Tentative Syllabus - Topics/Readings

Week One . . . Introduction to the course.  The nature of conflict, conflict management, and negotiation.   Galtung's view of violence and peace-ideas from peace studies.  Characterizing international conflict and negotiation: 21st Century causes of international conflict.  The complexities of international conflict and negotiation.
READINGS:
TEXT: Cohen, L. (1997).  Negotiating Across Cultures.  Washington, D.C.: USIP Press, Chapter 1 and 2 (hereafter referred to as "Cohen").    TEXT: Curry, J.E. (1999).  A Short Course in International Negotiation.  San Rafael, CA: World Trade Press, Introduction (hereafter referred to as "Curry").
RR: O'Hanlon, M. (2001, Summer).  Coming conflicts: Interstate war in the new millenium.  Harvard International Review, 42-46.
RR: Zartman, I. W. (1994).  Two's company and more's a crowd: The complexities of multilateral negotiation.  In I. W. Zartman (Ed.), International Mutlilateral Negotiation.  San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
RR: Money, B. (1998).  International multilateral negotiation and social networks.  Journal of International Business Studies, 29(4), 695-710.

Week Two . . . Conflict, negotiation, communication, and culture.  Do cultures approach conflict differently?  Do national cultural negotiation styles exist?
READINGS:
TEXTS:  Brett, J. (2001).  Negotiating Globally. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, Chapters 1, 2, 7 (hereafter referred to as "Brett").
Cohen, chapters 3 and 4; Curry, Chapters 1-11.
RR: Egstrom, O. (1990).  Norms, culture, and cognitive patterns in foreign aid negotiations.  Negotiation Journal, 6, 147-159.
RR: Snyder, S.  (2000).  Negotiating on the edge: Patterns in North Korea's diplomatic style.  World Affairs, 163(1), 3-17.
 
Week Three . . . International Conflict Simulation I.

Week Four . . . A Case Study in persuasive communication, debate, and consensus decision making in international disputes.  A multiparty negotiation that worked: Negotiating the Law of the Sea UNCLOS III - The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea). SIMULATION I PAPER DUE.
READINGS:
TEXTS: Cohen, Chapters 5 through 10.   Brett, Chapters 3, 4, 5.
RR: Raiffa, H. (1982).  The Art & Science of Negotiation.  Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, Ch. 18, "The Law of the Sea," pp. 275-287.
RR: Ball, M. S. (1982).  Law of the Sea: Expression of solidarity. San Diego Law Review, 19, 461-474.
RR: Walker, G. B. (1990).  Cultural orientations of argument in international disputes: Negotiating the Law of the Sea.  In F. Korzenny & S. Ting-Toomey (Eds.), Communicating for Peace: Diplomacy and Negotiation (pp. 96-117).  Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
RR: Antrim, L. N., & Sebinius, J. K. (1992).  Formal individual mediation and the negotiator's dilemma: Tommy Koh at the Law of the Sea Conference.  In J. Bercovitch & J. Z. Rubin (Eds.), Mediation in International Relations.   New York: St. Martin's.
RR: Ravikumar, S. (2000).  Adrift at sea: U.S. interests and the Law of the Sea.  Harvard International Review, 38-41.

Week Five. . . A Case Study in working through an intractable conflict: Northern Ireland, featuring the award winning video, The End Game.
READINGS:
RR: DeChastelain, J. (1999).  The Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland.  In C. A. Crocker et al. (Eds.), Herding Cats, Multiparty Mediation in a Complex World (pp. 435-470).  Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press.
RR: Arthur, P. (1999).  Multiparty mediation in Northern Ireland.  In C. A. Crocker et al. (Eds.), Herding Cats, Multiparty Mediation in a Complex World (pp. 471-501).  Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press.

Week Six . . . International mediation and facilitation; non-government organizations (NGOs).
READINGS:
RR: Zartman, I. W., & Touval, S., (1996).  International mediation in the post-cold war era. In Crocker, C. A. et al. (Eds)., Managing Global Chaos.  Washington, D.C.: USIP Press.
RR: Bercovitch, J. (1992).  Mediators and mediation strategies in international relations.  Negotiation Journal, 8, 99-112.
RR:  Aall, P. (1996).  Nongovernmental organizations and peacemaking.  In Crocker, C. A. et al.  (Eds)., Managing Global Chaos.  Washington, D.C.: USIP Press.
RR:  Kelman, H. C. (1996).  The interactive problem-solving approach.  In Crocker, C. A. et al.  (Eds)., Managing Global Chaos.  Washington, D.C.: USIP Press.
RR: Green, P. (2002).  CONTACT: Training a new generation of peacebuilders.  Peace & Change, 27(1), 97-105.
EXAM THE MIDTERM IS DUE  by 1900 (7PM) at the beginning of class.

Week Seven . . .
Negotiating trade: International economic negotiations in the public and private sectors.
READINGS:
TEXTS:  Cohen, chapters 11 and 12.  Curry, Chapters 12-18.  Brett, Chapter 6.
RR: Money, B. (1998).  International multilateral negotiation and social networks.  Journal of International Business Studies, 29(4), 695-710.  RR: Briggs, M. (1998/99).  Next for communicators: Global negotiation.  Communication World, 16(1), 12-15.

Week Eight . . . International Conflict Simulation II.   OPTIONAL PAPER DUE (required for COMM 546).

Week Nine . . . Memorial Day . . . Let's honor those who serve and have served the U.S.A...and hope that the Iraq War is over.

Week Ten . . . International environmental dispute resolution.  Collaborative Learning, Soft Systems Methodology, international natural resource conflict, and the Earth Summit.
READINGS:
RR:  Faure, G-O., & Rubin, J. (1993).  Organizing concepts and questions.  In Sjostedt, G. (Ed.), International environmental negotiation. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
RR:  Lang, W. (1995).  Negotiation in the face of the future. American Behavioral Scientist, 38(6), 830-842.
RR: Daniels, S. E., & Walker, G. B. (2001).  Working through environmental conflict: The Collaborative Learning approach.  Westport, CT: Prager, Chapters 2 and 6.    SIMULATION II PAPER DUE.

Week Eleven . . . EXAM THE FINAL.  In-class version takes place from 2000-2200 (8PM to 10PM).  The take-home version is due by 2000 (8PM).  COMM 546 seminar from 2000-2200.