List of courses offered in Semester 2/2009   ·  Peaceful Conflict Transformation - the TRANSCEND Method      - by Johan Galtung and Sara Horowitz   ·  Advanced Course on Peaceful Conflict Transformation - by Johan Galtung   ·  Foundations of Peace Studies - by Johan Galtung   ·  The Human Right to Adequate Food - by George Kent   ·  Education for Peace - by H.B. Danesh   ·  Peace Journalism - by Jake Lynch   ·  Strategies for Nonviolent Actions - by Jorgen Johansen   ·  Nonviolent Political Institutions - by Christophe Barbey   ·  Missed Opportunities: Iraq and the Balkans - by Jan Oberg   ·  Nonviolence: History and Future - by Michael Nagler   ·  Ethics for a Sustainable Peace - by Anita L. Wenden   ·  Conflict Care and Reconciliation - by S.P. Udayakumar   ·  Gender, Peace Building and De-militarization - by Gal Harmat   ·  Peace and the Global Compact - by Fred Dubee   ·  Peace Zones - by Christophe Barbey   ·  Dialogue, Negotiation and Mediation - by S.P. Udayakumar   ·  Peace Business - by Howard Richards   ·  Peace, Gender and Violence - by Celia Cook-Huffman   ·  African Resources and Obstacles for Peace - by Farai Maguwu   · Spanish: Transformacion Pacifica de Conflictos - by Gustavo de la Pena & Diana de la Rua   · Romanian: Transformarea pasnica a conflictelor - by Ina Curic & Sabin Muresan   · Italian: Difesa Popolare Nonviolenta - by Antonino Drago

Information about TPU courses and registration: Dialogue, Negotiation and Mediation Course Director: S.P. Udayakumar As someone put it tersely, we don’t get in this life what we deserve but only what we negotiate. In today’s world of growing complexities and contradictions, negotiation is a survival skill. Similarly, being an effective negotiator also helps one to be a good mediator and make meaningful contributions to peace and justice in our families, communities and in the larger world. To be an effective mediator is part of being a ‘good’ human being in today’s conflict-ridden world. Both negotiation and mediation are based on dialogue. If we think of a spectrum between nonpurposive and nonmanipulative discourse, and persuasive arts (such as rhetoric), dialogue lies somewhere between the two. It is not wholly free from purpose and it may involve arguments that seek to persuade (Lipman, 2003). Negotiation is a structured dialogue just as mediation is assisted negotiation. This course will deal with this important trio, Dialogue, Negotiation and Mediation (DNM). READ MORE... --- TPU courses are mainly designed for participants of graduate or post-graduate level, or people with equivalent experience. No formal proof of the degree is required. Participation requires the commitment to read and reflect upon the materials posted by the course directors, to participate actively in group discussions and assignments and to respect the reading and responding time frames. According to general estimations, in order to benefit satisfactorily from the course, participants will need to devote not less than 8 hours a week. --- In order to register please submit the form below and leave your contact details for the record. Course: Dialogue, Negotiation and Mediation Trimester: --> Trimester 3 (21 September - 11 December, 2009) First Name: Last Name: Mailing Address: Street: City: Country: Zip: E-mail: Phone (incl. country code):     When receiving access to the course website, participants will complete the 2nd part of the application, indicating their educational and professional background. --- Next you will need to pay the course fee in order to be enrolled in the course. You can pay the fee by a bank transfer:       Beneficiary: Dietrich Fischer, TPU Treasurer       Bank: Credit Suisse       Account No. (IBAN):CH05 0483 5083 8334 2200 1       BIC (= SWIFT): CRESCHZZ30R       Bank address: Credit Suisse, Christophelgasse 6, CH-3011 Bern, Switzerland       Purpose of payment: Course fee for DNM       Amount to pay: 200 or 400 Euro + TRANSFER CHARGES or you can pay online with your credit card (see instructions here). For non-OECD fee, 200 Euro + PayPal Commission For OECD fee, 400 Euro + PayPal Commission If you are applying for more than one course, or in group, please write to us so you can get a personalized PayPal link with the discount. TPU will appreciate if residents of non-OECD countries can pay the full fee. This will contribute to a scholarships fund. If residents of OECD countries find it difficult to pay the full fee, they can apply for a reduction. TPU also accepts payment in installments when it is absolutely needed by the participant. Please send us an email for further instructions --- Once the fee is received, the participant will get the enrollment key to access the course web-site. Also, TPU will send to the participant at the mailing address indicated the book published at TRANSCEND University Press "50 Years - 100 Peace and Conflict Perspectives" by Johan Galtung. On the course web-site participants will update their profile, in order to get better acquainted with the rest of the group and access some of the reading materials before the course starts. Participants are also welcome to start discussions on the course forum and meet in chat, share their expectations about the course and what would they like to achieve. --- For any questions, comments or suggestions, please write us at

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