Introduction
The International Centre for Parliamentary Studies exists to promote effective policymaking and
good governance through better interaction between Parliaments, governments and other
stakeholders in society.
The Centre’s primary focus is the empowerment of Human Capital through Capacity Building. To
this effect, the Centre organises a range of Training Programmes, Conferences and Policy
Discussions to address current public policy issues on the International Stage, in the European
Union and the UK. These provide a forum for policy discussion, debate, networking and sharing
of best practices.
Agenda
Day One - Tuesday 17th March: Understanding Conflict
- Introductions of participants and outline of course
- Conflict theory and approaches
- Types of violence
- Conflict escalation
- Changing nature of conflict
- Different responses
- Challenges
- Roots of conflict
- Conflict mapping
- Benefits and challenges
- Practical application
- Feedback
- Question & answer session
Day Two - Thursday 19th March: Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention
- Debrief from previous day and reflections (15 mins)
- Peacebuilding definition and concepts
- Peace processes and peace agreements
- Conflict prevention
- Conflict analysis
- Conflict sensitivity
- Early warning indicators
- A case study: Peacebuilding by participatory comparative learning
- Practical application
- Feedback
- Question & answer session
Day Three - Friday 20th March: Dialogue, Negotiation, Mediation
- Debrief from previous day and reflections (15 mins)
- Multi-track diplomacy
- Tracks, engagement, ownership and mandate
- Dialogue, negotiation and mediation
- Definitions, principles and application
- Practising dialogue, negotiation and mediation skills
- Wrap up
- Feedback
- Question and answer session
- Debrief