NORA FEMENIA, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Labor Center, Florida International University
Miami, Florida 33199
Phone: 954 568 3620
E-mail: nora@femenia.com
Research and Teaching Interests:
Developed progressive field experience in organizational development; institutional capacity analysis and dispute resolution systems for organizations, both in the U. S. and several Latin-American countries. At charge of needs evaluation, program design, and delivery of capacity-building training programs, that included teaching conflict resolution theory and skills to publics of varied educational and motivational levels in different cultures and two languages. Developed strong analysis and cross-cultural communication skills, applied to inter-organizational disputes.
Her expertise on electronic media includes design and maintenance of a Spanish language conflict resolution website since 1996, design and teaching of online courses on dispute resolution, and developing innovative research in online dispute resolution methods.
Education:
1993 Ph. D., Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts. Dissertation title: “National Self-image, Enemy-Image and Conflict Strategies in the Falklands/Malvinas War.”
1988 M.A. (Social Sciences/Political Science), Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Masters Thesis: “The Structure of Authoritarianism in Military Discourse."
1975 B.A. (Clinical Psychology), Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Argentina.
Awards and Honors:
1991-92 Peace Scholar, Jennings Randolph Program, United States Institute of Peace
1992-93 "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities."
1989-90 American Association of University Women International Fellow.
1989 Syracuse University Graduate Scholarship.
1985 U.S.I.A. American Research Fellowship, Center for American Women and Politics, Rutgers University.
Academic Appointment History:
2005-2007 Associate Professor, Center for Labor Studies and Research, FIU, Miami, FL., teaching Courses: Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building, and Mediation, at the Graduate Professional Certificate in Conflict Resolution, Spring, Summer and Fall, 2005-2008.
2002-2005 Associate Professor, Master’s Program on Conflict Transformation, at the School for International Training, WorldLearning, Brattleboro, Vermont. At charge of teaching courses on Peacemaking Approaches for International crises, Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Conflict, Assessment and Evaluation of Peacemaking Operations, Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Inter-Cultural Communication, Doing Peace work in War Zones, and the basic Conflict Analysis Course.
1999-2002 Associate Professor, Center for Labor Studies and Research, Florida International University, teaching courses in the Certificate Program in Conflict Resolution in Organizations.
Spring, 1996-99 Assistant Professor, Department of Dispute Resolution, School of Social and Systemic Studies, Nova Southeastern University, Florida.
1991-1993 Visiting Scholar, Latin American Study Program, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC.
Fall, 1992 Adjunct Professor, American University, School of International Services; Cross-Cultural Communication, Paradigms of Peacemaking, Washington, DC.
1989-90 Teaching Assistant, Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs; Comparative Politics, International Relations.
1978-85 Associate Professor, Universidad de Belgrano, Department of Psychology,
Buenos Aires. Systemic Models for Social Sciences; Family Systems Diagnostic Techniques.
1986 Adjunct Professor, Arthur Andersen Company, Buenos Aires, Argentina Leadership Skills and Managerial Behavior.
Graduate Courses taught:
International Conflict Resolution;
Culture and Conflict, a Cross-cultural Approach;
Human Factors in Conflict;
Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Conflict,
Assessment and Evaluation of Peacemaking Operations,
Forgiveness and Reconciliation,
Doing Peace Work in War Zones
Dispute Resolution Systems Design for Organizations
Introduction to Peace Studies;
Communicational Patterns in Dispute Resolution;
Ethical and Professional Issues in ADR
International Relations (undergraduate level)
Gender and Conflict
Qualitative Research Methods
Online Dispute Resolution Methods
Mediation and Peacemaking Skills,
Major Publications:
2008 “Dinámica de la Humillación en la Violencia Doméstica,” paper presented at the Instituto Internacional de Sociología Jurídica de Oñate, España, Workshop on: “Dinámicas de la Humillación y Diálogos Restauradores de Dignidad: un encuentro para la paz social,” April 2008
2007 “Healing Humiliation and the Need for Revenge,” paper presented at the PARC 20th Anniversary Conference “Cutting Edge Theories and Recent Developments in Conflict Resolution,” September 27-28, Syracuse, NY.
2006 Member of the HumanDHS Global Core Coordinating Team, and Education team,
Co-Director and Co-Coordinator, “Passages to Equal Dignity.”
2001 "Emotional Actor: Foreign Policy Decision-Making in the Falklands-Malvinas War," in Coy, Dayton, Hedeen, Hovey, Snyder and Woerhle, (Eds.) Social Conflict and Collective Identity, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
1996 "National Identity in Times of Crises: the scripts of the Falklands-Malvinas War," (Commack, N.Y.: Nova Science Publisher)
1995 "Argentinos, Británicos y Falklanders en el Atlántico Sur: Identidad y Desarrollo," private edition, Buenos Aires.
1990 “Grief and Political Repression in Argentina,” in Mind and Human Interaction, University of Virginia, Vol 1 No. 4, April 1990.
1987 Argentina’s Mothers of Plaza de Mayo: The Mourning Process from Junta to Democracy, Feminist Studies Vol. 13, No. 1 (Spring, 1987). pps 9-18.
1986 “The Metasystem Approach and the Dysfunctional Family System,” in van Gigch J.P. (Ed.), Decision Making about Decision-Making: Metamodels and Metasystems (Kent: Abacus Press). pps 273-282.
Research Papers Concerning Conflict-Resolution Issues:
2008 “Dinámica de la Humillación en la Violencia Doméstica,” paper presented at the Instituto Internacional de Sociología Jurídica de Oñate, España, Workshop on: “Dinámicas de la Humillación y Diálogos Restauradores de Dignidad: un encuentro para la paz social,” April 2008
2007 “Healing Humiliation and the Need for Revenge,” paper presented at the PARC 20th Anniversary Conference “Cutting Edge Theories and Recent Developments in Conflict Resolution,” September 27-28, Syracuse, NY.
2007 “Núcleo Emocional del Conflicto: Humillación, Violencia e Identidad,” presented at the Conferencia Internacional de Resolución de Conflictos, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia, Agosto 25-27.
2004 “Reframing into another culture meanings: Translation is not enough”
ACR International Conference, Sacramento, CA.
2003 “Reflections on race, diversity and exclusionary tactics,” ACR Conference, Orlando, FL
2000 "ODR and the Global Management of Customers' Complaints: how could ODR techniques be responsive to different social and cultural environments?" Joint Conference of the OECD, HCOPIL, ICC, The Hague, Holland, December 12, 2000. http://www.mediate.com/articles/femenia.cfm
1999 “A culturally appropriated mediation model for Hispanic clients,” NCPCR, Phoenix, AZ.
1999 “Nations as enemies, the role of media in warfare” free public lecture sponsored by Peace Place, at the Broward County Main Library. May 15
1999 “Using Online/Simulated Interventions to Transform the 1982 Falkland Islands War Lessons into Student’s Experiential Learning,” ISA Convention, Washington, DC.
- “ Socially Constructed Ethnic Self and Cross-nationalism,” ISA Annual
Convention, Minneapolis, MN
1998 “Ethical Issues in Mediation,” in ADR Methods International Training Seminar,
Barranquilla, Colombia, March 28.
1997 “Cultural mediation in cross-cultural training of mediation,” SPIDER, Orlando, FL.
1997 “Electronic Peace-Building; a Web site as an electronic equivalent of mediation,” NCPCR, Pittsburgh, PA.
1997 “Going global: an international education experience,” NCPCR, Pittsburgh, PA.
1997 “Habilidades para resolver conflictos,” at Simposio Internacional de Resolución de Conflictos, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
1996 “The shortcomings of a general model for international conflict mediation,” Desarrollando una Cultura de Paz Conference, Bogota, Colombia.
1995 "National Identity Construction: Mythological Scripts of the Falkland-Malvinas 1982 War," Conference Understanding the Social World, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom.
1994 "Training of Trans-cultural Mediators, an Emerging MERCOSUR need," Consejo Argentino de Relaciones Internacionales, (CARI) Buenos Aires.
1993 "Britons, Argentines and Falklanders in the South Atlantic" at the U.S.A.
Foreign Affairs Institute, Va.
1991 "Social Construction of Enemy-Images in International Crises." National Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, Charlotte, NC
1991 “Cross-cultural Communication Patterns.” Mediating Multicultural Conflict Workshop, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.
1991 "North-South Perceptual Security Dilemma." Women in International Security Summer Symposium, Univ. of Maryland, St. Mary, MD.
1990 Panelist in “Conflicts, Culture and Alternative Models of International Mediation.” New Frontiers in Peace Studies Conference Series, Syracuse University, chaired by Dr. John Paul Lederach.
1990 Preparing “Mediators to Handle Multicultural Conflicts," in collaboration
with Dr. Paul Pedersen, First National Conference on Campus Mediation
Programs, Syracuse University.
1989 “New Definitions of Security: A Latin American View.” Student Pugwash Summer Institute, Boulder, CO.
1986 “Guerrilla Mindset in Argentina.” International Society of Political
Psychology Annual Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1986 “Interpersonal Power Tactics,” Society for General Systems Research, Buenos Aires.
Presentations Concerning the Argentine-Falklanders Peace Process:
2007 Panel: Soluciones Consensuadas para el conflicto del Atlántico Sur, Partido Federal, Buenos Aires, Julio 15;
http://www.falklands-malvinas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11757#11757
1994 "National Identity in the Falkland Islands," at the Centro Argentino de Relaciones Internacionales (CARI), Buenos Aires.
1994 "The Seduction of the Islanders," "Buenos Aires Herald,", B. Aires.
1994 "The future of the Falklands/Malvinas Conflict," Argentine Embassy to
the U.S., by invitation of Mr. Ambassador, Dr. Granillo Ocampo.
1993 "Coming to terms with Kelper realities," "Buenos Aires Herald,"
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1993 Participation in a radio-conference organized by the BBC from Glasgow, Scotland, on “The Falkland Islands future,” with Mr. A. Graham Yoll.
1993 "The problem of cross-cultural differences between Argentine and Falklanders' social construction of policy," "Penguin News," Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.
1993 "National-identity script construction in times of Crises: the Falklands/
Malvinas 1982 War." International Society of Political Psychology
Annual Meeting, at Boston, Mass.
1993 "Argentina and the Falklanders: bridges for a successful communication," two-days Seminar at the Argentine National Foreign Service Institute,
Buenos Aires, by invitation of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
1992 "Argentina, United Kingdom and the Possibility of Post Falklands War Reconciliation." George Mason University Conference on the 10th Anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas War, Fairfax, VA.
Conference Papers on Women, and Development:
1992 "Strategies of Empowerment Among Unionized and Nonunionized Urban Women in Latin America." Empowering Political and Economic Transformations Conference, Boulder, CO.
1990 “Working Women Leaders: Their Ways to Union Leadership.” 4th Interdisciplinary International Congress on Women, Hunter College, NY
1988 “Argentine Women's Way to Union Leadership." National Women’s Studies Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
1988 "Some Behavioral Patterns in Middle Management in Argentina.” World Business Council Conference, Buenos Aires.
1985 “The Status of Women in Argentina.” Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Other Presentations on Women and Human Rights:
1992 "Women's Organizations in Argentina: From Political Repression to Free Market Times," Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
1990 “Non-Violent Resistance to State Terror: Mothers of Plaza de Mayo,”
Center for the Study of the Mind and Human Interaction, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
1990 “Mourning Processes under State Terror Regimes,” at Smith College, Amherst, MA, invited by Five College Latin American Studies Council.
1987 “Mothers of Missing People Against State Violence: The Powers of the Weak.” 3rd Interdisciplinary International Congress on Women, Dublin, Ireland.
1985 “Argentine Women in Action: Mothers of Plaza de Mayo and their Impact in Argentine Politics.” W. Wilson Center, Washington, D.C.
1985 “Women of Argentina: Political and Social Aspects,” Seminar on Women in Latin American History, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Design and Implementation of Nova Southeastern University International Projects:
1999 Design and coordination of the Course: “ADR Methods and Justice Democratization in Latin America,” in cooperation with the Organization of American States, Washington, DC.
1998 Designed an International ADR Training, delivered in cooperation with Universidad del Norte, in Barranquilla, Colombia.
1998 Designed and coordinated a three days International Arbitration Training (in Spanish) for 20 members of the Guatemalan Supreme Court.
1997-8 Designed and coordinated five International Training Seminars on ADR Methods in Spanish language, for Latin American professionals, at Nova’s Florida Campus.
1997 Designed a one-day training seminar on Mediation Skills, for the “Simposio Internacional de Negociación y Resolución de Conflictos,” Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. It included participation in the Spanish language training of 4 Nova Southeastern University Masters Program students, delivered to 600 participants.
Design and Implementation of FIU International Projects:
Design and delivery of several ADR methods training seminars, for Latin American professionals: Introduction to Mediation; Commercial Mediation; Arbitration; Negotiation; Consensus Building; Conflict Management in Organizations, in Spanish. (2001-2007).
Design of curricula, negotiation skills questionnaire, and role-playing exercises for an International Trade Negotiations Training Seminar, offered by the Summit of the Americas Center at FIU, January and October 2001-2007.
Preparation of curricula, for the Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building Certificate, offered from the Center of Labor Studies and Research, FIU, Spring 2002-2008.
Websites designed and managed:
The Falklands-Malvinas Forum, (in English ) URL: http://www.falklands-malvinas.com/forum
Inter-Mediacion, (in Spanish) URL: http://www.inter-mediacion.com
El Mediador Exitoso, (in Spanish) URL: www.mediadorexitoso.blogspot.com
