By Ruth Ratidazi Murambadoro, Zimbabwe Being one of the four people that have attended both symposiums offered by IPSI, l feel overwhelmed by the amount of knowledge l am acquiring from these courses. The two [...]
By Gianina Pellegrini, USA As much as I was looking forward to attending this symposium and knew that I needed to participate in this experience, I truly didn’t know what to expect. The first three [...]
By Daniel Katz, U.S.A. A growing number of young people today are seeking to effect positive change in their communities and in the world at large, aiming to become “social entrepreneurs.” A single definition does [...]
By Rebecca Viljoen, South Africa "The world's problems could not be solved by the institutions that created them because these systems were stuck in old ways of thinking. They knew how to make the system [...]
By Ishaku Danladi Pennap, Nigeria I must confess that I have had an amazing learning experience at the IPSI Bologna 2013 Symposium so far. I really found it difficult to put my finger on any [...]
By Joanne Cotton, Australia After two privileged days guided by Dr. Joyce Neu, we are now better informed as to what is involved in international mediation and the role of the mediator. As Founder and [...]
By Carlos Castillo, Colombia In this blog entry I would like to comment on two different but yet interacting topics. First, the manifestation of conflict during decision-making processes inside organizations (government bureaucracies, NGO staff, diplomatic [...]
By Abraham Kuol Nyuon, South Sudan Conflict management has become very popular in virtually all national contexts today because conflict is found in all aspects of international relations. The formation of various regional blocks within [...]
By Helena Grönberg, Finland “Women bring a different perspective to the table,” said Dr. Joyce Neu during her first day at the 2013 Bologna Symposium. Dr. Neu, a seasoned mediator who has been engaged in [...]
By Alexa Lipke, USA Being a mediator is difficult. Being a female mediator is even harder. As the second week of IPSI progressed it brought me the realization that being a woman in the male [...]