Strategies for Coexistence Interventions (COEX 220A)
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY PEACE, CONFLICT, AND COEXISTENCE STUDIES

NOT OFFERED FALL 2012

Instructor:
Mari Christine Fitzduff

This course is a study of the utilization of a variety of multi-faceted approaches to policy and practice in coexistence and conflict interventions as well as the strategic design and evaluation of such interventions. Open to non-Brandeis degree students with permission of the instructor. (Wednesday 2:10-5:00 p.m.)

Coexistence and Conflict: Theory and Analysis (COEX 210a)
BRANDEIS PEACE, CONFLICT, AND COEXISTENCE STUDIES

NOT OFFERED FALL 2012

Instructor:
Mari Christine Fitzduff
HS 210A — Coexistence and Conflict: Theory and Analysis

This course addresses the current and emerging context of intercommunal conflict around the world and the varying and developing theoretical approaches to the emergence and resolution of such conflicts. Usually offered every year. (Friday 9:00 a.m. — 11:50 a.m.)

Culture, Negotiation, and Responding to Conflict
LESLEY UNIVERSITY (GINTC 6004)

FALL 2012

Instructor:
Jay E. Jones
Intercultural Relations Program
617-349-8367

Explores the concepts and develops the skills of negotiation and mediation central to the effective resolution of situation-specific intercultural conflict. (Thursday 4:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.)

Advanced Seminar in Development and Conflict (DHP P225)
FLETCHER SCHOOL

SPRING 2012
Instructors:
Diana Chigas
617-627-3329
Rob Wilkinson
617-627-3329

This course will examine the emerging field of cultural conflict analysis and conflict resolution, and will critically evaluate its usefulness in confronting contemporary global political and humanitarian challenges. One of the most baffling challenges to contemporary efforts at international cooperation in a broad range of pursuits is the profound diversity of human cultural expressions. This cultural diversity is often ignored in the hopes that compelling globalizing trends in economics, politics, and culture will simply overwhelm these “inconvenient” regional and ethnic peculiarities. But these “peculiarities” are often at the heart of numerous conflicts, sometimes very deadly conflicts. Systematic attempts to understand the relationship of cultural difference, conflict, and methods of peacemaking, are a recent analytic undertaking, and they raise fundamental questions about prevailing methods of globalization and international diplomacy. Simulations will be utilized. (Fridays 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.)

Coexistence: The Arts of Building Peace
BRANDEIS PEACE, CONFLICT, AND COEXISTENCE STUDIES

NOT OFFERED FALL 2012

Instructor:
Cynthia Cohen
781-736-2133

How can music, theatre, poetry, literature, and visual arts contribute to community development, coexistence, and non-violent social change? In the aftermath of violence, how can artists help communities reconcile? Students explore these questions through interviews, case studies, and projects. (Fall: Tuesday 1:40-4:30 p.m.; Spring: Monday 2:10-5:00p.m.)

Managing Diversity
BOSTON COLLEGE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT (MB 137)

FALL, SPRING 2012/2013
Instructor:
Judith Clair
Organizational Studies Department
Fulton 433
617-552-0451

This course explores the topic of multicultural diversity and differences in organizations. The course will provide students with opportunities to expand their knowledge about diversity within the context of organizations. It will also provide them with opportunities to learn about how to create positive change within organizations and in their own lives related to multicultural issues. Learning about multicultural diversity and differences arises most profoundly from both traditional forms of classroom activities, such as reading, lectures, and case analyses, as well as from personal reflection, in-depth discussion, and exposure to new ideas. We will draw from a variety of learning approaches throughout the semester.

While the course seeks to provide new opportunities for learning and reflection, it does not seek to change students’ opinions toward one “right” way of seeing and believing about diversity and difference issues. Rather, the goal is to provide them with information and opportunities for personal reflection so that they may arrive at a better informed and enriched understanding of what it means to “manage” multicultural diversity and difference in their own lives and in their organizations. The course also provides some insight into how change can be created in organizations and communities. (Class Schedule TBA.)

The courses in this Directory relate to the resolution or management of conflict in a variety of settings. Courses in substantive law in particular fields (such as labor law) are generally not included unless they contain major segments on the resolution of disputes. Courses in related fields, such as arms control and disarmament, are also generally not listed.

By Course Type:
General Overview Courses
Arbitration Courses
Mediation Courses
International Dispute Resolution and Peacemaking Courses
Negotiation Courses
Dispute Resolution in Managing Organizations
Dispute Resolution in Healthcare
Dispute Resolution
in Intercultural and Ethnic Conflicts
Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector

By School:
Babson College
Boston College
Boston University
Brandeis University
Cambridge College
Emerson College
Harvard Business School
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Law School
Harvard University Extension School
Harvard University School of Public Health
Lesley University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New England School of Law
Northeastern University School of Law
Program on Negotiation Courses
Simmons College
Suffolk University Law School
Tufts University (including The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy)
University of Massachusetts Boston