Overseas Seminars

CRDC Overseas Seminars enable students and practitioners the rare opportunity to complement professional and educational development with practice by engaging in real interventions into complex conflicts throughout the world. From intensive core courses designed specifically for S-CAR students, to field experiences, trainings and seminars at varying lengths for continuing and executive education, CRDC offers non-Mason students, S-CAR students and the general public, the unique opportunity to learn dynamic conflict resolution practice based on an integration of sound theory and local wisdom.

Led by world-class S-CAR scholars and practitioners with decades of conflict analysis and resolution experience, seminars have been built on subjects such as citizen diplomacy and reflective practice, and take place in locations such as Syria, Israel, Palestine, Egypt, the South Caucasus, Turkey, Indonesia, Spain and the Balkans.  Seminars typically range from three to six credits, with custom options tailored for professional development based on the unique needs of organizations, agencies, businesses or schools.

***NEW Summer 2013 Course Offerings***

  1. The Balkans: (CONF 695/385–3 credits): Memory, History, and Conflict, Dealing with the Past:  Ten days in Serbia and Croatia with Borislava Manojlovic (May 20-29 2013) (Deadline to apply March 1, 2013)
  2. Indonesia: (6 credits–3 credits of CONF 610/812/301 and 3 credits of CONF 727/399): One month of Research Methods in Java, Indonesia with Dr. Leslie Dwyer (June 24 -July 19, 2013) (Deadline to apply April 1, 2013)
  3. Spain: (CONF 695/385–3 credits): Creative Coexistence-Recovering History: Jews and Muslims in Medieval Spain. Ten days in Spain with Joseph Montville (August 2013) (Deadline to Apply April 1, 2013)

Past Course Offerings

  1. CLOSED: Reflective Practice in Israel/Palestine (CONF 620/695/385) with Dr. Marc Gopin (January 6th-14th 2013) (Deadline to apply Nov. 1, 2012)
  2. CLOSED: Turkey: (CONF 695/385–3 credits): Ten days working with Syrian activists and refugees with Dr. Marc Gopin, integrating conflict resolution with methods of nonviolent social change (Spring Break 2013) (Deadline to apply Dec. 15, 2012)
  3. CLOSED: Indonesia: (6 credits–3 credits of CONF 610 and 3 credits of CONF 727): One month of Research Methods in Java, Indonesia with Dr. Leslie Dwyer (Summer June 17th-July 13, 2012)
  4. CLOSED: Egypt: (CONF 695/385–3 credits): Lessons for Nonviolent Change from the Social Network Revolution with Dr. Marc Gopin and Aziz Abu Sarah (Spring Break: March 9th-18th, 2012)
  5. CLOSED: Reflective Practice in Israel Palestine (CONF 713 / 3 credits) with Dr. Marc Gopin (January 6th-14th, 2012)
  6. CLOSED: “Turkey: Dynamics of Identity and Foreign Policy at the Crossroads of Civilizations” (July 2011)
  7. CLOSED: “Indonesia: Culture and Conflict A locally-engaged field experience” with Dr Leslie Dwyer (July 2011)
  8. CLOSED: “Covering Conflict in Jerusalem” with  Linda Gradstein, Ilene Prusher and Wafa Amr(June 2011)
  9. CLOSED: “Conflict Resolution in the Caucasus” with Dr. Susan Allen Nan (May 2011) 

Keith Leonard, an alumni from one of our trips to Syria in January 2011, is now selling some of his photos online. 60% of the profits will be donated to the Red Crescent, Refugees International, and CRDC.  If you are interested, you can view the pictures here: http://keithleonard.imagekind.com/ 

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