Research Projects

Research on negotiation is on-going among PON faculty, and more information can be found on their individual faculty websites. In addition, PON has nine research projects, each of which focuses on negotiation and conflict resolution through a different lens. The projects, listed on the left, are centers for inquiry into theory and practice, the mentoring of advanced students, the construction of educational initiatives, and the development of publications. For a glossary of common Program on Negotiation terms, please reference our Glossary

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Advice for Peace: Ending Civil War in Colombia

Lara SanPietro   •  02/20/2024   •  Filed in Great Negotiator Award, Pedagogy at PON, Teaching Negotiation

Colombia Peace Advisory Team

Check out this freely available video of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his Peace Advisory Team as they discuss lessons learned from the Colombian peace process negotiations with the FARC guerrillas.
 

The civil war in Colombia lasted 52 years, taking the lives of at least 220,000 people and displacing up to seven million civilians. In … Read Advice for Peace: Ending Civil War in Colombia

Announcing the 2023 PON Summer Fellows

Diane Long   •  04/18/2023   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Summer Fellowship Grants

negotiation topics in business six negotiation strategies for integrative negotiations involving haggling

During the summer months, PON sponsors grants for select students at Harvard University, MIT, Tufts University and other Boston-area schools who undertake internships or summer research projects in negotiation and dispute resolution in partnership with public, nonprofit or academic organizations. The Summer Fellowship Program’s emphasis is on advancing the links between scholarship and practice in … Read Announcing the 2023 PON Summer Fellows

New Findings in the Field of Negotiation: Elizabeth Good, Alexandra McAuliff, Katri Nousiainen

Diane Long   •  04/06/2023   •  Filed in Events, Graduate Research Fellowships, PON Graduate Research Fellowships

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:

PON Live!
New Findings in the Field of Negotiation:
Research from the PON Graduate Research Fellows

Virtual talks with:

 
Friday, May 26, 2023
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Free and open to the public
The session will be recorded. Pending approval, we will post the recording on this page after the session.
About … Learn More About This Program

Announcing the 2023-2024 PON Graduate Research Fellows

Diane Long   •  03/24/2023   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Graduate Research Fellowships, PON Graduate Research Fellowships

The Program on Negotiation’s Graduate Research Fellowships are designed to encourage young scholars from the social sciences and professional disciplines to pursue theoretical, empirical, and/or applied research in negotiation and dispute resolution. Consistent with PON’s goal of fostering the development of the next generation of scholars, this fellowship provides support for one year of dissertation … Learn More About This Program

New Findings in the Field of Negotiation: Nicolás Parra Herrera and Helen Winter

Diane Long   •  12/09/2022   •  Filed in Events, Graduate Research Fellowships, PON Graduate Research Fellowships

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:

PON Live!
New Findings in the Field of Negotiation:
Research from the PON Graduate Research Fellows

Virtual talks with:

Nicolás Parra Herrera
SJD Candidate, Harvard Law School
and

Helen Winter
Ph.D. Candidate, European University Viadrina, Germany
 
Thursday, January 12, 2023
12:00 – 1:15 PM
Free and open to the public
The session will be recorded. Pending … Learn More About This Program

New Findings in the Field of Negotiation: Timothy McDonald and Jungwoo Chun

Diane Long   •  09/28/2022   •  Filed in Events, Graduate Research Fellowships, PON Graduate Research Fellowships

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:

PON Live!
New Findings in the Field of Negotiation:
Research from the PON Graduate Research Fellows
(This event was not recorded.)
A virtual talk with:

Timothy McDonald
Visiting Researcher, PON
Graduate Fellow, Pardee RAND Graduate School
and

Jungwoo Chun
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Lecturer
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Climate and Sustainability Consortium
Massachusetts Institute of … Learn More About This Program

Announcing the 2022-2023 PON Graduate Research Fellows

Diane Long   •  05/13/2022   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Graduate Research Fellowships, PON Graduate Research Fellowships

The Program on Negotiation’s Graduate Research Fellowships are designed to encourage young scholars from the social sciences and professional disciplines to pursue theoretical, empirical, and/or applied research in negotiation and dispute resolution. Consistent with PON’s goal of fostering the development of the next generation of scholars, this fellowship provides support for one year of dissertation … Learn More About This Program

Announcing the 2022 PON Summer Fellows

Diane Long   •  04/06/2022   •  Filed in Awards, Grants, and Fellowships, Summer Fellowship Grants

negotiation topics in business six negotiation strategies for integrative negotiations involving haggling

During the summer months, PON sponsors grants for select students at Harvard University, MIT, Tufts University and other Boston-area schools who undertake internships or summer research projects in negotiation and dispute resolution in partnership with public, nonprofit or academic organizations. The Summer Fellowship Program’s emphasis is on advancing the links between scholarship and practice in … Read Announcing the 2022 PON Summer Fellows

New Findings in the Field of Negotiation: Dvoskin and Naimark-Rowse

Diane Long   •  01/25/2022   •  Filed in Events, Graduate Research Fellowships, PON Graduate Research Fellowships

The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:

PON Live!
New Findings in the Field of Negotiation:
Research from the PON Graduate Research Fellows

A virtual talk with:

Brenda Dvoskin
SJD Candidate, Harvard Law School
and

Benjamin Naimark-Rowse
Ph.D. Candidate, Fletcher School, Tufts University
 
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Harvard Law School
Click here to access the Zoom registration link: Closed
The … Learn More About This Program

What Are Our Students Actually Learning? Gauging Effectiveness in Teaching Negotiation

Lara SanPietro   •  10/08/2021   •  Filed in Pedagogy at PON, Teaching Negotiation

gauging effectiveness teaching negotiation

Ways of Gauging Effectiveness in Teaching Negotiation
Most instructors aspire to do more than simply teach students about negotiation. They want to teach students how to negotiate more effectively. That’s an ambitious goal, given the complexity of the process. Negotiation success requires keen analysis and deft social skills, along with a mix of confidence and humility. … Learn More About This Program

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