Summer Schools and Courses
A crash course in peace & conflict studies
Here you can find notes in the form of blog posts that I took from the different summer schools, master's-level courses and week/end-long trainings I've taken in peacebuilding, with a focus on dialogue and facilitation.
For the most part, each section comes with multiple parts, with a page for each lecture, session or component as appropriate. They're often followed by extra reading if you want to see what we were assigned beforehand/after. I've listed them chronologically, but they can be read in any order. In cases where material from one session touches on another, I've included links between the different courses to give an idea of how the field is interconnected.
This is a passion project, so some parts are done, some are in progress, and some might even get finished/posted some day. Enjoy.
For the most part, each section comes with multiple parts, with a page for each lecture, session or component as appropriate. They're often followed by extra reading if you want to see what we were assigned beforehand/after. I've listed them chronologically, but they can be read in any order. In cases where material from one session touches on another, I've included links between the different courses to give an idea of how the field is interconnected.
This is a passion project, so some parts are done, some are in progress, and some might even get finished/posted some day. Enjoy.
Full Programs
Using dialogue to create points of contact between groups in conflict.
Lillehammer, Norway
June 17th - 23rd 2018
Lillehammer, Norway
June 17th - 23rd 2018
Studying global conflict trends in hopes of informing better policies for global peacebuilding.
Oslo, Norway
June 25th - Aug 3rd 2018
Oslo, Norway
June 25th - Aug 3rd 2018
Bringing together academics, artists and members of civil society to study conflict resolution and cultural history in post-Soviet space.
Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Słubice, Poland
August 20th - September 2rd 2018
Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
Słubice, Poland
August 20th - September 2rd 2018
Bringing together academics, artists and members of civil society to study conflict resolution and cultural history in post-Soviet space.
Saint Paul University
Ottawa, Canada
Winter 2021 Semester
Saint Paul University
Ottawa, Canada
Winter 2021 Semester
Incomplete Programs
Bringing together academics, artists and members of civil society to study conflict resolution and cultural history in post-Soviet space.
Saint Paul University
Ottawa, Canada
Fall 2020 Semester
Saint Paul University
Ottawa, Canada
Fall 2020 Semester
Bringing together academics, artists and members of civil society to study conflict resolution and cultural history in post-Soviet space.
Saint Paul University
Ottawa, Canada
Fall 2020 Semester
Saint Paul University
Ottawa, Canada
Fall 2020 Semester
Coming Someday
Peace exercises bringing together antiwar activists from across Russia, Sweden and Finland.
Loviisa, Finland
Aug 8th - 12th 2018
Loviisa, Finland
Aug 8th - 12th 2018
Techniques for rational thinking, bias identification and conflict resolution drawn from neuroscience and the Bay Area.
Prague, Czechia
September 20th - 24th 2018
Prague, Czechia
September 20th - 24th 2018
An approach to conflict, dialogue and facilitation involving trauma, the body and the surfacing of marginalized group dynamics.
Moscow, Russia
June 14 - 16 2019
Moscow, Russia
June 14 - 16 2019
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Josh Nadeau is a freelance writer and dialogue practitioner.
He attended eight summer programs on peacebuilding between 2018-2019 before getting a master's in conflict studies during the pandemic.
He attended eight summer programs on peacebuilding between 2018-2019 before getting a master's in conflict studies during the pandemic.