Conflict Resolution Programs in
the United States
University-Based
Programs
· University of
Notre Dame, The Joan B. Krock Institute for International Peace Studies
http://www.nd.edu/~krocinst/ocpapers/index.html
· Benjamin N.
Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/kukin/index.html
· George Mason
University
Institute of
Conflict Analysis and Resolution
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/icar/
*"To advance the understanding and resolution of significant and
persistent human conflicts among individuals, small groups, communities, ethnic
groups, and nations"
*Offers Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Masters of Science (M.S.)
degrees in Conflict Resolution
*Applied Practice and Theory Program = clinical work
ICAR
4260 Chain Bridge
Rd. - 2nd floor
Fairfax, VA
22030-4444
703-903-1300
· American
University
International
Peace and Conflict Resolution Program
http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/sis/peace/
*Offers M.A. degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution
*Runs Peace and Conflict Resolution Semester program
*Factors of peace include: human rights, political pluralism, economic
justice, cultural diversity, and ecological balance
*Program explores: causes of war and organized violence internationally
and internationally, alternative approaches to resolving and preventing
conflict, approaches to peacemaking, the formation of cooperative global
relationships, cross cultural negotiation, and individual and community
transformation.
*Has extensive
course listings
*Program run by
the American University Center for Global Peace
*The center
encourages linkages with other programs, email: salima@american.edu
Alexandra Jellerette,
Program Coordinator
International
Peace and Conflict Resolution Program
4400 Massachusetts
Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20016-8071
202-885-1622
e-mail: peace@american.edu
· Cornell
University
Institute on
Conflict Resolution
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ICR/
*Foundation for
the Prevention and Early Resolution of Violence
*Run through the
school of industrial and labor relations
*program
concentrates on improving business and community relations
· University of
Colorado
Conflict Research
Consortium
http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/
*Fosters
"constructive confrontation"
*takes action
within the university and the community
*research aimed at
the development and dissemination of a "conflict knowledge base"
*publishes working
papers on international, regional, and local conflict
Guy Burgess
Heidi Burgess
Co-Directors
Conflict Research
Consortium
University of
Colorado
Campus Box 327
Boulder, CO
80309-0327
303-492-1635
fax: 303-492-2154
e-mail: burgess@colorado.edu
· Emory
University
Carter Center
http://www.emory.edu/CARTER_CENTER/
*Center dedicated
to resolving conflict, promoting democracy, and fighting disease
*Combines academic
research with action oriented programs
*Conflict
Resolution Program
*runs the
International Negotiation Network (INN)
*monitors
conflicts and assists in resolution
*enlists the
support of world leaders and resolution experts
*active in N.
Korea, Africa, Estonia, Liberia, Bosnia, and Sudan
Office of Public
Information
The Carter Center
e-mail: Carterweb@emory.edu
· Syracuse
University
Program on
Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/parc/parcmain.htm
*Run by the
Maxwell School of Public Affairs
*Offers undergrad
minor in nonviolent conflict and change; concentrates on conflict resolution
technique
*Summer Institute
on Creative Conflict Resolution
*offers experiential learning courses in the following areas:
Conflict Resolution and Facilitation in Groups, Negotiation: theory and
practice, Mediation: theory and practice, Managing Organizational Conflict, and
Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Skills.
*Publishes Nexus: A journal of peace, conflict, and social change
Program on
Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (PARC)
410 Maxwell Hall
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-443-2367
fax: 315-443-3818
Director: Robert
A. Rubinstein, Professor of Anthropology
· Columbia
University
International
Conflict Resolution Program
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sipa/Resources/ICRP
*Research oriented
*Seeks to foster
academia-practioner relationships
*Runs a program of
courses, seminars, and training sessions
*Runs the Conflict Resolution Network = informal sharing, collaboration,
joint research projects, draws from all depts. in the University.
*Linkages to other institutions welcome
*Director = Dr.
Andrea Bartoli
Exec. Director =
Mr. David L. Phillips
International
Conflict Resolution Program (ICRP)
School for
International Affairs
Mail Code 3328
Columbia
University
New York, NY 10027
212-854-4449
fax: 212-932-7580
e-mail: ICRP@columbia.edu
· Stanford
University
Center on Conflict
and Negotiation
http://www.stanford.edu/group/sccn
*Interdisciplinary program focusing on theory building
*Explores: negotiation, decision making, public peace processes,
international negotiation, democratization, game theory, ADR . . . etc.
*Publishes working papers
*Offers a graduate research fellowship
*Middle East and Armenia/Azerbaijan initiatives
Stanford Center on
Conflict and Negotiation (SCCN)
Crown Quadrangle
Stanford, CA 94305
415-723-2574
fax: 415-723-9421
· Boston
University
Institute for the
Study of Conflict, Ideology, and Policy
*Studies the
influence of conflict-prone societies on U.S. foreign policy
*Concentrates on
Russia and the post-Soviet Republics
*Publication
series of working papers and books
*Director = Prof.
Uri Ra'anan
Assistant Director
= Kate Martin
· Northwestern
University
Dispute Resolution
Research Center
http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/research/disp_res/disp_000.htm
*Run by the school
of management
*Concentrates on
mediation/arbitration within the business world
*Publishes working
paper series
Dispute Resolution
Research Center
J.L. Kellogg
Graduate School of Mangagement
Northwestern
University
2001 Sheridan Rd.,
Leverone Hall 386
Evanston, IL
60208-2011
847-491-8068
fax: 847-491-8896
e-mail: drrc@kellogg.nwu.edu
· Rutgers
University
Center for
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/cncr
*Self-described
think tank on conflict
*Works with the UN
on ethnic/regional conflict
*International and
local focus
*Publishes CNCR
news and a working paper series
Center for
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (CNCR)
Bloustein School
of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers, The State
University
33 Livingston
Ave., Suite 104
New Brunswick, NJ
098901-1985
732-932-2487
fax: 732-932-2493
e-mail: cncr@rci.rutgers.edu
· University of
California
Institute on
Global Conflict and Cooperation
http://www.igcc.ucsd.edu/igcc/igccmenu.html
*Research unit
which spans entire U.C. system
*Links to
governments and institutions worldwide
` *Wants to bridge
theory and practice
*Four main
research units are: Regional Relations
International Environmental
Policy
Internal Conflict
Nuclear
Proliferation and WMD
*Runs the N.E. Asia Cooperation Dialogue and the M.E. Arms Control
Workshops
*Affiliate U.C. programs: Berkeley Institute of International
Studies
Davis Institute of Government Affairs
Irvine Global Peace and Conflict
Studies
UCLA Center for International Relati
Santa Barbara Global Peace and Security
*Runs the Mideast Multilaterals clearinghouse website, which provides up
tdate information on the Multilateral process.
*Has a fellowship and grant program
*publishes working and policy papers
Institute on
Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)
9500 Gilman Dr.
Mail Code 0518
La Jolla, CA
92093-0518
619-534-3352
fax: 619-534-7655
e-mail: ph13@sdcc12.ucsd.edu
· Indiana
University
Indiana Conflict
Resolution Institute
*Research-oriented
nonprofit
*Primarily
conflict mediation research
*Sparse website
Indiana University
School of Public
and Environmental Affairs
E. 10th St., Rm.
322
Bloomington, IN
47405
812-855-1618
fax: 812-855-7802
Director: Rosemary
O'leary, Ph.D.
· Pennsylvania
State University
Center for
Research in Conflict and Negotiation
http://www.smeal.psu.edu/crcn/
*Run through the Smeal college of Business Administration
*Focuses on behavioral sciences, decision sciences, and economics
*Seven main project areas: game theory, bargaining experiments,
environmental dispute resolution, international joint ventures, organizational
conflict, evaluation of mediation, and organizational diversity
*publishes a newsletter and its working papers
· San Diego
State University
Institute for
International Security and Conflict Resolution
http://rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/schlcomm/IISCOR.html
*Multidisciplinary
program focused on teaching, research, and curriculum development
*Focuses on
nuclear arms, international and intranational conflict, and sociopolitical
violence
*Co-Directors:
Prof. Alan R. Sweedler
619-594-6155
e-mail: asweedler@science.sdsu.edu
Prof. Dipak Gupta
619-594-4067
e-mail: dgupta@mail.sdsu.edu
·University of
Maryland
ICONS
(International Communication and Negotiation Simulations) program
*offers educational
simulations of international relations at both the university and high school
level.
*Students at
participating institutions represent the decision makers of an assigned country
and negotiate solutions to global problems via the internet with peers around
the world.
*When negotiations
are in session it is possible to connect to ICONSnet and view the proceedings.
*The simulations
for Fall 1998 begin on October 19.
·Harvard
University
· Program on Negotiation at
Harvard Law School
The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, (in cooperation with MIT and
Tufts University) is committed to improving the theory and practice of
negotiation and dispute resolution.
This site contains information about each of the many activities at the Program
on Negotiation including:
* research
projects
* training and
educational opportunities
* teaching
materials and publications
* journals and newsletters
e-mail to: hillis@law.harvard.edu.
·Fresno Pacific
University
Center for Peacemaking and Conflict Studies
Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, Associate Director
1717 S. Chestnut Ave. Fresno, CA 93702
Tel: 209-455-5840
fax 252-4800
Institutes,
NGO's and IGO's
· United
Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
http://www.unog.ch/unidir/ehome.htm
· Search for
Common Ground
*Composed of the Search for Common Ground Offices in Washington and the
European Center for Common Ground in Brussels
*Runs conflict resolution initiatives worldwide
*The goal is to
find "win/win" solutions to conflict
*Initiative for
Peace and Cooperation in the Middle East
*working groups of
experts and leaders
*aims to
"institutionalize conflict resolution in the
region"
*no recent
projects (at least not any listed on the
webpage)
*Project Director:
Bonnie Pearlman
*e-mail: searchmideast@sfcg.org
Search for Common
Ground
1601 Connecticut
Ave., N.W.
Suite 200
Washington, D.C.
20009
202-265-4300
fax: 202-232-6718
e-mail: search@sfcg.org
· International
Peace Research Association (IPRA)
http://www.copri.dk/ipra/ipra.html
*Promotes national and international studies and teaching related to the
pursuit of world peace
*Aims to facilitate contacts and cooperation between scholars and
educators worldwide
*Run through the Consortium on Peace Research, Education, and
Development (COPRED)
*publishes Global
Directory of Peace Studies Programs
*membership
organization
*e-mail: copred@igc.apc.org
· United States
Institute of Peace (USIP)
*Goal = "strengthen the nation's capabilities to promote the peaceful
resolution of international conflicts."
*Provides training
in conflict management and negotiation skills
*Runs Track II
diplomacy programs
*Working groups on
different regions of the world
United States
Institute of Peace
1550 M St., N.W.
Suite 700
Washington, D.C.
20005-1708
202-457-1700
fax: 202-429-6063
e-mail: usiprequests@usip.org
· Institute for
International Mediation and Conflict Resolution
http://www.delve.com/iimcr.html
*Organizes 4 week seminars on International mediation and conflict
resolution for undergrads from around the world
*July 20 - Aug. 15, 1998 = Third Annual Student Symposium on Negotiation
and Conflict Resolution
*President: Cody
Shearer
Institute for
International Mediation and Conflict Resolution
2708 Cathedral
Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20008
202-828-0721
fax: 202-462-6151
e-mail: iimcr@erols.com
· Conflict
Resolution Center International (CRCII)
*Conflict
resolution resource directory
*Membership
organization
*Extensive online
library
Conflict
Resolution Center International
204 31st St.
Pittsburgh, PA
15201-1859
412-687-6210
fax: 412-687-6232
e-mail: crcii@conflictnet.org
· Institute for
Multi-Track Diplomacy
*Provides a
systems approach to peacebuilding and the transformation of ethnic conflicts
*Programs: Cyprus:
Conflict Resolution Training
Peace and
Development
Peacebuilding in
Bosnia
Business and
Peacebuilding (India, Pakistan, and
Kashmir)
Peacebuilding in
Africa (Tanzania, Kenya, Liberia)
Diplomacy
Training(Tibet, conflict resolution
training for
diplomats)
Dialogues (with
local populations)
Training for
Conflict Resolution Professionals
*Numerous
publications in the field
Institute for
Multi-Track Diplomacy
1819 H St., N.W.
Suite 1200
Washington, D.C.
20006-3603
202-466-4605
fax: 202-466-4607
e-mail: imtd@imtd.org
· Institute of
World Affairs
*Runs conflict resolution
training programs and international applied conflict resolution projects
*Publishes various
reports and publications
*Virtual
Negotiation Project
*student
negotiation simulation (seemingly geared for high
school)
*team research and
debate on a range of issues
*run over the
internet
*face-to-face
summit at the end of the process
*visit the site at vnepserver.iwa.org and logon as vnep with password
vnep, this enables you to view any of the proceedings
*President: Hrach
Gregorian
e-mail: hgregorian@iwa.org
*Middle East
Programs: Edy Kaufman
e-mail: info@iwa.org
Institute of World
Affairs
1321 Pennsylvania
Ave., S.E.
Washington, D.C.
20003
202-544-4141
fax: 202-544-5115
375 Twin Lakes Rd.
Salisbury, CT
06086
860-824-5135
fax: 860-824-7884
866 UN Plaza,
Suite 333
New York, NY 10017
212-486-1045
fax: 212-486-1348