Peace Negotiation Curriculum
This page offers a comprehensive curriculum designed for individuals seeking to deepen their understanding of peace negotiations. You can follow the entire syllabus for a complete and structured training experience, or you can explore specific sections to focus on particular areas of interest. Each resource linked on this page is crafted by PILPG and draws on over three decades of our experience advising parties in peace negotiations and supporting a wide array of peace processes worldwide.
Introduction to Key Concepts
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Peacebuilding
Causes of Conflict
Conflict Prevention
Conflict Mitigation
Mediation
Negotiation
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Launching a Peace Process
Bob Perito lecture on launching a peace process (from PILPG’s 2024 Summer School)
Mini Negotiation Simulation on Anatomy of a peace process in Ethiopia
Negotiation Simulation on designing a Sudanese Peace Process
(Coming Soon) Lawyering Peace Podcast: Amb. Robert Ford Episode on Syria
Getting Parties to the Table
Rick Lorenz lecture on Getting Parties to the Table for Ceasefire negotiations (from PILPG’s 2024 Summer School)
Mini Lesson on Establishing Trust and Getting Started
Inclusive Peace Processes
Role of Women
Video: Women in Peace & Security
Speaker Notes: Women in Peace & Security
Conversation on Gender Inclusivity in peace processes with Ambassador Zorica Maric-Djordjevic, Betsy Popken and Anna Triponel (from PILPG’s 2024 Summer School)
Sustaining Negotiations
Getting Parties Back to the Table
Mini Lesson on Getting Parties Back to the Table
Getting to Yes (Peace Agreements)
Peace Agreement Implementation and Enforcement
Negotiation Preparation and Skills
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Overview on Preparing for Negotiations (Alush Gashi PILPG 2024 summer school lecture)
Building a Delegation
Ensuring Internal Cohesion in the Delegation
Red-teaming
Establishing Rules and procedures for the Delegation
Delegation Logistics
Communication Strategies
Outreach Strategies (media and constituencies)
Mini Lesson on conduct Outside the Negotiating Room (conduct with Mediators)
Designing a Negotiation Plan
Goal Setting
Unique considerations for non-state armed actors
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Negotiation Techniques
Persuasion techniques
Understanding Key Topics for Negotiation
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Comprehensive Ceasefire Training portal (english & arabic)
Reading: how to include Civilians in Sudan ceasefire negotiations
Reading: why including Civilians in Sudan ceasefire negotiations will be beneficial
Reading: Ceasefire Drafter’s Handbook
Reading: Ceasefire negotiations in Doha for Darfur Peace (interview with Matt Simpson)
Reading: Ceasefire negotiations in Sudan (interview with Drew Mann)
Reading: Ceasefire Negotiations in Syria
Reading: Ceasefire Negotiations in Yemen
Reading: Ceasefire Negotiations in Colombia
Reading: Ceasefire Negotiations in Guatemala (Don Planty)
Reading: Ceasefire Negotiations in Bosnia and Kosovo (Rick Lorenz)
Reading: Ceasefire Negotiations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and Syria (Rob Cooley)
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Security Sector Reform
Read: Managing & Sequencing SSR & DDR (with considerations for Sudan)
Read: SSR in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Angola, Liberia and Bosnia
Watch: SSR for Sudanese civilians
Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR)
Read: Best Practices for Establishing Humanitarian Corridors
Civilian Participation
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Lawyering Peace Chapter on Power Sharing (EN)
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Mini Lesson on Transitional Justice and advocacy
Reading:Women and Transitional Justice
Mini-Video series: Expert Exchange series on Accountability (available in English and Ukrainian)
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Video: Introduction to Lustration
Video: Vetting/Lustration and Amnesty key concepts
Speaker notes: Vetting/Lustration and Amnesty
Video: Vetting the Public Sector
Speaker notes: Vetting the Public Sector
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Reading: Natural Resources in the Sudan Conflict and considerations for peace talks
Negotiation Simulation: DRC Natural resources
Mini Negotiation Simulation: Jade Exploitation in Myanmar
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Reading: Nagorno Karabakh: Putting Self-Determination on the Agenda
Reading: Legality & Impact of Russian Referenda on Occupied Territories
Reading: Venezuela/Guyana Boundary Dispute
Reading: Russian Citizenship Requirement
Reading: Yemen: Southern Question
Mini Negotiation Simulation: Cameroon: Self-Determination
Reading: Earned Sovereignty: Bridging the Gap Between Sovereignty and Self-Determination
Reading: The Season of Self-Determination
Reading: On the Right to External Self Determination: “Selfistans,” Secession, and the Great Powers’ Rule
Reading (Blog post): Re-allocation of Land in Occupied Territories
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Axel Addy Lecture on Liberia’s Post-Conflict governance (from PILPG’s 2024 Summer School)
Reading: Comparative State Practice of Transitioning from a Military to Civilian Administration & Annex
Video: The Role of Post-Conflict Governance in Peace Negotiations
Video: Post-Conflict Governance and the Environment
Speaker Notes: Post-conflict Governance and the Environment
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Expert Roundtable video: exploring the nexus between constitution drafting and transitional justice
Mini Negotiation Simulation: Syria Constitutional Reform
Reading: Post-Conflict Constitution Drafting Process: Core Elements
Reading: Post-Conflict Constitution-Drafting Process: Comparative State Practice
Reference: Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan
Anna Triponel episode of Lawyering Peace: Post-Conflict constitution in Libya
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Video: Electoral Laws and Holding Elections
Speaker Notes: Electoral Laws and Holding Elections
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Video lecture from 2023 Summer School: Human Rights Law
Video: Freedom of Expression
Speaker Notes: Freedom of Expression, Peaceful Assembly and Association
Video: The Right to Nationality and Citizenship
Speaker notes: The Right to Nationality and Citizenship
Video: Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion
Speaker Notes: Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion
Video: Cultural Rights and Protections
Speaker Notes: Cultural Rights and Protections
Video: Minority Protections
Speaker Notes: Minority Protections
Video: Right to Political Participation
Speaker Notes: Right to Political Participation
Video: Right to Education
Speaker Notes: Right to Education
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Reading: Human Rights for IDPs in Sudan
Reading: Return of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Core Elements [2006]
Video: Refugees/Migrants/IDPs key concepts
Speaker notes: Refugees/Migrants/IDPs
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Video: Cultural Rights and Protections
Speaker Notes: Cultural Rights and Protections