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Introduction to Conflict Resolution: 4 credits CR 301U/CRN 65547
TR 10:00-11:50 PCAT 144.
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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Family Mediation: 2 credits CR 407 CRN 60766 CR 507 CRN 60782 F 5pm-9pm, S 9am-5pm U 9am-5pm May 12-13-14 CH 158.
Mediating for groups is, of course, different than mediating between two or three parties. Mediating with families presents even that many more interesting things to think about and consider. In that your professor was trained in systems theory, this class will view families as a system, and attempt to give students some skills they can use should they decide to mediate with
families. Although we will certainly discuss divorce, we will not be discussing divorce mediation
per se. Isbel Ingham is the very happily partnered mother of two daughters, grandmother
of seven grandchildren. The first 25 years of my professional life were spent as a therapist, a mediator, and a diversity trainer. During that time I was
also an activist in many arenas. Although I have retired as a therapist, I
continue to mediate occasionally for non-profits, and will never stop being
an activist. In my away-from-the-office time I travel, camp, go to fairs and
rodeos with my grandchildren, immerse myself in water in [almost] any venue,
explore various parts of the world, and laugh as much as I can. ********** Academic Writing: 2 credits CR 407 CRN 60768 CR 507 CRN 60784 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 PSU in
general, and the expectations of the academic world in general. To that end, we will use the papers you write in your other classes, in this class. There
is no extra writing required for the class; however you MUST bring at least two copies of one page of writing to each class to receive full credit. Isbel Ingham is the very happily partnered mother of two daughters, grandmother of seven grandchildren. The first 25 years of my professional life were spent
as a therapist, a mediator, and a diversity trainer. During that time I was
also an activist in many arenas. Although I have retired as a therapist, I
continue to mediate occasionally for non-profits, and will never stop being
an activist. In my away-from-the-office time I travel, camp, go to fairs and
rodeos with my grandchildren, immerse myself in water in [almost] any venue,
explore various parts of the world, and laugh as much as I can.
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Peer Mediation: 1 credit CR 407 CRN 60765 CR 507 CRN 60781 F 17:00-21:00, S 09:00-17:00 April 28 & 29
NH 341.
Explore and experience the process of mediation with a peer in the role of
mediator. Peer Mediation refers to programs in the schools where youth serve
as mediators to resolve conflicts between other students. While the framework
for this course will be that used in a youth/school setting, all the exercises
and the techniques will be applicable to adults. We~Rll look at the successes and challenges of a school peer mediation program, and consider other approaches schools have taken to increase conflict resolution among students. This experiential course will include exercises, discussion, practice, and small group work. Isbel Ingham is the very happily partnered mother of two daughters, grandmother
of seven grandchildren. The first 25 years of my professional life were spent
as a therapist, a mediator, and a diversity trainer. During that time I was
also an activist in many arenas. Although I have retired as a therapist, I
continue to mediate occasionally for non-profits, and will never stop being
an activist. In my away-from-the-office time I travel, camp, go to fairs and
rodeos with my grandchildren, immerse myself in water in [almost] any venue,
explore various parts of the world, and laugh as much as I can. **********
Facilitation: 2 credits CR 407 CRN 664780 CR 507 CRN 64781 F 17:00-212:00 S 09:00-17:00 U 09:00-17:00
April 14,15 & 16
CH 158.
Working with groups in conflict resolution, problem solving requires knowledge
and skill in group dynamics, facilitative techniques, and effective design and management of meetings. In this course we will be working with a hands-on focus on facilitative skills and techniques for designing and running effective meetings in a variety of contexts with opportunities to explore student~Rs values,
intentions, and choices about larger issues of authentic participation.
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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Enmification: 1 credit CR 407 CRN 60769 CR 507 CRN 60780 F 17:00-212:00 S 09:00-17:00 May 19 & 20
CH 158.
This one credit course will explore the United States~R fascination with the
making of enemies. We will consider the various influences that contribute to a climate of ready hatred, considering
the many political, social and economic motivations, as well as their ramifications. 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.
********** Restorative Justice: 4 credit CR410 CRN 60773 /510 CRN 60790 R 15:00-18:40 PCAT 144.
A highly interactive, discussion-based introduction to the ideas and practices
of restorative justice. Course material includes simulations, case studies, research on retributive and restorative systems and outcomes, and an exploration of our personal and collective processes around forgiveness and enmity. 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.
********** Social Liberation: 4 credits
CR 410 CRN 60744 CR 510 CRN 60788 T 17:30-21:10 PCAT 118.
Social liberation is defined, for the purposes of this class, as all efforts
to effect real and lasting change in the social systems that constrict and
restrict, via systemic and institutional oppression, all of our lives. How does this relate to conflict resolution? Certainly, oppression is a conflict
that needs resolution--in fact, transformation. However it is also the belief of many of us in the field that for any conflict to be truly resolved, the
systems in which that conflict is embedded must be changed--or any resolution will be at best inadequate and transitory, and at worst it will perpetuate and even enforce existing systems. Cornell West says, "People are interested
in new ways of life, not just new ways of thinking." I agree, and so this
class intends to introduce students to both. In other words, not only will
we learn and discuss new (and old) philosophies, systems, theories, etc., we
will also learn and practice new strategies and methods by which to exercise social liberation.
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.
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Forgiveness: 4 credits
CR 410 CRN 65324 CR 510 CRN 65325 M 13:00-16:40 OND 201.
Forgiveness seems to be central to the theoretical development of the emerging field of conflict resolution. Forgiveness has been a topic of increasing interest
both academically and to practitioners. The notion of forgiveness involves
theoretical difficulties, as well as practical challenges, that need academic scrutiny and analysis. Despite these problems, there seems to be a healing
quality to forgiveness that helps both individuals and societies move away
from revenge and toward reconciliation. In a word, forgiveness offers hope.
In a time of tense conflicts, forgiveness may have extraordinary value.
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.
Aimee Clott
********** Ethics Peace/International Conflict: 4 credits CR 510 CRN 60789 R 12:00-15:50 PCAT 170.
This course entails a stepping back from the historical and concrete details
of conflict and alienation on the one hand, and reconciliation and peace on the other, in an attempt to critically reflect on relevant foundational ethical issues. These will bear on ethical questions regarding violence/war and neighborliness/peace, as they are confronted and expressed by human nature. Phenomena common to the
realm of human conflict, such as, power, liberation and blood, are examined
in light of the ethics of freedom in its relationship to peace, justice and
hope. The course entails critical reflection on the capacity or weakness of
the human spirit to transcend the ~Styranny of circumstances~T. 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. **********
Neighbors and Enemies: Greeks and Turks: 4 credits CR 510 CRN 60786 T 17:30-21:10 SH 225.
This course focuses on the relationship between Greece and Turkey as a case
of two neighboring societies and states that have traditionally interacted as enemies. This relationship is examined from an interdisciplinary perspective,
exploring the ways in which history and conflict have shaped and conditioned culture, politics and perceptions in the respective societies. Emergent patterns are compared and contrasted to other states and societies that have been or
are in conflict. Other regions of conflict that interest class participants will be integrated in the course within a comparative framework. Recent efforts at rapprochement between Turks and Greeks are also examined in light of emerging
factors and opportunities that may facilitate a new orientation toward peaceand reconciliation. 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.
********** Advanced Skills in Mediation: 4 credits CR 510 CRN 65323 F 17:00-21:00 S 09:00-17:00 U 09:00-17:00. April 7&8 21&22 May 5&6 June 2&3 NH 341. 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.
********** Philosophy of Conflict Resolution: 4
credit CR 513 CRN 60792 R 17:30-21:10 NH 386.
Introduction to the insights that philosophy offers to the field of conflict
resolution. The course will also explore the impact that conflict resolution practice may have on philosophical theory. Additionally, ethical issues that
arise during conflict resolution work will be carefully considered. 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.
********** Advanced Mediation: 4 credits
CR 524 CRN 60794 M 13:00-16:40 SB2 108.
This four-credit, graduate level course is the second in a two-part series of core courses that teaches the skills and techniques of negotiation and
mediation, including an intercultural perspective. Students will build on the first term~Rs work with interest-based negotiation and other collaborative processes. In this term, students will apply their negotiation, communication
and self-awareness skills in learning a practical and structured mediation
process for helping parties to a dispute find mutually agreeable solutions.
The skills developed in the course are extremely useful in interpersonal relationships, in the workplace, and in organizational and community settings.
The course is designed both for those interested in entering the field of mediation and for others looking for better ways to help individuals and
groups resolve conflict. This course exceeds the basic mediation training
requirements of the Oregon Dispute Resolution Commission and students will receive an appropriate certificate at the end of the course. The course structure
is highly interactive, integrating theory and practice through lectures,
demonstrations, small group discussions, dyad and individual exercises, and a series of supervised mediation role plays with evaluative feedback. 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, facilitatorand Director of the Oregon Mediation Association.
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Intercultural Conflict Resolution: 4 credits CR 524 CRN 60795 M 17:30-21:10 NH 472 & CRN 60796 W 15:00-18:40
SB2 162.
This course will explore the ways in which cultural similarities or differences
might influence the conflict resolution process. In this capacity, culture is defined broadly and will be considered as it plays a part in either the
actuality or perceptions of our experience. During class time students will
have an opportunity to explore and learn from other cultures and apply this
learning in the evaluation and utilization of conflict resolution paradigms. This class will be a combination of lecture, discussion and a significant amountof interactive activities. Barb Tint is the Director of International and Intercultural Conflict Resolution for the Conflict Resolution Graduate Program. 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. ********** Resolving International Conflict: 4 credits PS 543 CRN 63101 R 14:00-17:40 NH 373.
This seminar explores diferent kinds of international disputes and actual conflict in order to identify and assess methods of conflict resolution. A wide variety of case studies and literature is used. Our emphasis is on understanding why conflicts arise, under what circumstances they lead to violence, and (most importantly) what techniques and skills come into play in preventing, managing,and resolving conflicts. Mel Gurtov is a Professor of Political Science and International Studies,
is author of 15 books on foreign policy and international political economy.
As Asia specialist, he is Editor-in Chief of Asian Perspective, a quarterly journal of international affairs. His most recent book relevant to peace studies
is Global Politics in the Human interest ( 4th ed., Rienner, 1999), which has
been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese editions.
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