Events

6:30 pm, Thursday, December 5
Langdell South, Harvard Law SchoolFree Admission, Pizza And DrinksOur Friends at the Bank provides an insider’s view of high stakes negotiations between the World Bank and the government of war-torn Uganda. While Ugandans argue for the need for funds to fight rebel insurgents and improve roads and infrastructure, the Bank and … Read PON Film Series: Our Friends At The Bank

Video Archive of this Event
Conflict with Iraq
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Panelists:
Roger Fisher
Samuel Williston Professor of Law Emeritus
Harvard Law School

Robert Mnookin
Samuel Williston Professor of Law
Harvard Law School

Michael Watkins
Associate Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School

Moderator:
Brian Mandell
Lecturer in Public Policy
Kennedy School of Government

On November 20th, 2002, as President Bush spoke at a NATO meeting in Prague about the disarmament … Read Conflict With Iraq: What Role For Negotiation?

Presenter:
Frank Sander

As we enter the 21st century, there is much evidence of major change in the way disputes are being handled. But quantitatively speaking, ADR still has not made much of an impact. Courts and the adversary system are still viewed as the norm. How can we change this culture? Professor Frank Sander will explore … Learn More About This Program

Presenter:
Carrie Menkel-Meadow

Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Professor of Law at Georgetown Law Center; Director, Georgetown-Hewlett Program on Conflict Resolution and Legal Problem Solving; and Chair, CPR-Georgetown Commission on Ethics and Standards in ADR will discuss her current work on applying conflict resolution theory and practice to problems of democracy and participation in political and policy issues. Many mediators … Learn More About This Program

Presenter:
Michael Wheeler

Michael Wheeler, Co-Director of the Dispute Resolution Program, Editor of Negotiation Journal, and a member of the PON Steering Committee, is the MBA Class of 1952 Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. Professor Wheeler will discuss his on-going collaborative work with other faculty to study the identification and management of critical moments, … Read Critical Moments in Negotiation

Streaming Video
Discussion I
Discussion II
Award Ceremony
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The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2002 Great Negotiator Award is Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy to Afghanistan.

Ambassador Brahimi is a universally-admired diplomat whose renowned negotiation skills have been tested … Read Brahimi Receives 2002 Great Negotiator Award

Presenter:
David A. Hoffman

The practice of mediation and other forms of dispute resolution often call on the practitioner to balance values and objectives that are inherently contradictory. For example, mediators believe that party autonomy and self-determination are fundamental to the process, while some parties seek out mediators because they expect the mediator to apply a certain … Read Paradoxes of Dispute Resolution

Presenter:
Daniel L. Shapiro

Whether negotiating with a spouse or mediating a conflict between governmental leaders, negotiators cannot escape the influence of emotions. Yet negotiators rarely deal with emotions as well as they could — leading many negotiations to falter or fail.

This Dispute Resolution Forum workshop will focus on the role of emotions in negotiation. First, we … Learn More About This Program

Presented by The Program on Negotiation and The Harvard Law School Black Law Students Association.

The new African-American coach (Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington) of the football team at a recently integrated and racially polarized high school wins the respect of his reluctant white assistant, forges a winning team from the originally bigoted and skeptical players, and … Read PON Film Series: Remember the Titans

Kenneth R. Feinberg
Special Master
September 11th Victim
Compensation Fund

Mr. Feinberg will discuss how the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund was developed to respond to the needs of the victims of the terrorist attacks. He is an attorney and a leading expert in alternative dispute resolution. Currently serving as Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law … Learn More About This Program