Faculty

José Pascal da Rocha

José Pascal da Rocha is a neutral transnational mediator, negotiator and lawyer in crisis intervention, human rights, corporate affairs and conflict management for international organizations such as the United Nations (New York, Geneva, Nairobi), the EU (Directorate for Environmental Affairs crisis response section), NATO (senior officer and transnational political advisor), the OSCE (Eastern European mediation schemes) and national organizations (such as Enfants du Monde - Droit de l'Homme, and Amnesty International) as well as for a diverse client base of corporate and Fortune 500 companies. He has extensive experience in volatile environments and violent crises and he has expanded his knowledge into the corporate environments in terms of strategy and communication expertise. He teaches conflict resolution and negotiation at several institutions around the globe and also teaches gender, diversity and inclusion at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K. and on communication and cultural studies at the Martin Luther University in Halle, Germany.

He holds two master’s degrees, one in mediation and one in media and intercultural communication studies, a J.D. in German law, and a LLB in French law.