Negotiation, Mediation, and Restorative Justice: Re-imagining Conflict

This course offers an experiential examination of conflict resolution theory and practice. Through interactive exercises, simulations, and community-led trainings, students will learn skills in negotiation, mediation, and restorative justice circlekeeping. We will focus on analyzing the impact of emotion, power, and culture on conflict escalation, de-escalation, and resolution. Disputes will be studied at the interpersonal, group, community, institutional, and transnational levels.