University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa: BA Honors, literature and linguistics, 1974; BA. Drama,

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1 Abbreviated CV: JOHANNES (JANNIE) M. BOTES, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Director: Program on Negotiation and Conflict Management University of Baltimore 1420 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland (w) EDUCATION George Mason University, Fairfax,VA: Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution, August Research and writing interests: media roles in conflict and conflict resolution, news media coverage of social conflict, second-track diplomacy (including informal third party roles), and conflict transformation. American University, Washington, DC: MA in Journalism and Public Affairs, Course work included theory and practice of journalism, concentrating on television practice and the role of the media in public policy-making. The Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, Took courses in the history of communication and the role of the news media in society on a Rotary Foundation Scholarship. The Flemish Film School, Brussels, Belgium, Took courses in the theory and practice of film and television production on a Rotary Foundation Scholarship. University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa: BA Honors, literature and linguistics, 1974; BA. Drama, TEACHING EXPERIENCE Associate Professor, Masters Program in Negotiation and Conflict Management, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, Aug present. Teaching graduate courses on Understanding and Assessing Conflict Management; Negotiation: Theory and Practice; Mediation: Theory and Practice; News Media and Social Conflict; and undergraduate courses on Philosophies of Peace and Conflict; The Ethics of Conflict Management; and Diversity and Conflict Management.

2 Assistant Professor, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR), George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, Taught courses on Conflict Resolution in Africa; Conflict Theory; Philosophy and Methods of Conflict Research; and Media Roles in Conflict and Conflict Resolution. Visiting Assistant Professor, Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, Bryn Mawr, PA, Taught courses for the peace and conflict concentration, and for the Political Science Department. Visiting Professor, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, Summers of 1998, 2000, Taught course on Media and Politics in the Political Science Department Visiting Professor, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Summer, Taught Communication Skills and Mediation Skills for the Political Science Department--the first masters program on conflict management in Africa. Adjunct Professor, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) and Department of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, Courses taught: Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Resolution; Television and Social Conflict. CONSULTING/TRAINING AND CONFERENCE COORDINATING EXPERIENCE Organizer and host of a day-long colloquium at the University of Baltimore for peace and conflict studies programs in the state of Maryland titled, Discovering Opportunities for Collaboration: Peace and Conflict Management Studies in Maryland Higher Education, with a Teaching and Learning Grant from the Provost, September 2, Member of the Planning Committee for the Second Maryland Mediators Convention (held in December, 2004). Facilitator for the Virginia Association for Community Conflict Resolution and the Virginia Mediation Network s pilot project on Mediation Peer Consultation. Institute on Media and Conflict/Conflict Resolution for Masters Students in the International Peace and Conflict Resolution program at American University, Washington, D.C., February 20-22, 2004; April 1-3, Mediation Training for Northern Virginia Mediation Center one-day theory training entitled, The Theory Underlying Our Practice, November 13, 2003; May 20, 2004 and September 23, Co-facilitator, co-facilitated a session entitled David and Goliath: Strategies for Power Imbalances in Mediation at the first Maryland Mediator Convention, Columbia, Maryland, December 12,

3 Co-conference Coordinator, organized the conference on A New Generation of Conflict Resolution Scholars at George Mason University (ICAR), Fairfax, VA, in Sept.13-15, Consultant/Trainer, assistance in designing and co-training a two-week workshop on Conflict Reporting, sponsored by the Organization of American States held at George Mason University (ICAR), Fairfax, VA, June 17-28, Co-conference Coordinator, as an executive board member of The Center for Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa (CPRA) I was part of a four person team that planned and organized three Annual Workshops (one-day-conferences) on Conflict Resolution in Africa from These conferences were organized in conjunction with ICAR at George Mason University. In April 2000 the conference was titled, A New Century of Peace for Africa, Problems and Prospects. Mediation Trainer, Center for Conflict Management, University of Baltimore, co-designed and provided instruction for 40-hour mediation training program, January/October 2000, June Conference Coordinator, designed the program and invited speakers for a two-day conference for Maryland faculty interested in teaching Conflict Management, entitled Teaching and Implementing Conflict Management: From Community to International Settings. The program was co-sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Center for Conflict Management at the University of Baltimore, March, Negotiation/Simulation Trainer, United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and Washington College simulation of the Paris Peace Talks that ended the Vietnam War, mentored and accompanied students in the Negotiation and Conflict Management Program during the two day program, April Consultant/Trainer, Meridian House International, Designed and co-presented a two day Conflict Resolution training for a group of 20 Young African Leaders, June 17-18, Consultant/Presenter, United States Institute for Peace, Assisted in designing and presenting a two-day training on Media and Conflict, May 12-13, Consultant/Trainer, Sierra Leone Association of Journalists and Conciliation Resources (London), October 12-16, Facilitation for the Reconciliation and Justice Workshop, Freetown, Sierra Leone, funded by the United States Institute for Peace. REFEREED AND SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS Botes, Johannes and Jennifer Langdon (2006) Radio Talk Show Hosts and Social Conflict: An Analysis of Roles. Journal of Radio Studies. 3

4 Botes, Johannes (2004) Graduate Peace and Conflict Studies Programs: Reconsidering their Problems and Prospects. The Conflict Management Higher Education Report (see: Botes, Johannes (2004) Television Debates as a Form of Pre-negotiation in Protracted Conflicts. The International Negotiation Journal, 9: Botes, Johannes (Fall 2003). Public Affairs Television and Third Party Roles: The Nightline Debates in South Africa and Israel. Peace and Conflict Studies Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp Botes, Johannes (May 2003). Conflict Transformation: A Debate over Semantics or a Crucial Shift in the Theory and Practice of Peace and Conflict Studies. International Journal of Peace Studies, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp Botes, Johannes (2003) Informal Roles. In Sandra Cheldelin, Daniel Druckman, and Larissa Fast (Eds.), Conflict: From Analysis to Intervention. New York: Continuum, pp Botes, Johannes (2003) Structural Transformation. In Sandra Cheldelin, Daniel Druckman, and Larissa Fast (Eds.), Conflict: From Analysis to Intervention. New York: Continuum, pp Botes, Johannes (2000). Media in the New South Africa, in Regional Media in Conflict Case Studies in Local War Reporting, published by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting. London. (see also Botes, Johannes (December, 1998). Media Roles in International Conflict: The Debate. Track Two, Vol.7, No.4, the quarterly publication of the Center for Conflict Resolution in the Media Peace Center, Cape Town, South Africa, pp.4-6, and 46. Botes, Johannes (1997). Medios de Comunicación y Resolución de Conflictos. Desfaçiendo Entuertos: La crisis de los rehenes. Instituto Peruano de Resolución de Conflictos, Negociación y Mediación, Lima, Peru. [This article is a Spanish translation of the 1996 article in Media Development below that was reprinted with permission in a journal in Peru.] Botes, Johannes. (4/1996). "Journalism and Conflict Resolution." Media Development, Vol. XLIII, London: World Association for Christian Communication, pp Botes, Johannes. and Mitchell, Christopher (November, 1995). "Constraints on Third Party Flexibility." In D. Druckman and C. Mitchell (Eds.), Flexibility in International Negotiation and Mediation, Vol. 542, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, pp Botes, J. (1995). "The Newspaper as Third Party: The Case of The Akron Beacon-Journal." In P. Wahrhaftig (Ed.), Conflict Resolution Notes, Vol. 13, No. 2, (special issue on 4

5 Journalism and Conflict Resolution), Pittsburgh: Conflict Resolution Center International, pp Rubinstein, R. E., Botes, J., Dukes, F., and Stephens, J.B. (1994). Frameworks for Interpreting Conflict: A Handbook for Journalists. ICAR Report 2. Fairfax, VA: Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University. RECENT CONFERENCE AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS The News Media and Social Polarization: Connections, Impact, and Controversies, A presentation (at the invitation of the Mexican Center for Civic Collaboration) delivered at the Conference on the [Mexican] News Media in the Context of Social Polarization, Mexico City, Mexico, September 23, How to Partner with the Media in Resolving Community Disputes. A presentation at the Farming and Land Use Workshop, Annapolis, Maryland, June 29, Foundations of the Peace and Conflict Studies Field: The Early Pioneers. A presentation at the first Reunion Conference of Solomon Asch Fellows for the Study of Ethno-political Conflict, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from June 6-8, The Field of Conflict Resolution's Fascination with the News Media: Theory, Research, and Practice. A presentation at the International Alert, a non-governmental organization, London, England, May 24, The News Media and Ethics. An Ethics Seminar on behalf of the Hoffberger Ethics Center to students at the Howard County Community College, Columbia, Maryland, April 27, American Influences on News and Public Affairs Television in South Africa ( ). A presentation delivered at the session on 50 Years of US Influence on Global Radio and Television News, the International Division of the Broadcasting Educational Association Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 22, Professional Development: Learning from Mediator Peer Groups. A presentation (with Jeannette Twomey, Howard Herman, Elizabeth Bissell and Regina Olchowski at the Seventh Annual Dispute Resolution Section Conference of the American Bar Association, Los Angeles, California, April 16, The Evolution and Institutionalization of Track Two Conflict Intervention. A paper presented at the Annual Convention of the International Studies Association Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, March 5, Collective Wisdom Learning from Peer Mediation Groups. A presentation (with Jeanette Twomey) at the Second Maryland Mediators Convention, December 3,

6 Reflective Practice: Theory Matters! a presentation to the Monday Night Forum, the monthly meeting of mediators at the Northern Virginia Mediation Center, August 23, Radio and Television Talk Show Hosts as Third Parties in Social Conflict. A presentation at the 17 th Annual International Association of Conflict Management Conference (IACM), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 8, Conflict Resolution and the Public Airwaves: Radio Talk Show Hosts as Third Parties in Social Conflict. A presentation (with Jennifer Langdon) at the Popular Culture/American Culture Associations Conference, San Antonio, Texas, April 9, Creating and Building a Conflict Studies Program: Problems and Prospects, A presentation (with Linda M. Johnston) at The National Conference on Current Trends in Conflict Resolution in Higher Education, Greenbelt, Maryland, November 11, A public interview with talk show host, Mark Steiner, conducted for a UB audience as a part of Ethics Week 2003, on Public Radio s Involvement with Community Conflict in Baltimore, March 8, The Archeology of Mediation, a presentation to the 16 th Annual Fall Training Conference of the Virginia Mediation Network, Newport News, Virginia, October 27-29, Television Debates as a Form of Pre-negotiation in Protracted Conflicts, presented at the 52 nd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, Seoul, Korea, July Deconstructing Conflict Transformation: Definition, Variations, Application, a presentation to which I invited the speakers and then chaired a three hour panel discussion for the Research and Higher Education Day of The National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution (NCPCR), in Fairfax, VA, June 7-10, ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS AND GRANTS UB President s Learning and Teaching Initiative Grant, awarded for a one day Colloquium on Conflict Management Teaching and Learning in Maryland (for faculty members at various Maryland institutions who teach some form of conflict management course), September Summer Institute Fellow, Solomon Asch Center for the Study of Ethno-political Conflict, June 6 to July 29, Hewlett Grant, The Parents Project: An Oral History and Intellectual Map of the Field of Conflict Resolution, January

7 Summer Research Grants, University of Baltimore, May 2000, May 2001, May 2002, May 2003, May 2004 and May Curriculum Development Fellowship, University of Baltimore, April National Research Council Intern, the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, Summer Dissertation Completion Fellowship, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, Master's Fellowship, School of Communication, the American University, Washington, DC, Fulbright Fellowship for U.S. study, Rotary Foundation Fellowship for communication and media studies in Belgium, MEDIATION EXPERIENCE Mediator, Northern Virginia Mediation Service, 2001-present;