Courses
Students may choose from a wide array of
graduate courses in conflict analysis, resolution, and
collaborative governance taught in the Maxwell School, other
schools of Syracuse University, and at the
SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry . For descriptions and time
schedules, please refer to the current
Schedule of Classes
and
Department of Public Administration class listing.
Students may enrich their graduate degree programs by completing
a concurrent 12-credit
Certificate of Advanced Study in
Conflict Resolution. A special independent
Certificate program is available for mid-career managers
interested in conflict resolution, group effectiveness, and
collaborative problem solving.
Fall 2008
Course Offerings:
IRP/PPA/SOS
601
Fundamentals in Conflict Studies
(3
credits - Katz)
F 9:00-12:15
ANT
616
Political Anthropology (Rubinstein)
T,Th 9:00-10:50
ANT 683
Social Movement Theory (Burdick)
M,W 3:45-5:05
ANT/IRP
707
Culture in World Affairs
(Rubinstein) W 9:30-12:15
HED 600
Critical Incidence Management
(Wolf)
HST 644
Israel & Palestine: Historical Approach
(Elouafi)
HST/IRP 700
History of Nuclear Disarment
(Tai)
PPA 600
Dispute System
Design
(1 credit - Merchant) T 8:00-10:45
PPA 600
Mastering the Skill
of Interest-Based Problem
Solving (1 credit
- Merchant) T 8:00-10:45
PPA 600
Effective Group
Facilitation (1 credit
- Merchant) T 8:00-10:45
PPA 704
International Security
(de
Nevers) W 2:15-5:00
PPA/PSC 706
U.S.
National Security Policy
(de
Nevers) W 9:30-12:15
PPA/IRP 715
Post-Conflict Reconstruction
(Staff) 6:00-8:45
PPA 765
Humanitarian Action
(Bertini)
TH 2:00-4:40
PSC 753
International Political Economy
(Rupert)
T 9:30-12:15
PSC 754
International
Conflict and Peace (Duffy)
3:45-6:30
Other Accepted Course
Offerings:
PPA 600
Dispute System
Design (1 credit mini
course)
PPA 600
Mastering the Skill
of Interest-Based Problem
Solving (1 credit mini
course)
PPA 600
Effective Group
Facilitation (1 credit mini
course)
PPA 600
Mediation (1
credit)
PPA 600
Community Mediations Skills
Training (1
credit)
PPA 600
Resolving Environmental
Management Conflicts through
Collaborative Learning (1
credit)
PPA 600
Enhancing Emotional Intelligence
& Collaborative Conflict
Management (1
credit)
PPA 600
Interest-Based Negotiation and Bargaining
(1 credit)
PPA 600
Multi-Party Negotiation and Conflict Management of
Environmental Disputes (1 credit)
PPA 632
International
Public and NGO Management (3
credits)
PPA 706
US National Security
Policy (3 credits)
PPA 730
Conflict Resolution in Groups: Facilitation & Conflict Mgmt (3 credits)
PPA 730
Humanitarian Action: Challenges, Responses
(3 credits)
PPA 730
International Security
(3 credits)
PPA 730
Humanitarian Action
(3 credits)
PPA 730
Skillful Group
Development: Facilitation &
Conflict Mgmt for High
Performance (3 credits)
PPA 746
Ethics & Public Policy
(3 credits)
PPA 753
Executive Leadership
Seminar
(3 credits)
PPA 755
Public Administration
and Democracy
(3 credits)
PPA 756
Policy and
Administration in Developing
Countries (3 credits)
PPA 895
Executive Education
Seminar: Managerial Leadership
(3 credits)
PRL 602
Introduction to Public Diplomacy
and Communications
(3 credits)
IRP 700
Israel's National Security, 1948
to the Present
(3 credits)
IRP 708
Issues
for 21st Century Public
Diplomacy
(3 credits)
IRP 709
Public Communication in the
Digital Era: Bridging Public
Affairs and Institution Building
(3 credits)ONLY
if Research is focused in the
field
of Conflict Resolution.
IRP 713
National Security Challenges in
a New Century: Strategy, Policy
and Resources (3 credits)
IRP 715
Nuclear
Proliferation (3 credits)
IRP 715
Post Conflict
Reconstruction (3 credits)
IRP 715
Strengthening
Interagency Cooperation
(3 credits)
PSC 682
Social Theory and the
Middle East (3 credits)
PSC 700
Political Leadership
(3 credits)
PSC 706
US National Security
Policy (3 credits)
PSC 760
International
Negotiation (3 credits)
PSC 785
Comparative
Civil-Military Relations
(3 credits)
PSC/IRP
700
Religion, Media and
International Relations (3 credits)
PSC/IRP 700
Crisis Management
(3 credits)
GEO 558 Sustainable
Development (3
credits)
HST 700
Palestine-Jewish / Israeli Conflict (3
credits)
HST 700
History of Nuclear Disarmament: 1945-Present
(3 credits)
HST/PSC
700
Perspectives on Terrorism
(3 credits)
HST/PSC
700 The
Arab-Israeli Conflict
(3 credits)
ANT 684
Social Movements Research Methods
(3 credits)
ANT/IRP
701
Multilateral
Peacekeeping (3
Credits)
ANT/IRP
707
Culture in World Affairs
(3 credits)
CRS 568
Rhetoric and Social Change (3 credits)
EST 608
Environmental
Advocacy Campaigns and Conflict
Resolution (3 credits)
EST 696
Collaborative Governance Processes for Environmental & Natural Resource Management (3 credits)
LAW 700
National
Security Law (3 credits)
LAW 770
Indigenous Nations
(3 credits)
LAW 778
International Human Rights
(3 credits)
LAW 790
Counter Terrorism & the Law (3
credits)
LAW 840
Law and Armed Conflict (3
credits)
TBA
U.S. Policy in
Latin
America
(MayMester) (3
credits)
Previous
Summer Classes Offered:
PAF 400/SOS
600
Improvisation Skills for
Creative Conflict Resolution
(1 credit)
It has been said "life imitates
art." In the case of
improvisation, life is art.
Improvisional actors are
observers and experts in
creating and building on
information that is presented to
them. That is what makes
this form of comedy so exciting.
These same skills are of
tremendous value to those of us
who deal with conflict.
Before we can get to the
structure of the resolution, we
must first be able to
communicate and adapt our
communications styles.
Through improvisational
exercises and techniques, this
course develops new approaches
to communication so that the
student will become an effective
and creative communicator in
unexpected, stressful conflict
and negotiation situations.
This unique course uses
interactive cross-functional
performance exercises to build
new skills and thinking.
This course is adapted from a
program Mr. Mahar offers for the
world-renown Second City.
PAF 420/SOS
620
Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Skills
(3 credits)
Conflict among people who work
together and live together is inevitable. The key to
successful conflict resolution is your ability to be
resourceful and to communicate so that you are heard.
This workshop enhances communication and rapport-building
skills to interact more effectively and solve problems
creatively. It provides a foundation in reflective
listening, problem solving, assertion and managing conflicts
among needs and values. The course includes theory,
demonstrations, skill practice, and critique and is designed
to have immediate and wide applicability in interpersonal
and group settings.
PAF 424/SOS
600
Conflict Resolution in Groups: Facilitation and Conflict
Management
(3 credits)
Whether you work in student groups or manage
workplace groups, facilitation skills are essential to your
success and the effectiveness of your group. This workshop
focuses on the role and competencies of the facilitator in
effectively managing group process, group dynamics, and
differences among group members. Among the subjects
explored are contracting, design of agenda and process, stages
of group development, observing and gibing feedback about group
dynamics, and managing group conflict. Format will provide
opportunities for intensive practice, coaching by instructors,
and reflective work in a Personal Learning Plan.
PAF 422/SOS
622/IRP
400/IRP
600 Negotiation: Theory and Practice
(3 credits)
What strategy do you use to
negotiate effectively? This workshop introduces
negotiation theory and the skills associated with successful
practice. It explores tensions between distributive
and integrative negotiation, principles of interest-based
negotiation, importance of preparation, sources of power,
role of culture, and ways to overcome dirty tricks and other
barriers to successful negotiation. An interactive
learning approach is featured, using lecture, discussion,
exercises and simulations, to build personal capacities for
successful negotiating. Exercises include two-person
to more complex multi-party negotiations, in both domestic
and international cases.
ANT 477/ANT
677
Culture and Conflict
(3 credits)
This workshop uses the cross-cultural and holistic perspective of anthropology to examine conflict and conflict management processes, with a focus on practical applications of such knowledge. The course opens with a review of anthropology’s significant theoretical and methodological contributions to various aspects of conflict studies, including conflict analysis. Case studies explore the different ways in which cultures acknowledge and attempt to deal with conflicts, including conflict management processes that are rights-based, informally/locally-based, and alternative dispute resolution. The course also considers the significance of legal pluralism for understanding conflict management processes. There are no prerequisites.
PAF 421/SOS
621
Mediation: Theory & Practice
(3 credits)
Whether problems are small-scale
roommate disputes or involve large-scale international
challenges, mediators use the same set of sills to bring
parties together and craft solutions. This workshop
centers on mediation theory and skills to facilitate the
resolution of disputes and differences. Techniques of
third-party intervention with individuals and groups.
Learning approach includes lectures, simulations,
demonstrations, and practice mediations, in a variety of
areas, including community, workplace, family and commercial
settings.
PAF 400 / SOS 600
Leadership, Power and Authority in Groups
(3credits)
Have you ever wondered why the process of leading a group and
the dynamics of group membership are so challenging and
fascinating? This workshop will involve participants in a
"learning laboratory" to explore issues of leadership, power,
and authority in groups. Students will gain insights into both
conscious and unconscious group dynamics and group development,
the behavior of individuals in groups, and how conflicts emerges
and is managed both within and between groups. This workshop,
based on a psycho-analytic model developed over the past 50
years by the world-renowned Tavistock Institute of Human
Relations, is designed for individuals who want to engage in an
intensive experiential learning approach that will enhance their
understanding and effectiveness in group and organizational
settings.
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