Conflict Studies: The New Generation of Ideas

University of Massachusetts Boston

October 28-30, 2004 Conference Program

Breakfast Buffet
8:30-9:30 AM
Welcoming Plenary 8:50-9:20 AM

Friday, October 29
Concurrent Sessions I: 9:30 AM -12:00 PM

Identity
Session Chair: Jack Spence, Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Boston

“La Paz es Posible: The Conflict between ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna) and the Government of Castile,” Kevin Quinn, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

“Resolving Ethnic Conflict,” Albrik Avanessian, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

“Mediation and Aesthetics,” Dorit Cypis, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, USA

Education
Session Chair: Richard Cohen, Mediator and Consultant

“Effects of the Generalized Jigsaw Classroom Program on Inter-ethnic Relations,” Asako Brook Stone and Craig Parks, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA

“A Negative Face of Education? The Case of Rwanda,” Jessica Walker-Keleher, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
“Conflict Resolution and Divorce Mediation: Training for Protestant and Jewish Clergy in Order to Help Divorcing Couples,” Abraham Bunis, Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, USA

“Peace Education: Peacebuilding from a New Lens,” Maneesha Wanasinghe-Pasqual, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Frameworks
Session Chair: Brad Honoroff, The Mediation Group

“Toward an Integrated Theory of Conflict: A Nested Approach to Understanding the New Mexico Prison Riot of 1980,” Jennifer J. Langdon, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

“From a Field to a Nation: Beth Roy’s Some Trouble with Cows, the Paradox of Social Harmony, and the Delineation of Process Reconciliation Roles,” Nancy Morrison, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

“Application of a Regional Science Method for Managing a Conflict A Case for the West Bank and Gaza,” Tadayuki Hara, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Lunch, 12:00-1:30 PM

Friday, October 29

Concurrent Sessions II
1:30 PM -4:00 PM

Peacebuilding
Session Chair: Susanna Campbell, Fletcher School, Tufts University

“Handbook : A Peacemaker's Guide to Understanding a Revolutionary Group,” Anthony J. Nocella II, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA

“Hate Crimes: Is Legislation an Appropriate Substitute for Conflict Resolution?” Shannon Stewart, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada

“Bringing Peace to the Past: Anthropology and Conflict Studies United for Reconciliation,” Shauna Margaret Guillemin, St. Paul University, Ottawa, Canada

Community
Session Chair: Gail Packer, Community Dispute Settlement Center

“Racism as Moral Exclusion and Strategies for its Curtailment,” Susan Naimark, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

“A Community Focused Approach: A Transformational Process for Addressing Racial and Ethnic Violence in the South,” Meredith Gould, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA

“Community Mediation: Social Movement Factory or Social Movement Wrecking Yard?” Heather Pincock, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA
“Cultural Conflict: Moving from Conflict to Community,” Terry Marrow, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, FL

Media
Session Chair: Stephanie Marlin-Curiel, Emerson College

“Theatre as High/Low Context Facilitator,” Michael Shank, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA

“Soap Operas & Public Mimesis: Building Peace in War-Torn Societies through Drama,” Robynn Collins, St. Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

“Movies, Condoms, and Conflict: A Three-Field Approach to Health Education,” Katherine Resendiz, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA

Negotiation
Session Chair: Dan Shapiro, Harvard University

“Reputation in Negotiation: How Reputations are Constructed, are Utilized, and Impact Negotiation Outcomes,” Nathan Goates, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

“Tough Silent Negotiation on the World Stage through International Treaties: Kyoto, Environmental Change, the Global Commons and Transitional Institutions?” Robert Kramer, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

“Negotiating the Return of Dignity: Public Scrutiny and the Repatriation of Saarjtie Baartman,’” Kafia Haile, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA

“Playing by the Rule of the Hermit Kingdom,” Elena Pak, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

Plenary Session, 4:15-5:30 PM

An Agonizing Choice: The Consequences of Intervention

History decries the lack of prompt intervention in humanitarian crises, from Nazi Germany to Rwanda. As new situations emerge pressure mounts for immediate intervention to prevent disaster. Others urge caution, citing the sometimes unintended consequences of precipitous action. Our distinguished panel will discuss these viewpoints in light of recent events in the Darfur region of the Sudan.

Eileen Babbitt , Center for Human Rights & Conflict Resolution Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Hurst Hannum, Center for Human Rights & Conflict Resolution, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Susan Opotow, Graduate Programs in Dispute Resolution, UMass Boston
John Prendergast, International Crisis Group

Reception, 5:30 – 6:00

Banquet and Keynote , 6:00-9:00 PM

Keynote Speaker Lieutenant-General Roméo A. Dallaire

Lieutenant-General Roméo A. Dallaire went to Rwanda in 1994 as the head of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force to monitor the implementation of a power-sharing agreement between Hutu and Tutsi factions that had been warring for more than three years.
During his command, 800,000 ethnic Tutsi were brutally murdered by the Hutus in 100 days. Despite his reports of impending danger and repeated requests for reinforcements, the UN and the world community took no action. Dallaire’s recently released book, Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda documents these experiences.
Dallaire retired from the Canadian army as Lieutenant-General in 2000 and is now special advisor to the Canadian Ministry of Defense on child soldiers. In 2002, he was honored as the first recipient of The Aegis Trust Award.

Saturday, October 30

Concurrent Sessions III
9:00-11:30 PM

Culture
Session Chair: Anna Ohanyan, Visiting Research Professor, UMass Boston

“Defining the Flag, the Nation, and the Land: Macedonia at the Edge of History,” Ulas Doga Eralp, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

“The Cultural Lens of Conflict: Lessons for the Practitioner,” John Robert Kelley, American University, Washington, D.C., USA

“Ethical Standards in Research from an Inuit Perspective: Inuugatigiingnig,” Janet McGrath, St. Paul University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

“Violence as a Cultural System: A Critical Review of the Anthropological Literature about Violence,” Talha Köse, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

“Culture and Conflict in a Small Non-profit Organization,” Marian Martinez, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

ADR
Session Chair: Prill Ellis, Harvard Mediation Project

“Motives to Mediate,” Mette Kreutzmann, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

“A Flexible Framework for the Prevention and Resolution of Construction Disputes,” Michael Philip Pappas, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA

“ADR: Examining Its Global Impact and Potential with Good Governance,” Nancy Erbe, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, USA

Mediation
Session Chair: Susan Hackley, Program on Negotiation, Harvard University

“Mediation and Aesthetics,” Dorit Cypis, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, USA
“Mediators’ Use of Humor,” Cristin Martineau, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

“Confidentiality in Mediation: Myth or Necessity?,” Jim Gallagher, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

“Countering Mediator Bias: In Search of Satisfactory Mediation Results,” Stephen Frenkel, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Africa
Room 3540 (Bayview Conference Room)
Session Chair: Darren Kew, Graduate Programs in Dispute Resolution, UMass Boston

“Expanding the Use of Mediation in the Sharia Crisis as a Means of Exploring Alternatives to Religious Conflict in Nigeria,” Ifeoma Malo, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA

“The Internationalization of the Niger Delta Crisis of Nigeria,” Victor Ojakorotu, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
“Conflict Management Through Rural Micro-enterprise and Agricultural Development in the Casamance: APRAN/SDP,” Gretchen Wagner, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, USA

“Human Security and the Civil War in Cote D'Ivoire: Moving Toward a Sustainable Peace,” Josh Strozeski, Howard University, Washington, D.C., USA

Career Expo, 11:30-1:00 PM

“Getting Involved: How to Find a Job in the ADR World,” Andrew Lee, Harvard University, Cambridge,Massachusetts, USA

Professionals in dispute resolution and fields where dispute resolution skills are used regularly will be on hand to answer questions about career opportunities, education and certification, and job searches.

1:00 PM Conference Closes