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Education
George Mason University (GMU), Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution,
1997
American University, Washington, D.C., M.A. in Communications: Journalism
and Public Affairs, 1987 - 1988
University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa, B.A. Honors
in Literature and Linguistics, 1974; B.A. in Drama, 1971 - 1973
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor, University of Baltimore, Program on Negotiations and Conflict Management, 1999 - Present
Assistant Professor, GMU, Inst. for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR), 1998 - 1999
Visiting Assistant Professor, Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, 1997 - 1998
Adjunct Professor, GMU (Communications Department and ICAR), 1990 - 1996
Overseas Teaching Experience
Visiting Professor at the Universities of Port Elizabeth and Stellenbosch in South Africa during the US summer (1998, 2000): teaching courses on Media and Politics and Communication and Mediation Skills, as well as providing training on Media and Conflict Reporting.
Courses Taught (US)
University of Baltimore (1999 - )
Media and conflict/conflict resolution, conflict transformation, second-track diplomacy (informal third party roles), and dispute systems design.
Selected Articles
Botes, J. (forthcoming) " Conflict Transformation, The New Frontier," working title for a chapter in a text book on Conflict Resolution to be published by the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) at George Mason University.
Botes, J. (forthcoming) "Informal Third Party Intervenion," working title for a chapter in a text book on Conflict Resolution to be published by the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) at George Mason University.
Botes, J. (December, 1998). "Media Roles in International Conflict: The Debate." Track Two, the quarterly publication of the Center for Conflict Resolution in the Media Peace Center, Cape Town, South Africa.
Botes, J. (1997). Extending Media Roles in Areas of Conflict." Crosslines, The Independent Newsjournal of Humanitarian Reporting, May/June 1997, International Center for Humanitarian Reporting: Geneva, Switzerland.
Botes, J. (4/1996). "Journalism and Conflict Resolution." Media Development, Vol. XLIII, London: World Association for Christian Communication.
Botes, J. and Mitchell, C. (1995). "Constraints on Third Party Flexibility." In D. Druckman and C. Mitchell (Eds.), Flexibility in International Negotiation and Mediation, The Annuals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Selected Conference Presentations
"Media Roles in Areas of Conflict: Are Journalists Involved in Conflict Resolution?" presentation at International Centre for Humanitarian Reporting: LIFELINE MEDIA: Protecting Civilians in Conflict, Boston, Massachusetts (1997).
"Crisis Intervention and the Role of the Media In Resolving Conflicts," presented at Making Peace and Sharing Power (Conference): A National Gathering on Aboriginal Peoples and Dispute Resolution, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (1996).
"Approaches to Conflict: News Media Representatives and Conflict Resolution Practice," panel discussion at National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, Minneapolis, Minnesota (1995).
Professional Affliations
Center for Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa
National Communication Association
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
Association of African Journalists
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