Events

Speakers:
Mari Fitzduff

Using an international context, Brandeis University Professor Mari Fitzduff will address how to be a successful mediator, particularly if you are an outside intervener in a conflict.

Mari Fitzduff is Professor of Coexistence at Brandeis University and Director of the Master’s Program in the Slifka Program in Intercommunal Coexistence at Brandeis. Prior to leading the … Learn More About This Program

Film and Discussion with Erica Ariel Fox, Harvard Law School

The poignant film Dead Poets Society explores the awakening of the human spirit in the process of coming of age. Set at an elite preparatory school in the late 1950’s, the film features Robin Williams as a free-spirited English teacher who tries to arouse the poetic … Read Dead Poets Society

Speakers:
Robert Bordone

The 2005-2006 academic year marks the 30th Anniversary of the Pound Conference at which Harvard Law School Professor Frank E.A. Sander delivered his now famous address entitled Varieties of Dispute Processing. For academics and professionals in dispute resolution, this talk marks the start of the modern ADR movement. Our field has grown and … Learn More About This Program

PON Fall 2005 Kick-Off Event: Forum on US-Iran Relations (September 14, 2005)
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Please join the Program on Negotiation for its fall 2005 kick-off event. PON staff and faculty will be on hand to talk about the program and opportunities to get involved.

After a brief introduction to … Read PON Fall 2005 Kick-Off Event

Speakers:
Maarten Hajer – University of Amsterdam
David Laws – Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Join the Program on Negotiation for a discussion with Professor Maarten Hajer and Lecturer David Laws on the efforts by Amsterdam politicians to manage ethnic tensions after the murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh.

The speakers will also address the development of a conflict … Learn More About This Program

Join PON and Rina Amiri for a talk about the Afghan peace process, an undertaking which aimed to minimize the “footprint” of the international community while offering maximum ownership to the people of Afghanistan.

Rina Amiri is a UN political affairs officer and an Afghan-American who returned to her homeland three years ago to advance the … Learn More About This Program

Speakers:
David Laws

Continental Breakfast at 8:00
Peervision Case Conference: 8:30-9:45am

MIT Lecturer David Laws will discuss his ongoing work in Amsterdam where he has worked closely with city leaders to promote dialogue and ease ethnic tensions. This will be an interactive presentation with Dr. Laws soliciting insight and suggestions from the audience on how best to use negotiation … Learn More About This Program

Speaker:
Deepak Malhotra

Peervision Case Conference: 10:15-11:30am

Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Deepak Malhotra will examine the impact of extremist (militant) groups on ethno-political negotiations and on the prospects of peace. Whereas extremist groups are typically seen as responsible for obstructing the peace process, Professor Malhotra will argue that an examination of the roots of extremism and the … Learn More About This Program