perspectives (1996),
Course Reader pp. 283-298
Ury, W.L., The Third Side: Why We Fight and How We Can Stop
(New York: Penguin Putnam, Inc., 2000), Course Reader pp. 299-314
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Sunday, July 11, 2004
10:00–4:00 Boat
Trip to Szentendre (Optional)
Monday, July
12, 2004
9:00–1:10
This class will examine the roots of mediation as
facilitated negotiation, examining both distributive ("value-claiming)
and integrative ("value-creating") models of negotiation. We shall
also explore the impact of gender and race on negotiation strategies and
perceptual biases. Finally, we shall consider whether there are generic
characteristics for "effective" negotiation that cross professional,
disciplinary and cultural lines?
| Required Readings: |
Macfarlane, J. (ed), Dispute Resolution : Readings and Case
Studies (Emond Montgomery 1998), Course Reader pp. 315-402
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Tuesday, July
13, 2004
9:00–1:10 Theories of conflict, power and impasse;
communication theory and framing in mediation
During this session, we will explore some of the key
components of conflict that must be addressed in any successful effort to
engage in conflict constructively. We shall specifically focus on conflict
analysis, how power is expressed in conflict and how it can be addressed, the
nature of impasse in negotiations, the dynamics of communication in conflict,
and the way in which issues can be reframed at multiple levels to help people
understand each other better and communicate more effectively.
2:30 TOUR OF COURTS
| Required Readings: |
Mayer, B., The Dynamics of Conflict Resolution (Jossey Bass
2000), Chapters 3, 6, and 8, Course Reader pp. 403-443
Krauss, R. & Morsella, E., Communication and Conflict,
in Deutsch, M.& Coleman, P., The Handbook of Conflict Resolution (Jossey-Bass
2000), Course Reader pp. 445-457
Taylor, A. and Lang, M., The Making of a Mediator (Jossey-Bass
2000), Course Reader pp. 459-463
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Wednesday,
July 14, 2004
2:15–6:25 Multi-party mediation in complex cases
When multiple parties are involved in a mediation or
resolution effort, the process becomes more complex. In this session we will
consider how to conduct multi-party mediations. We will discuss the assessment
and convening process, how multi-party sessions can be organized and
conducted, group dynamics in mediation, consensus building processes,
constituency negotiations, ratification procedures, and the relationship
between multi-party mediation and public input procedures.
| Required Reading: |
Review Cormick, G., Norman, D., Emond, P., Sigurdson, S.G.,
and Stuart, B., Building Consensus for a Sustainable Future: Putting
Principles Into Practice (Ottawa, ON: National Round Table on the
Environment and Economy, 1997), Course Reader pp. 231-242, previously assigned
for July 8th class
Bingham, Gail, Resolving Environmental Disputes: A Decade
of Experience (Washington, District of Columbia: Conservation Foundation,
1985), Course Reader pp. 465-479
Convening (CDR Associates, 2003),
Course Reader pp. 481-494
Facilitated Decision-Making (CDR
Associates, 2003), Course Reader pp. 495-518
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Thursday,
July 15, 2004
1:15-2:15 Working Lunch (optional): informal
discussion and advice regarding study and business-building opportunities in the
field of conflict resolution
2:15–6:25 Mediation and theories of justice;
preparation for master class
Critics of mediation claim that mediation sacrifices a just
result - a result in keeping with accepted societal norms - for mere
efficiency and expedience. Others claim that the mediator's introduction of
legal (or other) norms into mediation compromises the parties'
self-determination. This class will examine these and other questions,
critiques and perspectives on justice in mediation. During the last class
hour, we will turn our attention to advance preparation for the interactive
"master class" to be held on Friday, July 16th.
| Required Readings: |
Challenges to and Critiques of Non-Adjudicatory Processes,
Chapter 15 in Menkel-Meadow, C., Love, L., Schneider, A., Sternlight, J.,
Dispute Processes And Conflict Resolution: Beyond The Adversary Model (Aspen,
2004 Forthcoming), Course Reader pp. 519-564
Coben, J., Gollum, Meet Smeagol: A Schizophrenic
Rumination on Mediator Values Beyond Self Determination and Neutrality, __
Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution ___ (Spring 2004, forthcoming), Course
Reader pp. 565-572
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Friday, July
16, 2004
10:30–12:30 In-class, written essay (open book)
2:15–6:25 Master Class
Through theatrical narrative, video analyses and interactive
roleplays, participants experiment with varying mediator interventions and
assess their impact on party behavior and process goals.
| Recommended Reading: |
Mediation: Skills and Practices for the Mediator,
Chapter 6 in Menkel-Meadow, C., Love, L., Schneider, A., Sternlight, J.,
Dispute Processes And Conflict Resolution: Beyond The Adversary Model (Aspen,
2004 Forthcoming), Course Reader, pp. 573-606
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COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS AND GRADES:
Class attendance is mandatory for all students.
For CEU students who are not taking the course for a grade,
completion of the program requires submission of the in-class essay and active
participation in the master class.
For students taking the course for a grade, grading will be
based on the following:
20% Class attendance and participation (including master
class)
80% In-class written essay
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