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Articles by Fred E. Jandt
Conflict Resolution as Grad Requirement [Opinion]
As reported by the Alabama Daily News, Alabama state senator Rodger Smitherman introduced a bill to require high school students learn about violence prevention, conflict resolution, and mediation before graduation and direct the state’s Department of Education to develop standards and provide teacher training. The bill passed requiring that beginning with the 2027-2028 school year all public school students would be required to complete a program in conflict resolution.
New Book Empowers Mediation Participants as Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Continues to Grow
New Book Empowers Mediation Participants as Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Continues to Grow "How to Survive a Mediation: A Guide for Participants" by Fred E. Jandt Fred E. Jandt, author of “How to Survive a Mediation: A Guide for Participants” Author and mediation expert Fred E. Jandt offers practical guidance for individuals navigating an increasingly common dispute-resolution process More disputes are being referred to mediation than ever before.
Conflict Tipping Podcast 25: Queering the Colombian Conflict with Dr Samuel Ritholtz
Hear from Dr. Samuel Ritholtz, a Max Weber fellow at the European University Institute and specialist in queer experiences of conflict, crisis, and displacement, as they talk about their research into anti-LGBT violence during Colombia’s civil war. We explore the violence’s impact on LGBT communities, the dynamics of paramilitaries, and the concept of queer peacebuilding. Let’s dive in! In this episode, we discuss: The logic behind anti-LGBT violence by paramilitaries during Colombia’s civil war.
Preventive Mediation
Undoubtedly for centuries the word mediation has been tied to conflicts. Mediation is considered a form of dispute resolution. And definitions of mediation describe it as a process of resolving conflicts. This perspective, of course, limits mediation to something that can occur after a conflict has developed. I contend that we are limiting ourselves to think of mediation as useful after conflicts have developed.
Routing Culture
Never are colored lines and circles more important to so many people than on our nation’s most traveled urban tracks. The maps and schematics that depict the world of subways and metro rail define them — in part. To understand the culture of a transit system and the city as a whole, you need look no further than the maps. Urban rail maps come in two basic flavors: geographical maps and schematics (also known as diagrams). But this flavor comes swirled too.
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