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Managing an International Crisis

Managing an International Crisis
From Monday, July 5th to Saturday, July 10th 2010


One country’s government and largest bank have fallen. Divided into groups (U.S.A., NATO, IMF, World Bank), participants will have six days to find a resolution to the crisis. International experts will train participants both in subject matter and in theoretical and applied conflict-resolution knowledge (mediation, negotiation). There is also a French version of this course.

This course is intended for citizens interested in international affairs, NGO representatives, civil servants, diplomats, journalists and business professionals. The course is offered by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and can be taken for credit by graduate students (PLU6036). Undergradute students may also register on specific conditions.The course is given entirely in English.

Il y a également une version française de ce cours.

Among the topics covered:

- New forms of conflict and political violence

- Peace building and post-conflict reconstruction

- International financial and economic institutions

- Corruption and governance

- Foreign policy and decision-making theory

- World governance and international organizations

- Mediation and negotiation techniques

- Islam and politics

- Civil society and the resolution of contemporary problems

In collaboration with

Directing the course:

Frédéric Mérand
Professor
Political science department
Université de Montréal

Among our guest speakers:

François Boutin-Dufresnes
Trainer in crisis management
Lecturer
University of Ottawa

Joseph Maila
Rector at institut Catholique de Paris in 2004-2005
Director of the Centre de recherche sur la paix (CRP)
Director of the Institut de formation à la médiation et à la négociation (IFOMENE)
Faculté de science Sociales et Économiques
Institut Catholique de Paris

Michel Liégeois
Professor
Unité de Science politique et de Relations internationales
Université catholique de Louvain

Christophe Jaffrelot
ScPo Paris, CERI
Co-directing Cerium’s summer school India : Surprising Modernity


Managing an International Crisis
Summer Schools 2010
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