[Anthropgrad] FW: Information on role play game: week 4

[Francesca Merlan]

Dear Anthropgrad:

Sango Mohanty, who works in RMAP (Resource Management Asia Pacific, in
Coombs), is asking whether any postgrads might be interested in the role
play game which she is organizing on March 20 from 1-4.  Have a look at
what is involvedand if you think this could be of interest to you, some
practice in field methods or questions,get in touch with Sango at the
address below.

Regards,  Francesca


A role play game, which may be of interested to post-grads in
anthropology and developmentstudies areas,  will run on 20 March from
1-4pm.
We are opening it up to selected participants outside the course.  It
might present an interesting experiential learning opportunity for
Anthropology PhD students with an interest in
resource related negotiation processes.    A brief overview of the game
is provided below
- more information can be provided if needed. Participants need to be
aware that we are planning to record parts of the game on video for
viewing by off-campus students through the password-protected WebCT
platform (which will be in a video-streaming format and not
downloadable).  Any interested people could get in contact with me
directly.

best,

Sango
*

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Role Play Overview*

The game involves a series of negotiations between groups that have an
interest in the same set of resources. The groups include: indigenous
villagers, a logging company, a mining company, and a conservation
organization. Each group is given distinct objectives to meet, which may
or may not coincide with those of other groups. A series of negotiation
rounds are held where each group tries, through negotiation with the
other groups, to meet their allocated objectives. The game draws on an
actual situation in Crater Mountain, PNG, which involved similar
competing landuses and actors, although not all the actors are
represented in this game.

The *objective* of the game is to give participants an insight into the
factors that come into play in the negotiations among these groups and
how these factors affect the outcomes of negotiations.

--
Dr Sango Mahanty
Research and Teaching Fellow
Resource Management in the Asia Pacific Program
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
T: +61 2 6125 8058
F: +61 2 6125 1635
E: sango.mahanty at anu.edu.au

http://rspas.anu.edu.au/rmap
http://rspas.anu.edu.au/blogs/rmap