Events

The Program on Negotiation connects the discussion of conflict resolution to current, real-world situations through a wide variety of conferences, workshops, award presentations, films, lectures, and other events. With these activities PON increases public awareness of negotiation and conflict resolution processes, and highlights the research and achievements of scholars and practitioners from different disciplines and international contexts.

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Negotiation in a Time of War: Abraham Lincoln and the 1865 Hampton Roads Peace Conference

PON Staff   •  08/14/2014   •  Filed in Events, Videos

The Program on Negotiation is pleased to present:

Negotiation in a Time of War:
Abraham Lincoln and the 1865 Hampton Roads Peace Conference

 with

James B. Conroy,
Author of Our One Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865
  
 Wednesday, September 10, 2014
 12:00-1:15 p.m.
 Hauser 102
Harvard Law School Campus 
Please bring your lunch; drinks and dessert will be served. 
Free … Learn More About This Program

Video available for “South Africa’s ‘Negotiated Revolution’ and Mandela’s Legacy”

PON Staff   •  04/23/2014   •  Filed in Events

On April 11, 2014, The Program on Negotiation hosted a discussion on “South Africa’s ‘Negotiated Revolution” and Mandela’s Legacy,” moderated by Bruce Patton, co-founder of the Harvard Negotiation Project. The event featured Roelf Meyer, former Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Former Minister of Defense, South Africa, and Tim Phillips, co-founder of Beyond Conflict, formerly known … Learn More About This Program

Putin, Crimea – Back to the USSR?

PON Staff   •  04/15/2014   •  Filed in Events, The Kelman Seminar

The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution is pleased to present:
 
Putin, Crimea – Back to the USSR?
 
with

Bruce Allyn
Senior Fellow at the Harvard Negotiation Project
and

Jill Dougherty
Former CNN correspondent
Shorenstein Fellow
 
Monday, April 28
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Room K-262, CGIS Knafel Building
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
 

About the speakers:

Bruce Allyn is currently a … Read Putin, Crimea – Back to the USSR?

Meeting Negotiation Challenges in the Repatriation of Native American Museum Collections

PON Staff   •  04/02/2014   •  Filed in Daily, Events

Tlingit Indians line up beside an authentic totem pole in Alaska in 1969.

The passage of the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) fundamentally shifted relationships between museums and Native American tribes. Because it is federal legislation, NAGPRA defines the circumstances, and structure of the negotiation process in the repatriation of sacred objects and other cultural patrimony. Case studies will reveal how outcomes framed within, … Learn More About This Program

South Africa’s “Negotiated Revolution” and Mandela’s Legacy: A Conversation with Roelf Meyer and Tim Phillips

PON Staff   •  03/17/2014   •  Filed in Events

The Program on Negotiation is pleased to present:

South Africa’s “Negotiated Revolution” and Mandela’s Legacy
with
Roelf Meyer
Former Chief Negotiator for President DeKlerk in the talks to end Apartheid
Former Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Former Minister of Defense, South Africa
and
Tim Phillips
Co-Founder of Beyond Conflict (formerly the Project on Justice in Times of Transition)
Moderated by

Bruce Patton
Distinguished Fellow of … Learn More About This Program

Umbrella Agreements, Consensus Building in the Arctic, and Negotiation in Social Enterprises: New Research from PON Fellows and Scholars

PON Staff   •  03/05/2014   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Daily, Events, PON Graduate Research Fellowships

Every year the Program on Negotiation sponsors fellows and visiting scholars while they research and write about topics important to the fields of negotiation and mediation. This lunch provides an opportunity for this year’s two Graduate Research Fellows, Alexandros Sarris and Sarah Woodside, and Visiting Scholar Stefanos Mouzas to share their findings with the negotiation … Learn More About This Program

Islam, Sharia and Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mechanisms for Legal Redress in the Muslim Community

PON Staff   •  03/05/2014   •  Filed in Dispute Resolution, Events

Dr. Mohamed M. Keshavjee will discuss his new book, Islam, Sharia and Alternative Dispute Resolution, which provides an informed and thorough discussion of the relevance of Sharia and its principles that affirm equity, justice and basic human rights, and its interface with the UK’s official judicial system. … Learn More About This Program

Book Talk: “Innovations in Refugee Protection: A Compendium of UNHCR’s 60 Years”

PON Staff   •  02/26/2014   •  Filed in Events

The Program on Negotiation is pleased to co-sponsor:

Innovations in Refugee Protection: A Compendium of UNHCR’s 60 Years
 

A book talk with with Luise Drake,
Fellow at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative,
Visiting Scholar, Harvard Law School
 
the book talk will be followed by a panel discussion with

Lily Axelrod, 2L and Clinical Student, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic, Harvard Law … Learn More About This Program

Afghanistan 2014: The Way Forward

PON Staff   •  02/25/2014   •  Filed in Events, The Kelman Seminar

Katherine Hunter

The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution is pleased to present:

Afghanistan 2014: The Way Forward
with

Katherine Hunter
Weatherhead Center Fellow
Former Senior Deputy Country Representative, Asia Foundation in Afghanistan
and

Sangar Rahimi
Afghan journalist for the New York Times
2014 Nieman Fellow
Monday, March 3
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Room K-354, CGIS Knafel Building
Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA
 
About … Read Afghanistan 2014: The Way Forward

Doug Stone and Sheila Heen’s new book “Thanks for the Feedback” – Book Discussion and Signing

PON Staff   •  02/19/2014   •  Filed in Events, Harvard Negotiation Project

Join us as Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen of the Harvard Negotiation Project discuss their latest book, Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well. This event is hosted by the Harvard Book Store.
 

 
Tuesday, March 4th
6:00 – 7:30 PM
Brattle Theatre
40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA
Entry is $5 – buy your tickets here.
 

We swim … Learn More About This Program

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