Advanced Training for Company-Community Mediation in Complex Environments

Jul 19, 2015 - Jul 25, 2015 | ACCESS Facility and The Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town (GSB)
Cape Town, South Africa
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With its focus on helping parties find common ground and a collective vision for moving forward, mediation can be a useful intervention for companies and communities. But in places lacking the legal, social or political infrastructure commensurate with the range of challenges posed by large-scale company operations, mediation – and the role of the mediator – faces heightened complexity. Going beyond the core principles of interest-based mediation, the course helps mediators develop strategic understanding of the range of tensions and complexities inherent in company-community conflict. Mediation concerning cross-boundary disputes over resources, as well as large-scale dam, mining, and agro-business projects will be discussed. Mediators will also learn principles of conflict sensitive intervention and Do No Harm; what it means to operate to international standards; how to act as stewards of processes that are broadly inclusive and legitimate; and how to help design and manage durable systems for resolving company-community conflicts. Applications are due no later than April, 24th.  For more information about the course and to apply, view Event Homepage.