- Peacebuilding, an introduction. This is a simple introductory lecture to peacebuilding. It starts with a parable that helps participants visualise John Paul Lederach's concept of "three lenses" and introduces the idea that peacebuilding focuses on relationship and process.
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- Maiese, Michelle. "Peacebuilding" Beyond Intractability. Ed. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess. September 2003. Conflict Research Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA. [...]
- Conflict transformation: an introduction. This is an introduction to the basic concepts of conflict transformation according to John Paul Lederac: the difference between conflcit transformation and conflict resolution; the three lenses of conflict transformation; conflict and change; the four dimensions of conflict and change (personal, relational, structural and cultural).
- Communication(s): This provides a brief definition of communication and communications and a resource on the topic communication and conflict.
- Media: A brief introduction to what media means in the context of conflict-affected settings.
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| - Brainstorming on peacebuilding. A simple brainstorming activity to explore participants' ideas and understanding of peacebuilding and get started with the topic.
- Peacebuilding, relationship and process. You divide the plenary into small teams, they are introduced to small chunks of content and then generate questions. You then use these questions to generate discussion on peacebuilding's focus on relationship and process.
- The three lenses of conflict transformation. This activity introduces the concept of Lederach's "three lenses of conflict transformation". First, a parable is used to induce participants' reflection; then the actual concepts are introduced through a lecture. The plenary is divided in teams and participants are invited to contextualize the concepts introduced to their own reality and report back to the plenary.
- Peacebuilding where and when? An activity that builds on the content introduced with the contents Peacebuilding when and Peacebuilding where and applies the theoretical concepts to a conflict that is real to the participants.
- The personal dimension of conflict. Participants are asked to think about divisive issues that cause conflict in their community. Individually, they then work on responding to questions focusing on attitudes and behaviours. Findings are discussed in plenary.
- The relational dimension of conflict. Participants are asked to focus on their everyday relationships with members of other groups within their community. Then, they pair up, discuss based on four clusters of questions: communication patterns, cooperation, decision-making and conflict handling mechanisms. The findings of each pair are shared in plenary.
- The structural dimension of conflict. Participants are encouraged to focus on a/the conflict.Groups of up to six participants are formed, three clusters of questions are assigned: social conditions, procedural patterns, institutional patterns. The findings are shared in plenary.
- The cultural dimension of conflict. Participants are asked to think about their society as it currently exists. Small groups respond to two cluster of questions: assessing cultural resources and patterns, programme and activities. The findings are shared in plenary.
- Working with change in the four dimensions of conflict.This activity aims at exploring participants’ perceptions, analysis and response to the changing nature of conflict within the personal, relational, structural and cultural dimensions; and at helping participants reflect on change and the obstacles – both internal and external – that we place in its way.
- Media is all around. This is a quick brainstorming activtiy that explores participants understanding of what media is.
- Media outputs. Let's participants explore different media outputs and develop a definition of media.
- A working definition of communications. In this activity, participants are asked to develop a working definition of communications by building on their personal and organisational experiences of working with communications.
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