MRS/XNFM Negotiation, Facilitation, Mediation

Lecturer: Lenka Dušková
Seminar: 2 hours/week
Credits: 4
Summer semester
Form of course completion: course credit, exam

The course is designed to provide the theoretical and practical grounding for critical exploration and understanding of conflict settings as well as alternative dispute resolution techniques. It shall enable students to explore how the specific tools and techniques could enrich the skills of the development policymaker or practitioner through fostering their capacities in options´ generation, dilemma solving, questions´ formulation, listening and enhancing their analytical skills etc. It also examines the consensual methods to promote understanding and explores the variety of strategies to foster and support the constructive dialogue, both in local and international context.