International Conflict Resolution Study Abroad in Quito, Ecuador

Itinerary & Calendar

The Quito, Ecuador program will resume in 2011

The 2009 Summer Study Abroad Program will took place May 24 to June 19, 2009. Enrollment is limited to 18 students.

The University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), Globis, and the Center for Mediation, Peace, and Resolution of Conflict - International (CEMPROC) are pleased to present the International Conflict Resolution Study Abroad Program for Summer 2009. Join us for this exciting program nestled in the beautiful Andes Mountains of Quito, Ecuador. You will examine international conflict from both theoretical and practical perspectives, learning the root causes of conflict and potential tools for engaging in effective peacemaking. You will explore theories of war, violence, peace, environmental justice, ethnic strife, conflict over natural resources, sustainable development, ethics in peacemaking, and different approaches to conflict resolution. Building on this theoretical base, you will be exposed to techniques, tools, and paradigms for addressing, resolving, and transforming conflict through negotiation, mediation, and sustained dialogue.

In addition to regular course seminars in Quito, students will enjoy site visits, simulation exercises, guest lectures from prominent scholars and community leaders, trips to the Amazon cloud forest and Otavalo (internationally famous for its vibrant and colorful indigenous market), and the opportunity to gain practical experience working on a service-learning internship project for CEMPROC in Ecuador.

Representative guest speakers in past years have included:

• Yolanda Kakabadse, former Minister of the Environment for Ecuador and current president of an environmental conflict management NGO
• Randy Borman, leader of the Cofan indigenous nation in the Amazon rainforest
• Ambassador Linda Jewell and diplomats from USAID/U.S. embassy in Ecuador
• Dr. Alvaro Galindo, Ecuadorian conflict resolution scholar at Universidad San Francisco de Quito
• Dr. Carlos de la Torre, Director of Political Studies and Professor at FLACSO
• Cesar Cotacachi, Otavalo indigenous guide and specialist in environmental and religious sites
• Michelle Arevalo-Carpenter from the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and director of a refugee legal aid NGO
  
  

All instruction will be given in English. Ecuadorian host fellows from local colleges and universities also participate in the program and are eager to introduce you to all that Quito has to offer.

Come to Ecuador and make the world your classroom!

Inquiries about academic questions: Dr. Patricia Sullivan
Inquiries about logistical questions: Jeff Pugh

The Global Studies Certificate in Global Studies

Both courses offered in the program can be used toward the requirements for the Certificate in Global Studies. This certificate is designed to increase global literacy through the study of issues and problems associated with globalization. Contact the Globis office for further information on the certificate requirement.

Summer 2009 calendar will include:
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