The management and resolution of conflict is central to the daily lives of individuals, families, groups, and organizations. Consequently, through an endowment provided by Dr. Jeanne Herberger, the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication has established the Conflict Transformation Project (CTP) as a center for research, education, and service to the greater community.
The goals of the CTP include the following:
- provide assistance to help parties strategically manage problems, improve communication, deescalate violence, and rebuild key relationships;
- build skills to help individuals and groups improve their ability to communicate, negotiate, prevent violence, and manage conflict and their relationships more productively; and
- improve the theories and practice of conflict management.
As part of its service and educational missions, the CTP has been involved in the following activities:
- Primary sponsor of a state-wide summit meeting for conflict practitioners and scholars at ASU, Tempe.
- Hosted two national workshops on workplace mediation and transformative mediation in conjunction with the National Alliance for Education in Conflict Resolution, centered at Cornell University, and the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation at Hofstra University, respectively.
- Co-sponsor of the Phoenix-area high school mediation workshop, 2004 and 2005.
As part of it research mission, the CTP currently is involved in:
- Developing two research projects in conjunction with the Project for Wellness and Work-life Initiative and the Conflict Transformation Initiative.
- Preparing a proposal to a foundation to support a series of working conferences and white papers on international issues of conflict transformation.
To learn more about the Conflict Transformation project, please contact:
Jess K. Alberts, Ph.D., Professor
Director, Conflict Transformation Project
Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
Arizona State University
PO Box 871205; Tempe, AZ 85287-1205
Phone: 480/965-7141 Fax: 480/965-4291
