The Program on Negotiation has a long tradition of focusing its efforts on the Middle East. Roger Fisher and several other early co-founders have been actively engaged since the 1970′s at a high level on important issues of Middle East peace, and have brought their ground-breaking scholarship and intellectual ideas of negotiation strategy and practice to policy circles, aiding the United States and other governments, as well as nongovernmental actors, in their quest to resolve lingering disputes in the region. While the many complex challenges in the Middle East have evolved over time, PON’s dedication to the region remains unchanged.
The extensive list of MENI Faculty Affiliates includes Robert Mnookin, James Sebenius, Lawrence E. Susskind, Eileen F. Babbitt, Greg Barron, Gabriella Blum, Robert C. Bordone, Hannah Riley Bowles, Diana Buttu, Ehud (Udi) Eiran, Marshall Ganz, Shula Gilad, Roger Fisher, Susan Hackley, Herbert C. Kelman, David Lax, Jamil Mahuad, Brian S. Mandell, Arthur Martirosyan, David Matz, Bruce Patton, Howard Raiffa, Daniel Shapiro, Ofer Sharone, Doug Stone, Shai Feldman, Mark Gordon, William L. Ury, and Josh Weiss.
Read more about MENI’s history, and PON’s role in Middle Eastern affairs, below.
Under PON’s Harvard Negotiation Project and its current director, Professor James Sebenius, an initiative was launched in 2009 to focus on Middle Eastern affairs, in line with HNP’s mission “to improve the theory, teaching, and practice of negotiation and dispute resolution.” The Middle East Negotiation Initiative (MENI) recently assumed a role as its own Research Project directly under PON, and … read more »
Professor Roger Fisher, PON co-founder and first Director of the Harvard Negotiation Project, advised both the Iranian and American governments during the Iran hostage crisis. His revolutionary “one-text” approach was used by the Administration of President Jimmy Carter in the lead-up to the successful 1978 Camp David Accords, signed by President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin … read more »
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Understanding how to arrange the meeting space is a key aspect of preparing for negotiation. In this video, Professor Guhan Subramanian discusses a real world example of how seating arrangements can influence a negotiator’s success. This discussion was held at the 3 day executive education workshop for senior executives at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Guhan Subramanian is the Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School. |
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