DIPL 6116 The Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations and Peace Process

Prerequisite: DIPL 6104/4183 Art and Science of International Negotiation or permission of instructor. The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is generally thought to be intractable. Much journalistic and even scholarly work tends to be partisan, while contributing little to our understanding of how this conflict can be resolved. In fact, there is a significant history of attempts to transform this conflict into coexistence, some of it more and some of it less successful. The instructor will build on his significant field research into the open and secret negotiations between Israel and the PLO, as well as the long history of Arab­ Zionist encounters. Participants will the course by applying lessons learned to other major, seemingly intractable conflicts. A major component of the class will be the simultaneous conduct of actual negotiations by the participants, who will join one of four delegations: a Palestinian or an Israeli negotiation delegation, negotiating either interim or permanent issues. For Summer 2003, the course will be taught as an intensive, one week executive format. Beyond learning the significant history, diplomacy and negotiation efforts, participants will gain insight by actually joining either an Israeli or Palestinian delegation and negotiating

DIPL 1001 Games of International Relations

In this concentrated module, you will 1. become aware of concepts from game theory and 2. learn how to apply them to historical and current events in international relations, including international conflicts and international negotiations 3. gain knowledge of this complex topic in a way that is enjoyable, retainable and useful for your further study at the Whitehead School. Class discussion will be emphasized, as well as historical knowledge and analytical thinking. A significant, but short writing assignment will be used to assess your learning. There will be a series of critical readings, but no single textbook. The level of the reading is advanced, but you are expected to \u27stretch\u27 in order to grasp what is being discussed, and in-class discussions will be used to clarify and apply these concepts. Failures to do the readings, tum in assignments on time or to properly cite sources (plagiarism) are grounds for a grade of F, and possible expulsion from the Whitehead School

Games of International Relations

In this concentrated module, you will 1. become aware of concepts from game theory and 2. learn how to apply them to historical and current events in international relations, including international conflicts and international negotiations 3. gain knowledge of this complex topic in a way that is enjoyable, retainable and useful for your further study at the Whitehead School. Class discussion will be emphasized, as well as historical knowledge and analytical thinking. A significant, but short writing assignment will be used to assess your learning. There will be a series of critical readings, but no single textbook. The level of the reading is advanced, but you are expected to \u27stretch\u27 in order to grasp what is being discussed, and in-class discussions will be used to clarify and apply these concepts. Failures to do the readings, tum in assignments on time or to properly cite sources (plagiarism) are grounds for a grade of F, and possible expulsion from the Whitehead School

The Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations and Peace Process

Prerequisite: DIPL 6104/4183 Art and Science of International Negotiation or permission of instructor. The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is generally thought to be intractable. Much journalistic and even scholarly work tends to be partisan, while contributing little to our understanding of how this conflict can be resolved. In fact, there is a significant history of attempts to transform this conflict into coexistence, some of it more and some of it less successful. The instructor will build on his significant field research into the open and secret negotiations between Israel and the PLO, as well as the long history of Arab­ Zionist encounters. Participants will the course by applying lessons learned to other major, seemingly intractable conflicts. A major component of the class will be the simultaneous conduct of actual negotiations by the participants, who will join one of four delegations: a Palestinian or an Israeli negotiation delegation, negotiating either interim or permanent issues. For Summer 2003, the course will be taught as an intensive, one week executive format. Beyond learning the significant history, diplomacy and negotiation efforts, participants will gain insight by actually joining either an Israeli or Palestinian delegation and negotiating

Beyond Silence, Obstacle and Stigma: Revisiting the ‘Problem’ of Difference in Peacebuilding

Whereas practitioners and mainstream approaches to intervention are concerned about the inability to manage difference in a way that is conducive to peace, critical scholars worry about the inability to write difference without essentializing ‘it’ or reproducing and legitimizing power structures. Can we revert the pessimism regarding the possibility to engage with others sensitively and build peace in a diverse world? In this article, we argue that the current miasma of despair regarding international interventions is the result of three successive errors in the process of seeking to build a peace sensitive to the other: silencing, problematizing and stigmatizing difference. After examining these three errors, we outline three analytical starting points that offer a better understanding of difference: multidimensionality, anti-essentialism, and a focus on power struggles. This discussion opens the Special Issue and hopes to stimulate further conversations on the role of difference in peacebuilding by focusing on its conditions of emergence