The courses in this Directory relate to the resolution or management of conflict in a variety of settings. Courses in substantive law in particular fields (such as labor law) are generally not included unless they contain major segments on the resolution of disputes. Courses in related fields, such as arms control and disarmament, are also
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Past PON Internship Fair Participating Organizations
A partial list of organizations offering internship opportunities in the Greater Boston area.
Registrars’ Offices
Information about the different registrar’s offices at schools offering courses in dispute resolution in the Boston Area.
Resolving Environmental Conflict through Traditional Peacemaking
Over generations, isolation and assimilation pressures have threatened the self-sufficiency, health and cultural survival of Navajo Nation – an area the size of West Virginia with more than 250,000 residents on the Arizona-New Mexico border. Resource management problems of various kinds require urgent attention. Ineffective law enforcement has left the community divided over important land
The Greatest Weapons in Iraq
A growing number of U.S. military commanders have come to recognize that stabilizing the insurgent and sectarian violence in Iraq necessitates dealing with population stability and civil support. As the army’s new operations manual itself states, “Winning battles and engagements is important, but alone is not sufficient. Shaping the civil situation is just as important
A ‘Declaration of Principles’ for the Mideast
Haim Ramon, a Vice Prime Minister of Israel, recently stated that Israel hoped to reach agreement with its Palestinian negotiating partners by the end of 2008 on a “declaration of principles” for peace, but not on a detailed peace treaty. At this time of escalating violence and diminishing hope, the call for such a declaration
Strengthening the Global Environmental Treaty-Making System
Lawrence Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at MIT, author of Environmental Diplomacy (Oxford University Press) and co-author of Transboundary Environmental Negotiation (Jossey-Bass Publishers), and founder of the Consensus Building Institute. Professor Susskind is also the vice-chair of education for the Program on Negotiation’s Executive Committee.
The Climate Change Treaty and the Kyoto Protocol
Article: Negotiation and Nonviolent Action: Interacting in the World of Conflict
Negotiation and Nonviolent Action: Interacting in the World of Conflict
By Amy C. Finnegan and Susan G. Hackley
Amy C. Finnegan is a Ph.D. student in sociology at Boston College. Her e-mail address is amyfinnegan@alum.wustl.edu.
Susan G. Hackley is the managing director of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Her e-mail address is shackley@law.harvard.edu.
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Buddhism and Dialogue Workshop
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The Dispute Resolution Program at the Program on Negotiation (PON) hosted a workshop on “Buddhism & Dialogue” on November 7, at Harvard Law School. The workshop was organized by Ran Kuttner, visiting scholar at PON, and Michael Wheeler LL.M. ’74, MBA Class of 1952 Professor of Management Practice at the
The Role of Consent in Mediation
Jacqueline Nolan-Haley, PON Visiting Scholar and Fordham University Law School
Frank E. A. Sander, Harvard Law School
Dwight Golann, Suffolk University Law School
To what extent does consent matter in mediation? What role does consent play in the decision to mediate? What role does it play in the choice of a mediation style or approach? Are there different









