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Opening Remarks:

Dean Elena Kagan
Harvard Law School
Dean Richard Morgan
UNLV Boyd School of Law

Introduction to the Settlement Dilemma
Robert Mnookin

Panel 1
Religious and Ideological Dimensions

Panel 2
Political Dimensions

Panel 3
Psychological Dimensions

Panel 4
Legal Dimensions and Human Rights Issues

Panel 5
Compensation Schemes and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

Panel 6
International Dimensions, The Role of Third Parties

Concluding Comments
Robert Mnookin

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Just days before the Israeli government submitted … Learn More About This Program

Robert Mnookin joins a panel of scholars and journalists to discuss “The Peace Process After Arafat” on the WBUR public radio program On Point on Thursday, November 11, 2004.

Click here for the On Point website and to listen to this program. … Read Robert Mnookin on the Peace Process After Arafat

In what may be the first use of mediation to resolve a public dispute over land in Israel, Israeli mediators trained by the Cambridge, MA nonprofit Consensus Building Institute have helped Arabs residents and Israeli officials come to agreement on a plan for a 900-acre park to be built around the Nahal Tsalmon creek in … Learn More About This Program

Deborah Kolb, co-director of the Program on Negotiations in the Workplace, has been named the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women and Leadership at the Simmons School of Management where she is Professor of Management and Faculty Affiliate at the Center for Gender in Organizations. Professor Kolb will be the first holder of this chair, … Learn More About This Program

The following commentary by PON chair Robert Mnookin and managing director Susan Hackley appeared in the September 26, 2004 issue of the Los Angeles Times.

It is often valuable to open lines of communication with hostage-takers.

During the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage by Black September Palestinians demanding the release … Read Disconnecting ‘Quid’ from ‘Quo’

PON Fall Kick-Off Webcast
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Watch the webcast of the Program on Negotiation’s kick-off event to learn about PON’s activities and how you can get involved.

Special Presentation

HLS Professor Robert Mnookin, PON chair and director of the Harvard Negotiation Research Project, and HLS Visiting Professor Lawrence Susskind, director of the Harvard-MIT Public Disputes Project, describe … Learn More About This Program

Her Place at the Table is a practical guide for any woman dealing with a demanding role. Drawing on extensive interviews with women leaders, the authors isolate five key challenges that these women face:

Intelligence: informed decisions require good information, but getting it can be a tricky proposition for women
Backing: no one wants to take on … Read Her Place at the Table

Catherine Honeyman, a 2004 graduate of Harvard University and a member of the PON staff from 2002-2004, has been awarded a $10,000 research grant by Towards Reconciliation, Columbia University’s international conflict resolution society.

Honeyman and three other finalists presented proposals for promoting reconciliation in regions afflicted by conflict. The objective of Honeyman’s winning proposal is to … Read PON Associate Catherine Honeyman Awarded Grant

Amal Jadou, Graduate Research Fellow at the Program on Negotiation, is profiled in the April 29 edition of The Boston Globe. Click here to read this article online. … Learn More About This Program

Workshop I – Mapping Your Own Conflict Resolution Career Path

Workshop II – Getting Your Foot in the Backdoor: Strategies for Building a Career in Conflict Resolution

Workshop III – Strategies for Success as a Conflict Resolution Professional
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Workshop I

Mapping Your Own Conflict
Resolution Career Path
March 8, 2004

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What is the range of backgrounds that … Read Building A Career in Conflict Resolution