Lecture Program
May 24, 2000
9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Welcoming Address / Opening Remarks
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi, Head of PASSIA, Jerusalem
10 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Civil Society – Conceptual Framework
Dr. Jamil Hilal, Sociologist and Researcher, Ramallah
11 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Break
11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Concepts and Methods of Conflict Resolution
Dr. Chip Hauss, Professor of Political Science, George Mason University, Washington, DC
1 p.m. – 2 p.m. – Lunch
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Problem Solving Skills
Dr. Chip Hauss
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. – Break
3:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. – Participants
May 25, 2000
9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Strategies for Building Consensus
Dr. Chip Hauss
10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Break
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Interpersonal Skills
Dr. Chip Hauss
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Cultural Barriers
Dr. Chip Hauss
3 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. – Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. – Participants (contd.)
May 26, 2000
9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Introduction into Psychology
Dr. Ahmed Baker, Professor of Psychology, Birzeit University
10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Break
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Profile of Personalities
Dr. Ahmed Baker
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Mediation Skills and Techniques
Dr. Andrew Rigby, Center for Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Coventry University, UK
3 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. – Break
3:15 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Conflict and Conflict Resolution at Work – Case Studies
Mazen Qubti, Lawyer, Jerusalem
May 27, 2000
9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Non-Violent Means of Social Change
Dr. Andrew Rigby
10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Break
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – How to Reconcile
Dr. Andrew Rigby
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Working Relations – Legal Aspects
Maha Abu Dayyeh, Director, Women’s Center for Legal Aid and Counseling, Jerusalem
3 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. – Break
3:15 p.m. – 5 p.m. – Assignment (Workshop with the Participants)
May 28, 2000
9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Where do we go from here? Discussion
Dr. Chip Hauss
10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Break
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Conflicts and the Concept of Sulha
Issam Anani, Lawyer, Jerusalem
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – Conflict Resolution in the Islamic Shari’a Court
Sheikh Fathi Mansour, Qadi, Islamic Shari’a Court, Jerusalem
2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. – Break
3 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Wrap Up and Evaluation
Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi