Senior Research Technician
Contact Details
Social Sciences Temporary Building 31B, Level 2, Room 210
Telephone: (07) 3346 8742
Facsimile: (07) 3346 8796
Email: serge.loode@uq.edu.au
Qualifications
Ref. Jur. (Freiburg)
LL.M Dispute Management Law (University of Queensland)
Ass. Jur (Duesseldorf)
Lawyer (District Court of Duesseldorf)
NMS Mediator (Australian Mediation Association)
Professional Activities
Australian Mediation Association (AMA), National Panel of ADR Consultants, Panel Member
LEADR, Associate Member
Centre for Mediation (CfM), Germany, Member
Background
Serge joined ACPACS in 2005 after working as a lawyer in Germany. He is an accredited mediator and works with diverse groups and communities on dialogue and planning processes. Serge has lectured in Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Cross-cultural Approaches to Mediation at the TC Beirne School of Law and the School of Political Science and International Studies at UQ. He is an experienced conflict resolution trainer, facilitator and assessor. Serge designs and conducts workshops in cross-cultural awareness and conflict resolution for community and corporate groups. He also facilitates
Creative Dialogue and Design sessions for groups and organizations and researches the role of dialogue for nonviolent systemic change.
Research Interests
- Creative Dialogue and Design (CDD)
- Cross-cultural Conflict Transformation
- Community Peacebuilding
- Group Facilitation and Dialogue
- Complexity in Peacebuilding and Development
- Customary Forms of Conflict Resolution in the Pacific
Publications
Loode, S. ‘Germany – An Experiment with Small Claims Mandatory Conciliation’, (2005) 16 (5) World Arbitration and Mediation Report 153; reprinted in (2005) 8 (1) ADR Bulletin 1.
Loode, S. ‘Obligatorische Aussergerichtliche Streitschlichtung – Irrwege und Auswege’ (2006) 85 Betrifft Justiz 263.