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History. Visit to China in 1980Work with UNESCO in lead up to UN International Year of a Culture of Peace 2000CPNN in six UN languagesUNESCO and Chinese Government choose University of Nankai as Chinese partner in project. Exchanges. Chinese delegation to Australia 2000Mark Wayland as young Am
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1. Conflict resolution in China Di Bretherton
Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
August 1, 2007
2. History Visit to China in 1980
Work with UNESCO in lead up to UN International Year of a Culture of Peace 2000
CPNN in six UN languages
UNESCO and Chinese Government choose University of Nankai as Chinese partner in project
3. Exchanges Chinese delegation to Australia 2000
Mark Wayland as young Ambassador to Nankai
Carla Neale as young Ambassador to Nankai (publication of guidebook)
Di Bretherton as visiting lecturer at Nankai
Nankai decides to establish Conflict Resolution and Human Rights Centre
4. Where? University of Nankai is one of five Universities funded by the central government
University of Nankai is in Tianjin
Conflict resolution is located in Department of International Relations
One of the aims is for students to use English
5. Who? There are two courses
Conflict resolution for about 40 masters and PhD students
Larger and more public lectures in Public Administration, with government officials attending in evenings
Colleague Prof Han assists with language
6. What? Courses are similar to those taught here
In English
Notes on web and Chinese key words
Small group work in Chinese
Usual Chinese lecture is very long ( 2 to 3 hours with questions afterwards)
Use of workshop method is new in China but works well
9. When? Start of May or October semester for 4 to 6 weeks
First week of May and October is a national holiday……too many people
10. Politics Need to respect political sensitivities
Indirect approach
Students and staff raise sensitive issues themselves
One child policy
11. Culture and conflict History of patriarchy
Importance of guanxi (Siew Fang Law)
Emphasis on long term
Emphasis on relationships
Emphasis on obligations
Separation of domestic and international peace in the language
Mixture of traditional and modern attitudes
12. Role Play: Two mothers This story is about a judge who is unorthodox but wise. He is called upon to try the following case:
There is an aristocratic family who has a child. The mother is rather spoilt and likes to lead the good life, leaving the care of her son to a maid. The maid is very fond of the child and when there is a revolutionary uprising pretends he is her own son to protect him. During the upheaval the father is killed.
Time passes and the politics change such that the son is now the heir to the family fortune.
The case comes to court when both women (the maid who has taken care of the child and the biological mother) claim to be the mother of the child. The judge must decide who should have the child (and the fortune).
Who do you think should have the child?
How does the judge decide?
13. Conflict (??) Conflict or disagreement between people is inevitable
Some conflict may be desirable
Controversy (??) may lead to constructive debate
Repressing conflict and different ideas may stifle (?????)change
However, chronic (???) unresolved conflict is harmful
14. Puzzle Remember the conflict styles ( based on Thomas)
David Johnson uses shark, turtle, fox, teddy bear and owl to explain them
Which one doesn’t fit in China?
Why?