Eileen F. Babbitt is Professor of International Conflict Management Practice and Director of the International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. She is also a Faculty Associate of the Program on Negotiation at the Harvard Law School and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Her practice as a facilitator and trainer has included work in the Middle East, the Balkans, and with U.S. government agencies, regional intergovernmental organizations, and international and local NGOs. Before joining the Fletcher faculty, Professor Babbitt was Director of Education and Training at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. and Deputy Director of the Program on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University.

Courses Taught:
DHP D221: Seminar on International Mediation – Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
DHP D223: Conflict Resolution Theory – Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
DHP D220: Processes of International Negotiation – Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

Research Interests: Negotiation; mediation; intergroup and ethnic conflict; trust building and conflict prevention; coexistence and reconciliation, conflict resolution, international development, and human rights; Southeastern Europe and the Middle East.

Select Publications:
Eileen F. Babbitt. “The Evolution of International Conflict Resolution: From Cold War to Peacebuilding.” Negotiation Journal, 25th Anniversary Issue, Fall 2009.

Eileen F. Babbitt and Ellen Lutz (eds.) (2009) Human Rights and Conflict Resolution in Context: Colombia, Sierra Leone, and Northern Ireland. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.

Eileen F. Babbitt and Pamela Steiner, et al. (2009). “Combining Empathy with Problem-Solving: The Tamra Model of Facilitation in Israel.” In Zelizer, Craig and Robert Rubenstein (eds). Building Peace: Practical Lessons from the Field. Sterling, VA: Kumarian Press.

Eileen F. Babbitt (2008) “Conflict Resolution and Human Rights: Pushing the Boundaries.” In Zartman, I.W., et al., (eds.) The Handbook of Conflict Resolution. San Francisco: Sage Publications.

Eileen Babbitt and Kristin Williams “Complementary Approaches to Coexistence Work: Focus on Coexistence and Human Rights” (2008).

Link to website:
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