What's Happening in Conflict?

New Negotiation & ADR  Books, Talks, Articles & Research

Rethinking Mediation: In this talk, Ava Abramowitz - former assistant US attorney, mediator, and lecturer at George Washington University Law School - suggests looking to other fields for input on resolving disputes through mediation.

Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Darth Vader on conflict resolution: In Star Wars and Conflict Resolution, edited by Noam Ebner & Jen Reynolds and published by DRI press, 25 conflict experts discuss a galaxy far, far away as well as issues closer to home.  In true Star Wars spirit, the sequel is already under construction; check out the call for chapter proposals.

Negotiation and Literature: David Churchman's Learning Negotiation Through Literature (Ethics Press, 2022) has been released in paperback and is available here.

Cyberweek 2022:  The video archive including many of the talks and panels from this conference is available here.

New Book on ODR: Dan Rainey's Integrating Technology into Your Dispute Resolution Practice: Making Friends with the Fourth Party, is a practical guide to ODR. Read the introduction here.

New Book on ODR: Transformacao Digital com ODR, edited by Alberto Elisavetsky and Celeida Laporta and coordinated by Maria Victoria Marun, comprises chapters on different aspects of ODR in Spanish and Portuguese. 

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. 

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

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 

Real Mediation Practice Systems Project: Prof. John Lande's project focusing on mediation systems, which are the combination of factors affecting what mediators do before, during, and after mediation sessions has produced multiple resources that educators can use with their students and mediation programs can use to develop their practitioner's skills. 

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.

Books on Mediation and Conflict: This list compiled by Giuseppe Leone recommends books about the mediation process and about human behavior in negotiation and conflict settings.

Job Opportunities 

The CDRC Vienna negotiation and mediation competition seeks a new Director.

Post-Doc Position: The Dispute Resolution Research Center at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, is seeking applicants for a post-doctoral fellowship.

Tufts University: The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy seeks to hire a tenure-track Associate Professor of International Conflict Resolution.

UMASS Boston: The university seeks to fill the position of Ombudsperson.

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.