Tufts University Courses

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Interpersonal Conflict and Negotiation

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Interpersonal Conflict and Negotiation (PSY 0134)

TUFTS UNIVERISTY (undergraduate)

FALL 2012

Instructor:
Sinaia Nathanson

An examination of perspectives in social psychology for understanding the escalation and reduction of conflict. Course emphasizes empirical research approaches to the study of conflict and negotiation techniques, and the nature and functioning of third-party intervention in interpersonal, intergroup, and international settings.

Section times TBA

Advanced Seminar in Development and Conflict

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

NOT OFFERED 2012/2013
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

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

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Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

TUFTS UNIVERSITY (UEP 0230-01)

FALL 2012

Instructor:
Robert Burdick
Department of Urban and Environmental Policy
617-627-3394

Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Resolution is a course in which students study theories of negotiation and apply theories in simulated disputes and transactions, which are then debriefed in class. The course focuses on 1) negotiation planning, 2) case preparation and evaluation,

Seminar on Peace Operations

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Seminar on Peace Operations (ILO L224)
FLETCHER SCHOOL

FALL 2012
Instructor:
Ian Johnstone
Fletcher School
617-627-4172
ian.johnstone@tufts.edu

Enthusiasm for peacekeeping has waxed and waned in recent years, from exuberance in the early 1990s to disappointment and disinterest in the mid-90s, back to cautious enthusiasm at the end of the decade, to what is now almost universal recognition that peace operations are an important

Seminar on International Mediation

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Seminar on International Mediation (DHP D 221)
FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY

NOT OFFERED FALL 2012
Eileen Babbitt
Fletcher School
617-627-3796

This seminar focuses on the role and functions provided by mediators in the international arena. Mediation is located within the broader family of international intervention approaches, as practiced by individuals, international and transnational organizations, small and large states, and

Seminar on Crisis Management and Complex Emergencies

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Seminar on Crisis Management and Complex Emergencies (P 245)
FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY

FALL 2012
Instructor:
Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.
Fletcher School
617-627-2738

Consideration of crisis management in theory and practice, drawing from the period since World War II and selected earlier crises as well as the post-9/11 world; attacks of September 11, 2001; theories of crisis prevention, escalation, management,

Processes of International Negotiation

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Processes of International Negotiation (DHP D 220)
FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY

FALL 2012

Instructors:
Eileen Babbitt (Sec. A)
617-627-3796
Diana Chigas (Sec. B)
(617) 627-5870
Nadim Rouhana (Sec. C)
(617) 627-5451
Jeswald Salacuse (Sec. D)
(617) 627-3633

This course explores the processes, rather than specific substantive issues, of international negotiation. Using exercises and simulations, it examines the nature of conflict in the international arena; the

International Relations: Theory and Practice

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International Relations: Theory and Practice (DHP P 200)
FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY

FALL 2012

Instructor:
Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.
Fletcher School
Tufts University
617-627-2738

Traditional, behavioral, and post-behavioral theories of international relations, and the nature of theory in international relations; the role of normative theory; levels of analysis, structure-agent relationships, and concepts of foreign policy behavior and decision making; utopian/neo-liberal and

International Environmental Negotiations

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International Environmental Negotiations
FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY (DHP P231)
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (DUSP 11.364)

NOT OFFERED 2012-2013

Global environmental policy concerns (e.g., climate change, ozone depletion, deforestation, acid rain, ocean dumping, desertification, fisheries decline, biodiversity, and forest loss) have become increasingly important in international relations. This seminar looks at the problems of achieving development while maintaining

Humanitarian Action in Complex Emergencies

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Humanitarian Action in Complex Emergencies (DHP D230)
FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY

FALL 2012
Instructor:
Daniel Maxwell
617-627-3410

This course examines the evolution of the humanitarian action in relation to changes in the operating environment and changes in the international system. This multi-disciplinary course will cover a broad range of subjects, and addresses a number of topics:
• A historical perspective on