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Statewide Partnerships Through Community Mediation Center Grant Program, Madhawa Palihapitiya, Rosalind Cresswell

Office of Community Partnerships Posters

The Community Mediation Center Grant Program is administered by the Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration to advance the public mission of community mediation in the Commonwealth.

Diálogo Y Políticas Públicas: Transformación De Conflictos En El Marco De La Gestión De La Política Pública, Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Center for Peace, Democracy and Development Publications

Cuando la Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA) se contactó con la Secretaría Nacional de Planificación y Desarrollo del Ecuador (SENPLADES), para transmitir su experiencia en la prevención y transformación de conflictos socioambientales, se promovió un encuentro entre la sociedad civil y la institución del Estado encargada del diseño de políticas públicas para la planificación estatal, en el marco del mandato constitucional de planificación participativa.

Es así como se iniciaron una serie de encuentros que dieron forma al Manual que ahora se presenta. Los destinatarios/as de este documento son funcionarios públicos que, a lo largo y ancho de Latinoamérica, se enfrentan diariamente …

Legislative Study: Massachusetts Municipal Conflict Resolution Needs Assessment, Interim Report, Massachusetts Office Of Public Collaboration, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration Publications

All across Massachusetts, municipal officials are at the front line of dealing with today’s complex problems in such areas as budgets, education, land use, environment, economic development, public works, public safety and public health. In addressing these complex problems, local public officials tackle public conflicts head-on and bring many to resolution. However, officials also face public conflicts that persist and impair their ability to move forward. This study documents specific needs that municipal officials identified as important for dealing with public conflict and for obtaining the societal results they desired. These ran the gamut from resource and process-oriented needs to …