1. http://pacs-courses.colohttp://pacs-courses.colorado.edu 4500 Course Website PACS Website

3. PACS Requirements

4. PACS Sign-Up Forms

5. PACS Director

6. http://pacs-courses.colohttp://pacs-courses.colorado.edu 4500 Course Website http://pacs-courses.colorado.edu/pacs_courses/pages/pacs4500-section-1-course-homepage-spring-2013

7. Screenshots  The next set of slides are all “screenshots” from the class website.  All of this information is available online.  Use the online version of these pages, do not use these PowerPoints as your reference.  You will receive e-mails about updates

9. Contact Info / Office Hours

10. Office Main Campus Office: Norlin S423 (4 th ½ Floor, West Door South Stairs)S423 East Campus Office: ARC building, 3100 Marine St, East campus, Room A228 [2nd floor (excluding basement), south "Annex" wing, (not room 228)] -- Take the Stampede bus. East Campus Office: Call first to make sure I'm available! East Campus Office Phone: 303-492-1635. Use this or e-mail (preferred) for messages.

11. Primary Text: Making Peace Last

12. Beyond Intractability

13. Learning Community

14. Readings  Chapter 1, Thursday January 19  Initial reading list to be posted by Thursday  Work load: ~ 50 pages / week plus additional work on your projects

15. Online Text

16. What To Do If You Lose Your Password

17. Political Implications

18. Play-by-Play vs. Color Commentary Core Ideas: Peace and Conflict Theory Current Cases: Current Peace and Conflict News ?

19. Teaching Philosophy Tweaking the Image / NOT Professorial Download Lots of Ideas Your Filters Your Worldview

20. Academic Rigor Master the concepts Engage the material Develop your own personal views Don’t worry about being “right”

21. Course Schedule I  What's the Point (of Taking This Class or Caring about Conflict)?  Conflict and Peace Around the World - Are Things Getting Better or Worse?  Conflict and Peace in the US -- Are we REALLY a peace-loving country?  Complexity and Introduction to Conflict Assessment, Conflict Mapping, and Conflict Analysis (CAMA)  Conflict Mapping Basics: Parties, Attributes and Basic Relationships.

22. Course Schedule II  Conflict Mapping Part II: Mapping Relationships and Structure  Conflict Mapping Part III: Mapping Power and Dispute Episodes  Justice, Empowerment, and Nonviolence  Conflict Transformation and Theories of Change  Many Ways to Make a Difference: The Multiplicity of Peacebuilding / Advocacy Roles

23. Course Schedule III  Unrightable Wrongs and Conflict Healing  Democratization / Civil Society  Large-Scale Application of More Constructive Peace and Conflict Handling Strategies  Institutionalization of the Peace and Conflict Fields  To Be Determined  Project Presentations

24. Informed Consent I  Graduate-level seminar  For those with a serious interest in peace and conflict  Professional roles  Civic roles  Society/community-wide intractable conflict focus  Broad view of Peace and Conflict Studies  First parties  Third parties

25. Informed Consent II  No tests  Extensive class participation  Major project focused  Sophisticate mapping  Policy brief  Project proposal

26. Informed Consent III  Multi-threaded Readings  Class Preparation  Core Materials  Specialized Materials  Class Sessions  Mini-lectures  Exercises  Current Events  Discussions  Media

27. Assignments / Grading  Semester Long Conflict Mapping, Analysis, and Intervention Project 55% of Your Grade  Short Project Description  Conflict Map I: Understanding the Parties and their Motivations -- 8%  Conflict Map II: Understandings Relationships, Power, and Dispute History – 14%  Conflict Transformation Assessment – 8%  Intervention Plan / Policy Brief – 20%

28. Assignments / Grading  Class Attendance, Discussion, and Activities -- 45% of Your Grade  Attendance 15%  Reading Notes 15%  Participation 15%

29. Introductions (1 Minute)  Major  Year (Senior, Junior…)  Career / Future Education Plans  Interest in the Course  Relevant Background

30. Constructive Conflict: The Long View

31. PACS I: Peace Movement

32. PACS I: Vietnam War Protests

33. PACS I: Nuclear Freeze

34. PACS I: Anti-Neo-Imperialist

35. PACS II: Conflict Resolution

36. PACS II: Hewlett Theory Centers

37. Ombuds/Ombudsman Online Dispute Resolution Organizational Conflict Management Research Restorative & Criminal Justice Spirituality Training Workplace Commercial Community Consumer Court Crisis Intervention Education Environment & Public Policy Family Health Care International

38. Association for Peacebuilding

39. PACS II: Track II Diplomacy Oslo Accords

40. PACS II: Large Scale Peacebuilding

41. PACS III: Complexity

42. USIP National Peace Training Ctr.

43. PACS III: Mapping

44. The Five Percent

45. Making Peace Last

46. Beyond Intractability

47. Understand the Stakes

48. Overcome the Cynicism Barrier Learning curve with and without the cap Cynicism Barrier

49. Tackle the Tough Problems Don’t fall for the “Lost Key” Syndrome Don’t just look for solutions in the easy “bright” places, look for them in the “dark” hard places where many solutions lie.

50. Understand the Big Picture Think Systemically

51. Specialize You Are Here

52. Think Strategically Focus 1 st on Realistic Win-Win Opportunities OR at least Mostly Win-Win Opportunities Win / Win

53. Focus on Incremental Improvements Pursue the Medical, Pathology Treatment Model Not a fruitless search for grand, utopian solutions

54. Think Long-Term There is no quick, “Polio- vaccine” type solution We need something more like a decades-long “war on cancer”

55. Think Big Weapons of Mass Destruction 0 – Blockbuster 1 ton TNT 4 – Hiroshima 10,000 tons TNT Speed 0 – Walk 1.7 mph 1 – Sprint 17 mph 2 – Race Car 170 mph 3 – Jet Fighter 1,700 mph 4 – Space Shuttle 17,000 mph Social Conflict 0 – Mediation Triad 3 Person 1 – Multi-party Negotiation 30 Person 2 – Small Demonstration 300 Person 3 – Large Rally 3,000 Person 4 – Small Stadium 30,000 Person 5 – Small City 300,000 Person 6 – Large City 3,000,000 Person 7 – Small Country 30,000,000 Person 8 – Large Country 300,000,000 Person 9 – Hemisphere 3,000,000,000 Person

56. Utilize Existing Knowledge Don’t Try To Reinvent The Wheel

57. Build New Knowledge Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

58. Collaborative Learning Community Opportunities Maps Recommended Resources Summaries / Digests

59. Public Images of the Field? The Market Share Problem