CONRES 676L Public Dispute Resolution: Theory, Research, and Practice

This 3 credit course is intended to build a foundation for understanding the concepts, theories, practices, and competencies of public policy dispute resolution and consensus building. Actors in local, state, and federal governments must find ways to work collaboratively, manage conflicts, and build consensus and other public actors as well as with private companies, nonprofit organizations, citizen groups, and other stakeholders. This is often a challenging task and when practices poorly can impede rather that promote effective action. On the other hand, collaboration can be vital to creating and implementing sustainable, successful policies.

3 Credit(s)