[Bilimsel Haber] MA Program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Sabanci University

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The Program in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Sabanci University in
Istanbul, Turkey is accepting applications for the 2008-09 academic
year. The Conflict Analysis and Resolution Program is the only Master's
program of its kind in Southeastern Europe, taking a regional lead in
training a new cadre of conflict resolution specialists and peacemakers
from Turkey and countries around the world. The M.A. Program in Conflict
Analysis and Resolution gives students skills to analyze and understand
conflict at inter-personal, inter-group and international levels.
Different aspects of negotiation, mediation, third party intervention,
ethnic conflict, issues related to post-conflict reconstruction,
reconciliation, psychosocial aspects of conflict, and media and conflict
are core components of the curriculum. The program emphasizes the
scholar-practitioner model, providing students with a strong theoretical
background as well as means for applying their knowledge to real-world
settings. M.A. students in Conflict Analysis and Resolution go on to
hold positions in organizations such as the United Nations Development
Programme, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Google, Citibank, and
private mediation consulting firms. They have also successfully pursued
doctoral degrees in related fields at a variety of outstanding Turkish,
European and U.S. institutions. 

For more information, please go to: http://www.sabanciuniv.edu

Deadline: January 30th is the deadline for early applications and June
1, 2008 is the deadline for regular applications.

Financial Support: A limited number of scholarships based on academic
achievement are available in the form of partial or full tuition waivers
and/or stipends.

Contact: Dr. Nimet Beriker, +90 (216) 483 92 45,
beriker at sabanciuniv.edu.

Applicants must have completed their previous degree programs by
September 3, 2008 at the latest.