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Please join the Program on Negotiation for an informal dialogue on negotiation and nonviolent action with Dr. Gene Sharp and Dr. William Ury moderated by PON Managing Director Susan Hackley. During this conversation, we seek to highlight the strengths and challenges of both approaches to conflict as … Read More 

The Role of the Expert in Terrorism Reporting (October 25, 2005)
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On Tuesday, October 25, 2005, Rami Khouri, Editor-at-Large of the Beirut-based Daily Star and Antonia Chayes, Visiting Professor of International Politics and Law at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy shared a panel discussion entitled, “The Role of the Expert in … Read More 

Terrorism: Causes, Coverage, and Consequences (September 27, 2005)
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On Tuesday, September 27, 2005, Louise Richardson, Executive Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and Charles Sennott, London Bureau Chief for the Boston Globe, led a discussion at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs on Terrorism: Causes, Coverage, and Consequences.

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PON Fall 2005 Kick-Off Event: Forum on US-Iran Relations (September 14, 2005)
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Please join the Program on Negotiation for its fall 2005 kick-off event. PON staff and faculty will be on hand to talk about the program and opportunities to get involved.

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This volume is an essential, cutting-edge reference for all practitioners, students, and teachers in the field of dispute resolution. Each chapter was written specifically for this collection and has never before been published. The contributors–drawn from a wide range of academic disciplines–are among the most prominent in dispute resolution today, including Frank E. A. Sander, … Read More 

In this three-volume collection, Professor Max Bazerman synthesizes over five decades of research in the areas of negotiation, decision making, and conflict management. This authoritative and comprehensive collection focuses on research that views negotiation as a multi-party decision making process. Negotiation and conflict resolution are conceptualized as decision making activities, where the individual perceptions of … Read More 

Emerging Careers in Conflict Resolution (April 5, 2005)
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What are the careers of the future?

For current students of negotiation and dispute resolution, what are likely to be the careers of the future? Join us for a panel discussion about promising career tracks in the dispute resolution field:

ombudsing;
humanitarian aid and human rights;
and scholarly work.

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PON Senior Research Fellow Ehud Eiran was a guest on WBUR’s “On Point,” March 9th, to discuss the implications of the report released Wednesday on the Israeli government’s support of unauthorized Jewish settlement outposts across the West Bank.

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A leak at a petrochemical plant releases a plume of sulfuric acid across 15 square miles, sending 24,000 people to the hospital. A refinery releases more than 100 tons of a toxic substance over four communities for 16 days, causing neurological disorders, skin reactions, and eye problems. A neighborhood built over abandoned crude oil storage … Read More 

Negotiating Peace in Sudan
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Beyond addressing the current humanitarian crisis in Darfur, how can long-term peace and security be forged in Sudan? On October 29, 2004, a distinguished panel of academics and practitioners joined us at Harvard Law School to explore Sudan’s interrelated conflicts and mediation efforts. Panelists surveyed Sudan’s turbulent history, internal … Read More