In The Current Issue

The April 2005 issue of Negotiation Journal features a special section on Israeli Settlements ("Israel's Behind-the-Table Conflict") that includes papers delivered at a multidisciplinary Program on Negotiation conference in October 2004 titled Past, Present, and Future of the Jewish West Bank and Gaza Settlements: The Internal Israeli Conflict. (For more information about the conference, including streaming video of the entire proceedings, click here.) The articles examine the political, anthropological, legal, and psychological aspects of conflicts over the fate of settlements in Gaza and the West Bank. Authors include Israeli government officials, experts on torts and compensation, political scientists, psychologists, legal scholars, a Congressional staff member, and a former U.S. ambassador.

Other articles in the April issue include an exploration of the ancient doctrine of dualism and how it can limit creative options for conflict resolution; a study that examines the factors that encourage the emergence of cooperation during mediation; and a law school professor's discussion of how negotiations training can help law students become more empathetic and increase their emotional intelligence.

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Table of Contents

Volume 21 • Number 2 • April 2005

Editor's Note
Michael Wheeler

Conference Report

Robert Mnookin, Special Editor

The Internal Israeli Conflict: The Past, Present, and Future of the Jewish West Bank and Gaza Settlements
Robert Mnookin

Israeli Settlement Activity in the West Bank and Gaza: A Brief History
Karen Tenenbaum and Ehud Eiran

Religious and Ideological Dimensions of the Israeli Settlements Issue: Reframing the Narrative?
Lawrence Susskind, Hillel Levine, Gideon Aran, Shlomo Kaniel, Yair Sheleg and Moshe Halbertal

Political Dimensions of the Israeli Settlements Issue: Historical Challenges and Opportunities
Ehud Eiran, Chaim Kaufmann, Gilead Sher, Ian Lustick, and Jonathan Greenberg

Psychological Dimensions of the Israeli Settlements Issue: Endowments and Identities
Susan Hackley, Max Bazerman, Lee Ross, and Daniel L. Shapiro

Legal Issues and Human Rights Issues: Victims and Spoilers
Bruce Patton, Michael Ignatieff, Brian Mandell, Eric Berger, David Matz, and Yishai Blank

Compensation Schemes and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms: Beyond the Obvious
James Sebenius, Ehud Eiran, Kenneth Feinberg, Michael Cernea, and Francis McGovern

International Dimensions and the Role of Third Parties
Scott Lasensky, Gabriella Blum, Daniel B. Shapiro, Howard Raiffa, Samuel Lewis, and Robert Malley

Afterword to the Conference Report: Resolving the Behind-the-Table Conflict
Robert Mnookin

In Theory

Transcending Dualistic Thinking in Conflict Resolution
Marla Del Collins

Research Report

A Study of the Emergence of Cooperation in Mediation
Jean Poitras

Teaching Notes

Teaching Law Students How to Feel: Using Negotiation Training to Increase Emotional Intelligence
Peter Reilly