conflict prevention and resolution

Conflict prevention and resolution is one of the core missions of the Program on Negotiation. Not only can conflicts be prevented with a thorough understanding of the issues that underlie conflict, but also future conflicts can be avoided using this method.

The following items are tagged conflict prevention and resolution.

Grant Strother (HLS 2012) Wins Conflict Prevention and Resolution Award for Best Original Student Article

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Recent Harvard Law School Graduate Grant Strother ’12 was selected to receive The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) Outstanding Original Student Article Award for his paper, “Resolving Cultural Property Disputes in the Shadow of the Law.” This award recognizes a student article or paper that is focused on events or issues in the field of ADR.

David A. Hoffman

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David A. Hoffman is an attorney, mediator, arbitrator, and founding member of Boston Law Collaborative, LLC. David teaches the Mediation course at Harvard Law School, where he is the John H. Watson Jr. Lecturer on Law, and co-teaches the Mediation course at the Harvard Negotiation Institute of the Program on Negotiation. He has also been the lead trainer in several mediation trainings for the American Bar Association.

Max Bazerman, PON Executive Committee

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In addition to being the Straus Professor at the Harvard Business School, Max is formally affiliated with the Kennedy School of Government, the Psychology Department, and the Program on Negotiation.

 Max’s research focuses on decision making, negotiation, and ethics. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of eighteen books (including Negotiation Genius [with Deepak Malhotra ], Bantam Books, September 2007) and over 200 research articles and chapters.

Deepak Malhotra

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Deepak Malhotra is a Professor in the Negotiations, Organizations, and Markets Unit at the Harvard Business School. He teaches Negotiation in a wide variety of executive programs including the Advanced Management Program (AMP), the Owner/President Management Program (OPM), Changing the Game, Strategic Negotiation, and Families in Business.

The Global Peace Index

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Join us for a discussion with Zoe Cooprider, Program Manager at the Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP), to learn about the Global Peace Index and how it can contribute to the public debate on peace.

The Global Peace Index was developed last year (with the assistance of AfP and its members) by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The

Part I of Facing the Truth: BBC and Desmond Tutu Join in a Reconciliation Effort in Northern Ireland

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Donna Hicks, Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

On March 4-6, 2006, the BBC aired Facing the Truth, a three part television series that brought victims and perpetrators of the conflict in Northern Ireland together for dialogue. Archbishop Desmond Tutu facilitated the encounters along with Lesley Bilinda, whose husband was killed in the Rwandan

Reporting Across the Israel-Palestine Divide: A Palestinian and an Israeli Journalist Tell Their Stories

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Nieman Fellows Zippi Brand and Taghreed Zuhair El-Khodary reflected on some of the most painful news stories they have covered over the years, and spoke to how reporters can help deescalate conflict. They noted that when journalists focus on fair, balanced reporting and investigate underlying motives behind violent acts, they can help defuse tension and

The Role of the Military in Exercising Soft Power

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On Tuesday, December 6, 2005, Joseph Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor, Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations and former Dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Nathaniel Fick, former Marine Officer and author of One Bullet Away, will be sharing a panel discussion entitled, “The Role of the Military in Exercising Soft Power.”

This

Responding to Terrorism: Challenges to the Military

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On Tuesday, November 8, 2005, James Carroll, columnist for the Boston Globe, and Charles Hooper, Colonel, US Army and Weatherhead Center Fellow will be sharing a panel discussion entitled, “Responding to Terrorism: Challenges to the Military.”

This discussion is the third in a series on the topic of Negotiation, Conflict and the News Media presented by