Students of any age can learn to transform
violent situations and develop conflict resolution strategies
in schools, colleges and universities.
In the UK, the government has made Citizenship
Education part of the national curriculum for young
people aged 11-19 years since September 2002, including
a requirement that children should learn to resolve
conflicts fairly.
A number of Universities have developed
conflict resolution courses and degrees, for example
Bradford in the UK and Brandeis and Harvard in the US.
The Coexistence Initiative web site includes
a selection of the most comprehensive and up-to-date
listings of college and university programs in Peace
and Conflict Studies, Conflict Resolution, and fellowships
and grants for peace studies.
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Please let us know about other courses/Universities
that offer useful training in transforming violence.
Centre for Conflict Resolution
and Department of Peace Studies
University of Bradford, England The Centre for Conflict Resolution,
based in the Department of Peace Studies, combines ideas
and experiences of academics and practitioners to transfer
research findings into practical conflict resolution
applications. The work of staff and researchers at the
Centre covers the following interlinked themes:
Peacebuilding from below
Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution
Education and Training in Non-Violent
Conflict Resolution Skills
Brandeis Intercommunal
Coexistence Initiative, USA The Alan B. Slifka Program in Intercommunal
Coexistence at Brandeis University is a program of the
International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public
Life that generates and disseminates knowledge useful
to practitioners of coexistence, and engages students
and other members of the larger Brandeis community in
the theory and practice of coexistence.
Program on Negotiation
at Harvard, USA The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
is an applied research center committed to improving
the theory and practice of negotiation and dispute resolution.
It is working to change the way people, organizations,
and nations resolve their disputes – shifting
the process from ‘win-lose’ outcomes to
‘all-gain’ solutions.
Major goals of the program are to:
design, implement, and evaluate better
dispute resolution practices
promote collaboration and communication
among practitioners and scholars
develop educational programs and materials
for instruction in negotiation and dispute resolution
increase public awareness and understanding
of successful conflict resolution efforts
Business leaders, government officials,
corporate trainers and lawyers are among the nearly
2,500 people who participate in short negotiation courses
offered each year by the program in partnership with
the Center for Management Research.
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us about initiatives at your college or university.
