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Introduction to Conflict Resolution: 4
credits CR 301U CRN 10792 TR 10:00-11:50 NH 227.
This class will introduce students to the field of conflict resolution
studies. It will explore both the nature of conflict and our understanding
of what
resolution seeks to achieve. Particular emphasis will be placed on the
strategies students currently employ towards conflict in their own
lives, with suggestions
and examples that broaden their understanding of what is possible. Small
groups, simulated conflict situations, role plays, and examples from community
partners~R work will provide students with the opportunity to both understand
their own strategies and develop new ones.
Amanda Byron is a mediator, an educator, and an active community organizer
in the fields of conflict resolution, violence prevention, and multicultural
community development. Amanda brings over 15 years of experience working
with diverse communities to heal trauma and transform conflict. She is
particularly interested in the field of violence, understanding how and
why it occurs,
and forging new ideas on individual and collective responses. Amanda earned
her BA in Business Administration at Lewis and Clark College, her MA in
Intercultural Management at the School for International Training, completed
post-graduate
work in Urban Studies at Portland State University, and will begin doctoral
studies in transformative learning this Fall.
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Introduction to Conflict Resolution: 4 credits CR 301U
CRN 14531 TR 14:00-15:50 PCAT 170.
This class will introduce students to the field of conflict resolution studies. It will explore both the nature of conflict and our understanding of what resolution seeks to achieve. Particular emphasis will be placed on the strategies students currently employ towards conflict in their own lives, with suggestions
and examples that broaden their understanding of what is possible. Small groups, simulated conflict situations, role plays, and examples from community partners~R work will provide students with the opportunity to both understand
their own strategies and develop new ones.
Tom Hastings specializes in Peace & Nonviolence Studies. He has edited several newsletters, published more than one hundred articles
and three books:
Power: Nonviolent Transformation from the Transpersonal to the Transnational
(in press), Meek Ain~Rt Weak: Nonviolent Power and People of Color (2002),
and Ecology of War and Peace: Counting Costs of Conflict (2000). He~Rs on
the boards of directors of the Oregon Peace Studies Consortium, the Oregon Peace Institute and interim board of the Peace and Justice Studies Association.
********** Ecology of War and Peace: 4 credits CR 399 CRN 15017 WEB.
An examination of the environmental effects of preparing for war, waging
war, and the environmental drivers to war. Finishes with a comparison of the war system with a potential peace system. From the issues of deforestation to pollution, from oil use to radiological weaponry, war and its devices present a unique ecological challenge rarely factored into our social calculations
of conflict management decisions.
Tom Hastings specializes in Peace & Nonviolence Studies. He has edited several newsletters, published more than one hundred articles
and four books:
Nonviolent Response to Terrorism (2004), Power: Nonviolent Transformation
from the Transpersonal to the Transnational (in press), Meek Ain~Rt Weak: Nonviolent Power and People of Color (2002), and Ecology of War and Peace:
Counting Costs of Conflict (2000). He~Rs on the boards of directors of the Oregon Peace Studies Consortium, the Oregon Peace Institute and interim board of the Peace and Justice Studies Association.
********** Introduction to Peace Studies: 4
credits CR399U CRN 10796 TR 12:00-13:50 PCAT 140.
This course is designed to introduce us to the subject of Peace Studies.
The fields we will examine include history of nonviolent thought and action, the writings of the greatest practitioners, conflict resolution, negotiation,
intercultural communication, cross-cultural conflict resolution from local
to global, international political conflict, interpersonal communication, social movement theory, war system & peace system analysis, philosophical
and spiritual approaches, psychological elements of war and peace and how these disciplines merge to provide background and tools for understanding
conflict management methods leading to either war or peace.
Tom Hastings specializes in Peace & Nonviolence Studies.
He has edited several newsletters, published more than one hundred articles
and three books: Power: Nonviolent Transformation from the Transpersonal to the Transnational
(in press), Meek Ain~Rt Weak: Nonviolent Power and People of Color (2002),
and Ecology of War and Peace: Counting Costs of Conflict (2000). He~Rs on
the boards of directors of the Oregon Peace Studies Consortium, the Oregon Peace Institute and interim board of the Peace and Justice Studies Association.
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Media &Violence: 1 credit CR407/CRN10799 CR507/CRN10817
F 17:00-21:00, S 09:00-17:00 NH 222 October 6 & 7.
This course will explore the impact and influence that media has on cultural norms and ideals, with particular attention to the many ways that media promotes and reinforces patterns of violence and oppression. This course will introduce the concept of media literacy, inviting participants to discuss and deconstruct popular media message in film, video, television, radio, music, print and on the Internet. Course content will also present research on the correlation
between media consumption and early brain development, and the connection
to changes in expected and accepted social norms. Students will have the
opportunity to creatively conceptualize non-oppressive media, and the class
will explore means to advocate for social responsibility within the media
industry. Students will become more educated consumers of their media diet, and more powerful activists for appropriate media education and direction.
Amanda Byron is a mediator, an educator, and an active community organizer in the fields of conflict resolution, violence prevention, and multicultural
community development. Amanda brings over 15 years of experience working with diverse communities to heal trauma and transform conflict. She is particularly interested in the field of violence, understanding how and why it occurs,
and forging new ideas on individual and collective responses. Amanda earned her BA in Business Administration at Lewis and Clark College, her MA in Intercultural Management at the School for International Training, completed post-graduate
work in Urban Studies at Portland State University, and will begin doctoral
studies in transformative learning this Fall. ********** Mindfulness and Conflict Resolution: 2
credits CR407/CRN15274 CR507/CRN15275 F17:00-21:00, S 09:00-17:00, U
09:00-17:00 NH 222 November 3, 4, 5.
Thich Nhat Hanh says "[m]indfulness is the energy of being aware and
awake to the present moment. It is the continuous practice of touching life deeply in every moment of daily life. To be mindful is to be truly alive,
present and at one with those around you and with what you are doing. We
bring our body and mind into harmony while we wash the dishes, drive the car or take our morning shower (http://www.plumvillage.org/)." This class will try to persuade students that, when applied to conflict resolution
practices, mindfulness is capable of transforming our relationship to our work as conflict resolvers, and to each other. It can help us do much more
effective work--however, the most important thing about mindfulness is that
it can make our work much, much easier on us, the practioners.
Isbel Ingham has a master's degree in conflict resolution and is currently
doing research for her Ph.D. in the areas of community development and the
context of conflict. She has been a counselor for the last 20+ years, as
well as mediating for social action groups, leading and teaching workshops
and classes on diversity, and raising two wondrous daughters. **********
CR & The Emotions: 2 credits CR407/CRN15244 CR 507/CRN15245 F 17:00-21:00,
S 09:00-17:00, U 09:00-17:00 NH 227 November 17, 18, 19.
Most of Western conflict resolution advises against allowing parties to have
feelings during mediation. The most popular book on the basics of mediation, The Mediator's Handbook, by Jennifer Beer and Eileen Stief (1997) states, "Participants should put aside their emotional reactions so that negotiation can progress
through calm and rational communication. Being civil, objective, controlled,
and reasonable shows you have a legitimate position." (p. 82) It can
be argued that this is born out of the very Western notion that thinking
and feeling are in opposition, and even preclude one another. However, most
evidence completely contradicts this idea, despite its popularity. We are
feeling creatures. To remove that very important aspect of ourselves from any kind of conflict resolution may very well distort the process, thereby
rendering it ineffective, perhaps even inauthentic. Moreover, just because
someone is not overtly expressing a feeling does not mean that feeling is
not impacting his or her thinking. If this is the case, it is in our best interests to explore the feelings we have while we are in conflict, especially if we are the mediators of that conflict. This is what we will discuss, and
experience some, in this class.
Isbel Ingham has a master's degree in conflict resolution and is currently
doing research for her Ph.D. in the areas of community development and the
context of conflict. She has been a counselor for the last 20+ years, as
well as mediating for social action groups, leading and teaching workshops and classes on diversity, and raising two wondrous daughters.
********** Academic Writing: 1
Credit CR407/CRN10798 CR507/CRN10818 T 16:00-17:20 NH 358.
Graduate work requires a significant amount of what is commonly described
as academic writing. This class is designed to instruct students about just
what that means, and how to adapt their own writing to the requirements of
Portland State University in general, and the Conflict Resolution Department
specifically. To that end, we will use the papers you write for your other
classes. There is no extra writing required for the class; however you MUST
bring some writing in each class to get full credit. Please bring two copies
of your work--one for me, and one for your small groups.
Isbel Ingham has a master's degree in conflict resolution and is currently
doing research for her Ph.D. in the areas of community development and the
context of conflict. She has been a counselor for the last 20+ years, as well as mediating for social action groups, leading and teaching workshops
and classes on diversity, and raising two wondrous daughters.
********** International Peace and Conflict Studies: 4 credits CR510/CRN14530 W 17:30-21:10
NH 224
From a broad international and interdisciplinary perspective the course examines central social. Historical political, and human phenomena, as well as related theories, that are of relevance to issues of peace and conflict in the modern
world. The causes of war and the challenges of peace will be examined from
multiple vantage points and theoretical approaches with a view to developing
diagnostic conceptual frameworks and instruments that are credible in light
of the realities of conflict in the international setting. Sociological,
psychological, political and cultural perspectives will be brought to bear
in an integrated manner on the central topics address in the course so as
to capture and analyze the multidimensional nature of phenomena implicated in international peace and conflict.
Harry Anastasiou holds a Ph.D. in the Political Sociology of Peace and Conflict from the Union Institute & University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and a Doctorandus
Degree from the Free University of Amsterdam Holland. He is a long-standing academic and practitioner of conflict-resolution and peace building in ethnically
divided societies. At present, he is a core faculty member of the Conflict Resolution Graduate Program of Portland State University. For over a decade he has been playing a leading role in the development and growth of a citizen-based
peace movement in the ethnically divided island of Cyprus. He has also been a participating member of ~SThe Harvard Study Group~T, a bi-communal think tank working on ideas and approaches for the peaceful resolution of the Cyprus
problem. As an academic, he has published numerous articles on peace and
conflict issues, focusing in particular on Cyprus, Nationalism and Peace
building.
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CR/Peace Education: 4
credit CR410/CRN10807 CR510/CRN10823 M 13:00-16:40 CH 269.
This course will provide students with a theoretical and practical introduction to the field of Peace Education. Students will explore the philosophical,
cultural, pedagogical and curricular elements of Peace Education and, within that context, will develop an understanding of the theory and practice of effective conflict resolution education. Emphasis will be given to experiential learning, engaged and reflective pedagogies, and the practice of transformational
learning as tools for social change. This class is appropriate for anyone interested in educating or training children, adults, professionals, communities,
or organizations about peace.
Amanda Byron is a mediator, an educator, and an active community organizer
in the fields of conflict resolution, violence prevention, and multicultural
community development. Amanda brings over 15 years of experience working with diverse communities to heal trauma and transform conflict. She is particularly
interested in the field of violence, understanding how and why it occurs,
and forging new ideas on individual and collective responses. Amanda earned her BA in Business Administration at Lewis and Clark College, her MA in Intercultural
Management at the School for International Training, completed post-graduate
work in Urban Studies at Portland State University, and will begin doctoral
studies in transformative learning this Fall.
********** Red/Blue Values in Conflict: 4 credits CR410/CRN10806 CR510/CRN10824 W 17:30-21:10 PCAT 144.
We live in red and blue states. Our political, ethical, and social values
in blue states are in direct conflict with peoples~R values in red states. Is this true? Are there red and blue states? Are there red and blue people? Is ~Shuman life at conception~T a red state value and ~Sa woman~Rs right to choose
an abortion~T a blue state value? Do people holding these values have more in common than they realize? If I am a Catholic and believe in ~Shuman life at conception~T, should I be willing to give up that value in a liberal, democratic
society? What about differing values regarding assisted suicide; capital punishment; retributive punishment vs. deterrent punishment, or restorative
justice; social security private accounts; tax cuts; preventive war; free speech; religion in public life, etc.? We will look at these issues and consider libertarian, communitarian, utilitarian, pragmatic, contractarian, natural law, and religious answers to them. We will read some philosophical literature,
some social and journalistic commentary, some religious pieces, and some
contemporary magazine and newspaper articles on these issues. We will learn
how to make an ethical argument, how to take a position on an ethical issue, how to participate in discussions about ethical issues, and how to respect
and pay attention to the ethical beliefs of others while disagreeing with
them, and how to arrive at our own answers to important ethical, political,
and social issues.
Les Swanson, Academic Career: degrees: B.A., philosophy, from Augustana College,
Ill; M.A. in philosophy from the Claremont Graduate University; J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law. I have taught courses at the University Of Oregon School Of Law in The Administration of Criminal Justice, Philosophy of Law, Constitutional Law, Literature and Conflict Resolution, and Philosophy
and Conflict Resolution, as an Adjunct Professor and as Visiting Associate Professor of Law. I have been teaching in the Graduate Program in Conflict
Resolution at PSU since 1999. From 1989 to 1997 I served on the Oregon State
Board of Higher Education (President in 1995-6, and 1996-7). ********** Peacekeeping, Peacemaking, and Peacebuilding: 4 credits CR 410/CRN10804
CR510/CRN10822 M 17:30-21:10 OND 202
As various aspects of ever increasing international peace systems emerge,
many activities have been developed as integral components of the building
blocks for successful peace. Peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding
activities all focus on differing yet intertwined dimensions of these extremely
complicated processes. This class will focus on these multiple layers of international peace work and provide an opportunity for both analysis and
critique of the multiple practices and systems involved.
Barbara Tint, Ph.D is currently the Director of International and Intercultural Conflict Resolution for the Conflict Resolution Graduate Program. She also has served as the Assistant Director of the program for 3 years. She received her Ph.D in International Conflict Resolution from the University of Melbourne
in Australia, where her research focused on collective memory and conflict resolution. Her work in peace and conflict resolution stems from her background
in Political Psychology where she has focused largely on the psychological dynamics of international conflict. In addition to various domestic projects
and collaborations, she has participated in conflict resolution activities and research in Australia, Israel/Palestine and in India. She is also currently
the Chair of the Feminism, Gender and Peace Committee for the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence.
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Reconciliation Process: 4
credits CR 410/CRN10805 CR510/CRN10821 W 13:00-16:40 PCAT 170.
This class explores the various dimensions involved in the process of reconciliation
between individuals, groups and societies. Reconciliation is a dimension of conflict resolution processes that is essential to lasting peacemaking processes. While some forms of conflict resolution focus primarily on settlement
of disputes, reconciliation attends to the deeper underlying issues that continue to divide people often long after a settlement is reached. Reconciliation
is seen as a long-term process, which provides healing to the multiple sides of historical disputes. Topics to be covered include the evolution of historical
wounds, memory, accountability, acknowledgment, restitution, forgiveness and truth. Case studies will provide a focal point for class discussions
and analysis.
Barbara Tint, Ph.D is currently the Director of International and Intercultural
Conflict Resolution for the Conflict Resolution Graduate Program. She also has served as the Assistant Director of the program for 3 years. She received her Ph.D in International Conflict Resolution from the University of Melbourne in Australia, where her research focused on collective memory and conflict resolution. Her work in peace and conflict resolution stems from her background
in Political Psychology where she has focused largely on the psychological dynamics of international conflict. In addition to various domestic projects
and collaborations, she has participated in conflict resolution activities and research in Australia, Israel/Palestine and in India. She is also currently
the Chair of the Feminism, Gender and Peace Committee for the Society for
the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence. ********** Nationalism & Ethic Conflict: 4
credits CR510/CRN10819 T 12:00-15:50 PCAT 154.
Nationalism as a Factor of Protracted Conflict A critical study of the phenomenon of nationalism from a conflict-resolution perspective. The course is strongly interdisciplinary focusing on the historical, psychological, social and cultural
dimensions of nationalism and explores the role nationalism has played in creating and sustaining conflict throughout the twentieth century. Attention
is given to multilevel strategies, approaches and perspectives facilitating
the resolution of nationalist conflict in a variety of settings.
Harry Anastasiou holds a Ph.D. in the Political Sociology of Peace and Conflict from the Union Institute & University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and a Doctorandus Degree from the Free University of Amsterdam Holland. He is a long-standing academic and practitioner of conflict-resolution and peace building in ethnically
divided societies. At present, he is a core faculty member of the Conflict
Resolution Graduate Program of Portland State University. For over a decade he has been playing a leading role in the development and growth of a citizen-based
peace movement in the ethnically divided island of Cyprus. He has also been a participating member of ~SThe Harvard Study Group~T, a bi-communal think tank working on ideas and approaches for the peaceful resolution of the Cyprus
problem. As an academic, he has published numerous articles on peace and conflict issues, focusing in particular on Cyprus, Nationalism and Peace
building.
********** CR Methodology: 4 credits
CR510/CRN10820 R 17:30-21:00 SB2 166.
Will you need to be doing some interviews, surveys or focus groups for a project or a research study? Come to a practical class on how to design,
conduct and also analyze data. This is an introductory or review course and the majority of the work will be done during class hours.
Van Le is a professional evaluator whose training is from Harvard University
in technology research and evaluation. She has received awards and grants for her work in areas as diverse as intercultural communication, social technology development and program evaluation. She has lectured at several universities including, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute
of Technology and the University of Hawaii. Past clients include HUD, Open Society Institute, Harvard Law School-Program on Negotiation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. Her current board commitments are the Oregon Harvard Club, 211Info
and OregonHelps, Inc.
********** Perspectives in Conflict Resolution: 4
credits CR512/CRN10825 T 17:30-21:10 NH 358.
MAJOR: RESTRICTED TO CR. The purpose of this course is to introduce the student
to a wide variety of perspectives on conflict resolution. These perspectives
will include debates concerning the boundaries of the field, modes, models,
terminology, standards, practices, and current problems. We will also look at the perspectives of peace studies, nonviolence, violence prevention, social liberation, literary and philosophical analysis, international and intercultural
reconciliation. Our academic task is to attempt to create a coherent story
that embraces the variety of perspectives to which we are exposed. In this way, we will be doing conflict resolution of these varying perspectives. We suggest that the heart of conflict resolution is in the sometimes-paradoxical truth of diverse viewpoints--even on the subject of conflict resolution itself.
Isbel Ingham has a master's degree in conflict resolution and is currently
doing research for her Ph.D. in the areas of community development and the context of conflict. She has been a counselor for the last 20+ years, as
well as mediating for social action groups, leading and teaching workshops
and classes on diversity, and raising two wondrous daughters. ********** Perspectives in Conflict Resolution: 4
credits CR512/CRN10826 R 12:00-15:50 NH 458.
MAJOR: RESTRICTED TO CR. Introduction to full scope of the master~Rs degree program. Since the program is intended to embrace both humanities and social
science orientations, students need to become acquainted with the methods and terms of criticism arising from these sometimes-divergent disciplines.
Students also need to become acquainted with the diverse models of conflict resolution derived from both the humanities and social sciences. A particular
focus will be given to the legal and ethical aspects of these models, along with a full exploration of legalities and professional ethics in conflict
resolution practice.
Robert Gould is a trainer and community organizer in the field of CR, as well as a philosopher whose scholarly work is in a transformational approach
to philosophical problems-as well as philosophical.
********** Negotiation & Mediation: 4
credits CR515/CRN10827 F 17:00-21:00, S 09:00-17:00 NH 222 September
29, 30, October 13, 14, 27, 28, November 17 & 18.
Introduction to collaborative approaches to responding to conflict. A theoretical framework will be established for using negotiation and mediation in a variety of settings. Students learn how to function as a neutral third party focusing
on: conflict analysis, communication skills, maintaining a neutral role, creating a safe environment, and ensuring procedural, substantive and psychological
satisfaction. Ethical issues and concerns in the field of mediation will
be presented.
Stan Sitnick is the Coordinator of the Clackamas County Dispute Resolution
Center, a community mediation program funded in part by the Oregon Dispute
Resolution Commission. For the past seven years, he has been a therapist, facilitator and Director of the Oregon Mediation Association.
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