identity

The way people see themselves Ð the groups they feel a part of, the significant aspects of themselves that they use to describe themselves to others. Some theorists distinguish between collective identity, social identity, and personal identity. However, all related in one way or another to a description of who one is, and how one fits into his social groups and society overall. (from http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/glossary.htm)

The following items are tagged identity.

International Center for Conciliation

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International Center for Conciliation (ICfC)

P.O. Box 15001,
Boston, MA 02215
(617)353-4428

http://www.CenterforConciliation.org

Contact: Cathi Stewart, ICfC Office Manager
617-353-4428
CStewart@CenterforConciliation.org

The International Center for Conciliation (ICfC) aspires to create lasting peace in conflicted communities worldwide. Most conflict resolution efforts attempt to set the past aside. However, the past is never over; historical grievance is ever available to stir up conflict even when

New Values-Based Mediation Simulations

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Three new role-play simulations focus on the mediation of values-based disputes. They are now available with Teaching Notes and an Annotated Bibliography from the Program on Negotiation Clearinghouse (http://www.pon.org/). Each game provides an opportunity for students to explore how mediation might be used to address values-based and identity-based disputes–not just interest-based disputes. The parties and

The Role of Track I actors in Reconciliation: The UN in Iraq

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“The Role of Track I actors in Reconciliation: The UN in Iraq”

with

Eileen Babbitt

Date: December 8, 2009
Time: 4-6 PM
Where: CGIS Building, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs,
1737 Cambridge Street, Second Floor, N-262 (Bowie Vernon Room), Cambridge MA
Contact Chair: Donna Hicks (dhicks@wcfia.harvard.edu).

Speaker Bio
Eileen F. Babbitt is Professor of International Conflict Management Practice and Director of the International Negotiation

The Future of Diversity Work

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The Future of Diversity Work
BRANDEIS PROGRAM IN CONFLICT AND COEXISTENCE

NOT OFFERED FALL 2012

Instructor:
Theodore Johnson
International Center for Ethics
781-736-8577

What is diversity? What is race? What is racism? The course will examine these and many other timely topics along with the implications for these questions in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-religious world. The course is based on the assumption

Advanced Negotiation: Multiparty Negotiation, Group Decision Making, and Special Dispute Management Processes

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Advanced Negotiation: Multiparty Negotiation, Group Decision Making, and Special Dispute Management Processes
FALL 2012

Instructors:
Robert C. Bordone and Rory Van Loo

Pre-requisite: Negotiation Workshop
In the fields of law, business, and public policy, many disputes and deals involve more than two parties. Building on the skills and concepts covered in the basic Negotiation Workshop, this advanced Workshop introduces students

three conversations

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The notion that all difficult conversations carry a common underlying structure that can be divided into three distinguishable categories or “conversations”; 1) The “What Happened?” Conversation, 2) the Feelings Conversation, 3) and the Identity Conversation. (Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen, Difficult Conversations [Viking/Penguin, 1999], 4, 7)

identity

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The way people see themselves – the groups they feel a part of, the significant aspects of themselves that they use to describe themselves to others. Some theorists distinguish between collective identity, social identity, and personal identity. However, all related in one way or another to a description of who one is, and how one

Christo and Jeanne-Claude Discuss Art of the Deal

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The dynamic husband and wife artistic team of Christo and Jeanne-Claude are likely better negotiators than many foreign leaders.

The pair is best known for their massive art installations, often using nylon or woven fabric to highlight buildings or works of nature. Their most recent project (2005), “The Gates,” consisted of 7,503 16-foot-tall steel gates with

A ‘Declaration of Principles’ for the Mideast

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Haim Ramon, a Vice Prime Minister of Israel, recently stated that Israel hoped to reach agreement with its Palestinian negotiating partners by the end of 2008 on a “declaration of principles” for peace, but not on a detailed peace treaty. At this time of escalating violence and diminishing hope, the call for such a declaration