conflict transformation, negotiation, and mediation course

conflict is often treated with uncertainty, fear, and avoidance - and winds up persisting when we are resistant about addressing it.

no conflict takes place in isolation: there is always a context, and the factors that intersect and interact with context, and complicate our lived experiences also play a role in shaping, enabling, and even addressing conflicts. this course recognizes these realities and offers insights on how we can understand, analyze, and engage with conflict, and offers specific practical training on negotiating a conflict for yourself and mediating a conflict for others. It offers a comprehensive overview of conflict transformation as an approach, presents the building blocks of negotiation and mediation, and draws from rich examples from the majority world and feminist scholars and practitioners in the field of conflict transformation.

program overview

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    session 1

    understand conflict, what it means, and some of the factors that can cause, enable, or drive a conflict.

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    session 2

    understand different ways in which we respond to conflict and how they are informed by our thinking.

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    session 3

    understand intersectionality and power, and how they play a role in conflict dynamics.

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    session 4

    understand how to analyze a conflict and recognize the role emotions play in driving them.

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    session 5

    understand negotiation as a practice and how you can negotiate a conflict.

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    session 6

    understand negotiation in practice by putting your knowledge into practice.

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    session 7

    understand mediation as a practice and how you can mediate a conflict.

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    session 8

    deepen your practice of mediation and learn how to become an effective mediator.

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    session 9

    draw from the wisdom of indigenous practices and sharpen your communication skills.

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    session 10

    understand mediation by putting your knowledge to practice with case simulations.

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    session 11

    understand mediation by putting your knowledge to practice with case simulations.

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    session 12

    build toward the future of your practice in the field of conflict transformation.

course details

the course will be offered online via Zoom, over twelve sessions. the program runs from the ist zone, and we do our best to accommodate as many time zones as we can at a time. the program is also delivered in english. we are a small organisation that is not equipped with the resources for interpretation yet, but we are getting there slowly!

we have a flat rate for this course: INR 30,000 / GBP 300. we have 5 free places per cohort for participants to take the course on a scholarship. we encourage live participation in our course for a wholesome experience. but we also respect that the timing won't work for all time zones, and that life happens, which may make live participation challenging. we provide recordings that can be accessed online for up to 1 month. all participants receive certificates for completion. we don’t have homework, but we do offer recommended reading, viewing, and listening resources that you can come back to at any time.

Upcoming batches

July-September, 2025

Mondays, 2 PM to 4 PM IST
Dates:
July 14, 21, 28, 2025
August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025
September 1, 8, 15, 22 2025

✺ Frequently asked questions ✺

  • not at all! we welcome anyone with an interest in the field - regardless of your level of prior knowledge, this course will offer a good grounding in an approach to addressing conflicts.

  • absolutely. we do record sessions and make recordings available for a month after the course ends. we highly recommend live participation to engage in the activities - but we fully understand if you cannot attend live!

  • sorry, at the moment, we are only able to offer it in english. we’re a small initiative, but the hope is that we get to a point where we can offer simultaneous interpretation.

  • we most certainly can - write to us via email to know more.

  • the course invites you to come as you are: our intent is for this course to fit your life rather than the other way around. you will have access to the recordings for a month after the course closes to catch up on what you missed.

  • this might depend on your university. in the past, a few participants received credits from their universities, while some did not. we’re happy to give you a letter attesting to your completion, either way!