What's Happening in Conflict?

Call for Papers

Call for Papers: The Coalition of Federal Ombudsman is now accepting proposals to present virtually at its 2022 Annual Conference on October 14, 2022.

New Negotiation & ADR  Books, Talks, Articles & Research

Conflict engagement, activism, and rethinking neutrality:  Jackie Font-Guzman and Bernie Mayer's new book, The Neutrality Trap, offers a new look at issues long considered axiomatic in the conflict engagement field. 

The Listening Dilemma: How to temper rage with dialog, activism with engagement? This article, written by Prof. Jen Reynolds of the University of Oregon School of Law before the recent Supreme Court decision, discusses abortion, dialog, when to listen to the other side... and when not to.

Online Dispute Resolution - Theory and Practice: This book, perhaps the most comprehensive survey of the ODR field to date, has been expanded and updated in a second edition in 2021. Ordering information (with a special discount) can be found here. 

Online Dispute Resolution - Report From the Field: See this new reportby Donna Shestowsky (UC Davis) and Jennifer Shack (RSI) on use of ODR in family cases in Michigan.

Online Dispute Resolution Bibliography: The National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution has published a comprehensive bibliography for publications in the field of ODR. The bibliography has been updated in March 2022. 

Awards and Scholarships

The AAA-ICDR Foundation has established a Diversity Scholarship Fund. The fund grants diverse law students/professionals up to $2,000 of financial assistance towards participation in a degree program, fellowship, or conference in/on alternative dispute resolution.

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Teaching and Learning Resources 

2022 Resource Share: Check out these new teaching ideas, exercises and resources compiled by Sharon Press and Noam Ebner at the Resource Share session they conducted at the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution's 2022 Annual Conference.

The Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution has created a database compiling executive summaries of research articles on conflict resolution, taking a theory-to-practice perspective.  

ADR Video Collections: In this post on Indisputably, John Lande lists a number of video collections for teachers, students, practitioners and practitioners in the field of dispute resolution as well as for disputants and attorneys. Many of them are available free of charge.

Watch our latest webinar: 

"Asking Better Questions" 

Discuss it [HERE].

ADRHub Webinar: Asking Better Questions from Bryan J Hanson on Vimeo.

The Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program, a part of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in Creighton University's Graduate School, provides an interdisciplinary program leading to master's degrees and graduate certificates in negotiation and dispute resolution for students from a variety of fields as well as mid-career professionals.