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Conflicts at the Micro Level: 12 Weeks E-Learning with Prof. Dr. Kees Van der Veer

12 Weeks E-Learning: September 3rd 2018 – November 25th 2018

Language: English and German

Course Description:

This course deals with interpersonal conflicts, causes, coping strategies & conflict resolution from a social psychological point of view. Participants acquire conceptual tools for reading & handling conflicts in organizations & institutions, intimate relationships, marriages & other micro-level contexts.

Objectives in short:

1. Acquiring insights into the diverse potential causes of interpersonal conflicts.
2. Acquiring insights in conflicts in organizations, companies and assessing the contributing factors.
3. Analyzing conflicts systematically and being able to present possible solutions.

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Conflicts at the Micro Level - Insights from Psychology

Monday, 3. September 2018, 10:00 - Sunday, 25. November 2018, 0:00
Course instructor(s): Prof. Dr. Kees van der Veer

The objectives of this course are:

1. Acquiring insights into the potential causes of interpersonal conflicts.
2. Acquiring insights in conflicts in organizations and assessing the contributing factors.
3. Analyzing conflicts and being able to present possible solutions.

Content part one

The first part of the course will deal with potential causes of interpersonal conflicts, explore the effects of attraction and analyze relationship-dynamics with a view to the development of social attachments. Attitude formation and behavior will be studied in order to better understand the influence of group membership as well as processes of social influence: Conformity, Compliance and Obedience. Furthermore, hostile intergroup behavior such as Prejudice, Stereotypes, Discrimination and Aggression will be examined together with the common thread of Humanity and Altruism and other forms of Prosocial behavior. Concepts of Morality and Competition, Justice and Cooperation will also be explored.

Content part two

The second part of the course will pay attention to interpersonal conflicts directly, looking at potential causes, coping strategies and perspectives on conflict resolution in organizations. Relationships and conflicts at work and organizational power will be discussed in in view of politics and gender factors. Culture conflicts in a cross-cultural perspective will also be discussed alongside conceptions of fairness and reconciliation.

Particpants will start by describing an ‘own’ either biographical, professional or other example of a conflict they have experience with, which during the first part of the course shall be used to test the insights which they’ll acquire during this course. Didactically, the course is designed to be interactive and dialogical.

LITERATURE

Larsen, K.S., Ommundsen, R. & Veer, C.G. van der (2015). Being human: Relationships and you. A social psychological analysis. Rozenberg Series Vol. 1, Bremen (Germany), EHV Academic Press.
Larsen, K.S., Veer, C.G. van der, Ommundsen, R. & Krumov, K. (2011). Organizational Behavior in a Discontinuous World: Managerial and Workers Perspectives. Amsterdam: Rozenberg Publishers.
Galtung, J. (2010). The TRANSCEND Method in Conflict Mediation Across Levels Conflict Literacy and Competence as an Approach to Peace, European Psychologist 2010; Vol. 15(2):82–90 DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000046 ( this text will be available on this website for those attending the course. That may be a week before the course starts.)

*This version of the course description is subject to changes as the course continues to be adapted and developed further.

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