Mediation, Negotiation and Dialogue Skills for CSDP 2022

Accommodation and Dining

Accommodation

Participants must book their accommodation on an individual basis and are encouraged to do so at the earliest opportunity to ensure availability.
Convenient accommodation options may be available on Campus or in the Glenroyal Hotel in the village of Maynooth.

Other options in/near Maynooth as listed here.

Accommodation is also available at locations close to Maynooth, particularly in Lucan, Leixlip and Celbridge, which are on a bus route to Maynooth.
Delegates are advised to confirm the cost and availability of suitable travel options to Maynooth with these accommodation providers before booking.

Front Desk
Front Desk staff -Bill, Fiona or Katja
are on hand each day from 08.30-23.00 to ensure you have an enjoyable stay on campus.
+353 (0)1 708 6400
[email protected]

Dining

Breakfast will be available to residents each morning at Pugin Hall.

A morning and afternoon coffee/tea break will be provided each full day of the Course on Campus. Participants may take lunch at their own cost at Pugin Hall on Campus where one hot course option or sandwiches will be available.

There are a range of restaurants available in the village of Maynooth where dinner may be enjoyed each evening.

International Student Guide

Staff

Course Staff -

Dr Hugh O'Doherty - Academic Director

Hugh O’Doherty, teaches leadership and conflict resolution in the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University USA.
He has consulted in Bosnia, Croatia, and Cyprus and has addressed the United Nations Global Forum on Re-Inventing Government. He has also consulted extensively with a wide variety of clients including the Irish Civil Service, the American Leadership Forum, the Episcopalian Clergy Leadership Program, and the Mohawk Community Leadership Program in Canada.
He holds a M.Ed and Ed.D from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Bill Marsh- Lead Tutor

Bill is one of Europe’s most experienced international mediators. For over two decades he has been at the forefront of resolving complex conflicts and disputes, and conducted thousands of mediations, with governments, businesses, organisations, pressure groups, factions, and individuals from many parts of the world. He has acted as adviser to numerous governments and international bodies on mediation and conflict-related issues, and trained and mentored mediators around the world, notably in Nepal and several Central and Eastern European countries. He is a UN and OSCE mediation expert and serves on the advisory board of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Conflict Issues in the UK Parliament.

Sean Mc Gearty

Sean Mc Gearty has 25 years’ experience in peacebuilding as an analyst, policy advisor, trainer and evaluator. He has worked in several fragile and conflict affected countries including, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Cyprus, West Africa and Northern Ireland. He has worked with a range of actors in complex environments including political leaders, civil society, ex-combatants, victims and traditional and religious leaders. Sean has delivered training on behalf of the EEAS/ESDC in Armenia, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Brussels and Ireland. He has conducted evaluations on behalf of the EU, the UNDP, the African Union, the United States Institute for Peace, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, and the International Fund for Ireland. Sean is a founding member of the Kennedy Institute Peacebuilding Group (KI-PG) and member of the Board of the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation (Ireland)

Kingsley Donaldson

Kingsley is Director of Causeway Institute for Peace-building and Conflict Resolution. He has had a wide ranging military career, serving on operations in a number of European and Middle Eastern countries in various roles that span countering weapons of mass destruction through to negotiating with armed groups in Iraq. He has also served as strategy adviser to the head of the British Army. He read Irish Studies at Queens University Belfast, majoring on Irish history and politics and the development of terrorism in Northern Ireland.

Ms. Charlotta Ahlmark -Course Manager, European Security and Defence College

Charlotta has a responsibility to coordinate EU civilian crisis management training with a specific focus on Conflict Prevention. She is the coordinator for the ESDC Board on Security Sector Reform (SSR), a member of the EU Core Group on SSR and CSDP Human Rights and Gender Task Force in EEAS. Charlotta has previously worked as a Swedish government official in the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), the Government Offices, and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the National Defence College, and the Armed Forces. Her focus has been on training and crisis management, security policy, EU, UN, Eastern Partnership and Central Asia, the Nordic region, Middle East, and international media relations.

Patricia Abozaglo

Patty is a Peruvian Human Rights lawyer. She also holds a MA in Development Studies (Honours) with a thesis on the role of NGOs in peacebuilding in Colombia. She has worked with Trócaire (NGO) as Colombia programme manager and as a peacebuilding advisor globally. Patty is a Capacitar International Tutor. She has run a number of workshops using these innovative approaches as tools for empowerment and wellbeing in development and peacebuilding work in Ireland and various countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Mary Montague

Mary received the Mediator of the Year Award in April 2015 from Mediators Beyond Borders and the 2015 International Bremen Peace Award for Public Engagement. Mary has an established reputation gained over forty years, in peace building work across many of the most contentious interfaces in Northern Ireland both as a Mediator and Trainer. In 2000 she co-founded TIDES Training to deliver training both locally and internationally. She has also designed the highly commended European Building Relationships in Communities (BRIC) project. She has delivered mediation interventions and training programmes in the Balkans, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, Istanbul and Bucharest.. A published author and consultant, she is a founder member of Women Waging Peace and winner of the Life Time Exceptional Achievement Award in Peace Building from the NI Community Relations Council.

Con Mc Namara

Con is an independent communications consultant and a graduate teacher of communication studies. He has significant experience in addressing both national and international audiences. He has worked at the political military strategic level at NATO and the EU in Brussels and also with the United Nations. He was a member of the Irish Foreign Affairs Delegation at NATO HQ Brussels and later a member of the Irish permanent delegation to the EU Political and Security Committee( PSC). He has extensive experience with the UN in the Middle East and Central America.

Dr. Kieran O' Dwyer

Kieran is an independent consultant who has worked for the Irish Human Rights Commission, the Irish Prison Service, the Irish Police and the (Irish) Restorative Practice Strategic Forum. He was a Director in the Irish Prison Service with responsibility for prisoner rehabilitation and the quality of care and custody of offenders. He has been Head of Research in the Irish police service, the Garda Síochána. He has also worked in the OECD in Paris and in a number of Government Ministries. He is chair of offender reparation panels serving the Dublin courts of justice under the auspices of Restorative Justice Services. His PhD relates to restorative justice for young offenders.

Rev Dr. Gary Mason

Gary has been honored for his role in the Irish peace process. He has been prominent in urban development and inter-community relations initiatives. He runs the largest faith-based redevelopment project in Western Europe. He is a close advisor to Protestant ex-combatants. Gary was instrumental in facilitating negotiations with paramilitary groups and government officials during the Northern Ireland Peace Process. He lectures in political and academic forums throughout Europe, South Africa, the Middle East and the U.S.A.
Gary holds a PhD in Psychology.

Dr William R Matchett

Dr William R Matchett is a former police officer with 30 years service. In 2006 he was involved with a pilot project in Anbar province, Iraq with the US Marine Corps. Subsequently, he helped implement US DOD managed police professionalization/rule of law programmes in Iraq and then Afghanistan. More recently, he has worked with the Free Syrian Police and conducted research in Jordan. He has also conducted a strategic review of Jordan’s main police force. In December 2015, he finished a 7-month mission in Kabul with EUPOL.
Dr Matchett has delivered training and presentations in many parts of the world and has authored several articles.

Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet

The course is open to both civilian and military personnel from the EEAS, EU‐Member States, EU Institutions and Agencies, candidate states and selected third countries who are each invited to nominate participants. The Department for Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations is also invited to nominate participants.
The language of the Course will be English.
Attendance of the course is mandatory on all days. A certificate will be awarded to those course participants who have completed the full course, including the IDL phase.
All costs for travelling, accommodation and catering shall be covered by the sending authorities. Campus accommodation and catering facilities may be available to participants. Find information regarding amenities available at the Course location elsewhere on this page.
Applications from EU Member States are to be filed via the ESDC secure internet system ENLIST by designated nominators.

Applications from other than EU Member States should be sent to [email protected] indicating:

- full name of the candidate

- personal e-mail address (functional mailboxes will not be accepted)

- institution

- reason how this course benefits applicant

Deadline for nominations is no later than 02 April 2019. Registration will not be final until confirmed by the ESDC Secretariat.
Registration will not be final until confirmed by the ESDC Secretariat AND upon completion of the registration form by the nominated participant.
The course venue for the week will be the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for Conflict Intervention, Maynooth University, National University of Ireland.
A reception will be held on campus on Monday evening (20 May), together with a Course dinner on Thursday (23 May).
The mediation simulation exercise on Wednesday/Thursday may involve working late into the evening.
The Course will start 2 May with the online (IDL) phase. The residential part of the course will take place in Ireland from 20/05/19 - 24/05/19 (Monday 1400 to Friday 1300).
Further detailed information on the course will be posted on the Course website,
Queries on participation issues /Course/ registration and online aspects to Charlotta AHLMARK(EEAS) at [email protected]

Student Testimonials

...A truly immersive and transformative experience and a critical lesson in interpersonal communication.
DB
Communication Adviser to the European Commissioner for Regional Policy

Your mediation course was out of the top drawer, both in terms of content and delivery. The focus on the human side of mediation, and the emphasis on doing it (rather than just talking about it) through the Emerald Simulation resulted in a great learning experience. Your highly experienced team of facilitators and mentors complemented each other and went the extra mile to share their knowledge and personal insights; they really were outstanding.
SG
ISSAT/DCAF Geneva

An extremely interactive and dynamic course that shows the real meaning of “on the job training”.
From the very beginning every participant has been involved and included, and the exercise carried out as core activity is a truly mesmerizing experience.
Highly recommended especially for those who have to deal with conflict situations as part of their job.
DD – Italian MoD

The course was one of the best educational programs I have ever undertaken. The combination of distance learning, classroom instruction and practical lessons provided the optimal learning experience. The credentials of the tutors were outstanding and the method of teaching highly effective. Although the course is for CSDP Mediation training, I believe it would be useful for anyone in a management position.

P Mac B- Legal and Public Affairs/PR consultant

All the elements for success have been brought together to make a hit of this week: competent staff, friendly people, great venue, motivated trainees and well-balanced course content, varied activities.
DP EEAS – EUMS

"This is as real as it gets. I highly recommend it."
MEK, North Africa and Sahel, Crisis Management Initiative, Finland

“Truly an eye-opening experience. I particularly appreciated the innovative use of a whole team of renowned and long-standing Northern Ireland mediators, who provided a privileged and very much personalised insight into conflict mediation in action. The way they accompanied the training and the simulation throughout the week was a unique and most effective way to complement the learning experience."
CS-Justice Programme in Eastern DRC, UNDP

“Participating in the CSDP Mediation course of the Kennedy Institute is a unique experience. It offers the opportunity to learn directly from those courageous people that were involved in bringing together main actors in the Northern Ireland conflict. Then every participant gets the chance to apply those lessons in a very realistic scenario based exercise in conflict mediation, high up in a military base in the Wicklow Mountains. The course will help any diplomat dealing with conflict areas, multilateral negotiations or peace and security issues.”
Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands

" This interactive course is delivered by highly experienced professionals with a great passion for mediation. It offers a good mix of academic learning and practical exercise. I particularly enjoyed the two day exercise as it allowed me to practise mediation and negotiation techniques in a safe but realistic environment. I took away valuable lessons and skills I can apply usefully in my day-to-day work."
SVM, European Union Integrated Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya.

"The Course has been a fruitful learning experience in all aspects. The EU is very involved in many different regions and areas where conflicts demand the participation of selected forces and personnel to work hard in order to bring stability and peace for the affected population. In all these conflicts mediation and negotiation process are, at the end of the day, the essence of the activities carried out by the main actors. The Course represents a tremendous opportunity to increase our capabilities to face such situations, developing positive attitudes to better understand the problem and to identify suitable solutions. Sometimes (many times) is not all about solving problems but helping the parts in conflict to the find the solutions by themselves."
LTC. EEAS/EUMS

"Although I wasn't sure of what to expect by undertaking this course, I am now delighted I did. It was insightful, self-reflective, challenging and above all else, highly enjoyable. This was in part due to the excellent instruction given by the tutors. However, the main enjoyment stemmed from the cohesion and rapport established with the diverse nationalities and experiences of the course members. All this contributed to an excellent course. Thank you very much for a memorable week."
Officer, Defence Forces Ireland

"The real-life feeling of the simulation and the skillful feedback of the staff made sure I learned about myself as much as I learned about the CSDP mediation framework. This training bridges the gap between policy and field operations.”
CB,Direction des enquêtes,Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

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