What's Happening in Conflict?

New Negotiation and ADR Articles and Research

How Much Justice Can You Afford? More than ever, but the product is different. In a new blog post on Duke Law School's FinRegBlog, Noam Ebner (Creighton NCR) and Elayne Greenberg (St. John's U.) discuss the impact of Online Dispute Resolution's entry into the court system on the legal profession and on the legal services market.

 Theory of Change for ADR: John Lande (Emeritus, U. of Missouri) has edited and published Theories of Change for the Dispute Resolution Movement: Actionable Ideas to Revitalize Our Movement. The name says it all! This important new book can be downloaded for free.

Litigation Interest and Risk Assessment:   In this new book, Michaela Keet, Heather Heavin, and John Lande provide mediators, attorneys, settlement judges and others a simple, systematic, and helpful method for candidly assessing the value and risks of litigation.

Conferences and Calls for Papers

Registration is now open for Texas A&M Law’s annual Dispute Resolution Symposium – ADR’s Place in Navigating a Polarized Era - on March 20, 2020.  A Regional Schmooze (i.e., Works-in-Progress) will follow on March 21, 2020.

Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, the journal of the International Association for Conflict Management, calls for papers for a special issue on dealing with polarization: Principles and Strategies for Difficult Conversations in 2020 and Beyond.

The International Journal of Online Dispute Resolution invites student-authored papers on ODR for a special issue. Check out the call for papers, and note the April 1^st, 2020 deadline.

Negotiation and ADR Teaching Resources 

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.  

2019 Resource Share: Check out these new teaching ideas, exercises and resources compiled by Bobbi McAdoo and Sharon Press at the Resource Share session they conducted at the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution's annual conference.

 Competitions and Fellowships

The New York State Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section is expanding its annual Mediation Competition nationwide. 

Mangano Award: Through the generosity of Hon. Guy J. Mangano, this annual $5000 award honors scholars and practitioners whose published empirical research has furthered the advancement and understanding of the values and skills of dispute resolution.

The American Arbitration Association (AAA)'s Higginbotham Fellows Program provides training, mentorship and networking opportunities to up and coming diverse alternative dispute resolution professionals who have historically not been included in meaningful participation in the field of alternative dispute resolution.

The New York State Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section is offering Diversity Scholarships to women and minorities seeking training in arbitration and mediation.  

Team Registration for the 19th Annual INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament, organized by Loyola University Chicago School of Law is now open. 

Law students (only) are invited to submit their entries for the annual ADR Writing Competition sponsored by the Dispute Resolution Section of the New York State Bar Association and the American College of Civil Trial Mediators. Fame, publication, and a $10,000 prize for the winner are offered as incentives!

Job Opportunities

The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) seeks a full-time program director located in its offices in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Department of Communication Studies at Emerson College invites applications for part-time instructors to teach Conflict and Negotiation in Spring 2020.

Olympic College in Bremerton, WA, is recruiting adjunct faculty to teach a course on Negotiation, Mediation, and Conflict Resolution in the Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational Leadership and Technical Management program. 

Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ, seeks adjunct faculty to teach a course on Conflict and Negotiation.

The University of North Texas at Dallas invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Human Services Management and Leadership, particularly from candidates with significant teaching / practice experience in ADR/mediation, arbitration, negotiation, cross-cultural conflict resolution, marriage & family mediation or restorative justice.

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"Asking Better Questions" 

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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.