What's Happening in Conflict Resolution is a roundup of the all the ADR news, research, jobs, events and more. Check it out, and view past versions [What's Happening in Conflict Resolution is a roundup of the all the ADR news, research, jobs, events and more. Check it out, and view past versions [HERE]

New Negotiation, Conflict & Mediation Research and Activity

Video: Behavioral Legal Ethics and Negotiation: Watch this year's annual Beecroft Lecture at the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution, given by Prof. Russell Korobkin, Vice Dean of UCLA Law School.

New Book - The Bartering Mindset:  Many people find it hard to negotiate integratively because they see negotiations as monetary transactions. In this book, Brian Gunia urges negotiators to redefine negotiations and relate to them as bartering trades instead.

New Book - Nordic Mediation Research: Edited by Anna Nylund, Kaijus Ervasti, and Lin Adrian, this book presents twelve unique studies on mediation from researchers in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The book is open access, and can be read in its entirety here. 

Restorative Justice: The new issue of Conflict Resolution Quarterly, the peer-reviewed journal of the  Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), focuses on school-based applications of restorative justice. (The issue is open to read and download for free).  

From the State of the Union, to the State of Negotiation and Conflict Resolution: In a  special issue of Harvard’s Negotiation Journal, 35 negotiation & conflict resolution experts weighed in with articles exploring the effects of Donald Trump’s presidency on a wide range of negotiation and conflict issues.

Jobs, Conferences, Competitions, Research Participation and Grant Opportunities

Conferences:

Appreciating our Legacy and Engaging the Future: An International Conference for Dispute Resolution Teachers, Scholars, and Leaders: This landmark conference will bring together leading dispute resolution teachers, scholars and leaders of educational programs to compare perspectives on four decades of change in managing and resolving conflict and the challenges and opportunities that we face, now and in the future. The conference will be held on June 18th-19th at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Details and registration information are available here.

The 1st Latin American Conference on Conflict Resolution 4.0, organized by ODR LatinoAmerica and its many partners, will take place in Buenos Aires on April 8th and 9th. The event, in Spanish, will be broadcast live. See the program here. 

The 2019 International Forum on ODR will be hosted by the National Center for State Courts on October 29-30, 2019 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. See the call for papers here.

The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) will be holding its annual conference on September 18-21, 2019. See the conference's call for proposals here.

Jobs:

New York Center for Interpersonal Development is currently accepting applications for two positions in its Mediation and Conflict Resolution Services program.

The International Ombudsman Association (IOA) seeks an Executive Director.

Loyola Law School in Los Angeles seeks a Senior Conflict Resolution Associate/Mediator/Outreach Coordinator.

The UC Berkeley Staff Ombuds Office is recruiting for an Assistant Ombudsperson. Applications are due May 9th. More information here. 

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.