P. Terrence Hopmann, Director The Conflict Management Program focuses on mechanisms for handling international conflict and developing cooperation. The program presents various theoretical approaches to negotiation, examines policies and processes in managing crises and conflicts and explores the formation and use of international organizations and regimes. Courses offer an opportunity to pursue case studies and simulations. The program’s Toolkit, which arranges the concepts and terms of the conflict management field into meaningful theoretical and practical categories, is accessible at www.sais-jhu.edu/cmtoolkit. Campus Options Students studying at the Bologna Center may concentrate in Conflict Management. Internships An internship is highly recommended for Conflict Management students, and a number of Washington, D.C., organizations offer internships in conflict management. Consult the program office for information. Co-curricular Activities The program includes an annual international conference on a topic related to conflict management and a series of lectures outside of courses, as well as activities that vary from year to year. Ph.D. Program Doctoral students attend courses appropriate to their program in preparation for their comprehensive examinations and participate
in the doctoral workshop when in residence. Students are expected to undertake an article for publication before beginning their dissertation. Each candidate’s dissertation prospectus must be presented to the doctoral workshop and approved by the IR faculty. Typical Conflict Management Courses - Alliances, Conflict Management Regimes and Security Communities
- Arms Control and the Nonproliferation Regime
- Causes and Prevention and Control of War
- Conflict Management Field Trip
- Conflict Management Toolkit Workshop
- Democracy, Human Rights and Conflict Prevention
- Dispute Settlement Methods
- Economic Negotiations
- The Implementers of Peace
- International Bargaining and Negotiation
- Multilateral Negotiation
- Negotiation Practicum
- PeaceKidZ Workshop
- Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Issues, Actors, Dilemmas
- Principles and Practices of Conflict Management
- State Collapse and Nation-Building
Suggested Electives Offered by Other Programs - Behavioral Sociology of Conflict (Global Theory and History)
- International Protection of Human Rights (International Law and Organizations)
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