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05/06/08
- Idaho Enacts Uniform Mediation Act
- Resignations Undercut Florida’s Open Government Mediation Program
- Minnesota Adds Mediation to Fight Against Home Foreclosures
- Tennessee Judges Training in Mediation
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05/12/08
- Microsoft and Yahoo: Where Were the Mediators?
- The ABCs of Conflict Resolution
- Dinner with a theorist?
- Searching for the Bright Mediation Bulb: Criticisms from Across the Pond
- Delegates at AAA Annual Meeting use electronic voting to express their views on mediator competency certification
- Q & A With Internationally Acclaimed Mediator Kenneth Cloke
- Have you thanked your mentor lately?
- Brain Studies Prove That A Fair Deal is A Happy Deal
- Negotiating Irrationality
- Coach and coax your brain to create new habits: Lay down some new tracks
- What UK Mediators Charge
- Negotiating Competitive Arousal: When the Cost of "Winning" is Too High
- Discover myths and truths about negotiation at Social Innovation Conversations
- Settlement Is Always Better
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Mediating Evil, War, and Terrorism: The Politics of Conflict (11/11/04)
Kenneth Cloke We require improved understanding, not only of the conflict in politics, but the politics in conflict. As our world shrinks and our problems can no longer be solved except internationally, we need ways of revealing, even in seemingly ordinary, interpersonal conflicts, the larger issues that connect us across boundaries, and methods for resolving political conflicts that are sweeping, strategic, interest-based, and transformational. A clear, unambiguous reason for doing so occurred on September 11, 2001.
Interview with Bill Lincoln (3/14/03)
Ana Schofield Bill is a source of inspiration for many and is undoubtedly one of the ‘unsung heroes’ of this profession. Bill, at 62, has spent much of his life dealing with the complexities of conflict. His courage to go into dangerous situations is found where peace and justice are absent. Bill places his words and actions where his heart lies and risks his life for his beliefs. While he may be afraid, he goes ‘on anyway’. How many people today are willing to face fear with the courage of a warrior armed with words instead of weapons?
Where Is The Wisdom? (3/03/03)
Stewart Levine A chilling wind is blowing. As I write it is sending shivers of fear through my body. These shivers make me profoundly aware of the terror our founding fathers had suffered, and why they held freedom of expression as bedrock for the democratic union they conceived.
Why Has Negotiation Gotten a Bad Name? (2/24/03)
Joshua N. Weiss You can't negotiate with terrorists! You can't negotiate with rogue states
like Iraq and North Korea that would be rewarding their threatening and
bad behavior! You wouldn't negotiate with Hitler would you look what
happened to Chamberlain!
Reckless Administration May Reap Disastrous Consequences (2/18/03)
US Senator Robert Byrd We stand passively mute in the United States Senate, paralyzed by our own
uncertainty, seemingly stunned by the sheer turmoil of events. Only on the
editorial pages of our newspapers is there much substantive discussion of
the prudence or imprudence of engaging in this particular war. Senate Floor Speech delivered on Wednesday, February 12, 2003.
A Wish For The Future (12/21/02)
John Paul Lederach I have a wish for a gift given from our generation to our great grandchildren, from the adults of this decade to the children of the end of this Century: Let this be the decade remembered as the time when the beginning of the end of human warfare happened.
Conflict Transformation in an Age of Terrorism (12/16/02)
Ronald S. Kraybill America has invested lavishly and narrowly in hammers. As a consequence, the mightiest nation in history responds simplistically to a problem of vast complexity. Rather than examine the full extent of the evil mess created by decades of destructive interaction between ourselves and others, we choose responses that under-estimate the gravity of our situation. We satisfy our need to act, but our children will bear the cost, for the problems will grow far worse on the long-term.
A Call to the Conflict Resolution Community (9/24/02)
Bridget Moix The need for voices which can articulate, with experience and professional knowledge, the dangers of spiraling cycles of violence, of an "us vs. them" approach to the world, of seeking security for oneself through war against another, has never been greater. More than anything, policymakers in the U.S. and internationally need to be convinced that effective alternatives for dealing with entrenched and spiraling conflict do exist, that face-saving ways out of the corners we find ourselves in can be found, that our own security is linked inextricably to the security of our global neighbors and even our so-called global enemies. The conflict resolution field has the experience, the knowledge, and the compassion that is critically needed in the current political debate. If only it will raise its voice.
The Wall and 'Supply Side Security' (9/22/02)
Ronald S. Kraybill It's time to move past "do-we-or-don't we shell Saddam" to the stuff burning holes in our hearts. Let's name what we're really after. Isn't it security, to know that when we say good-bye to our families in the morning we'll live to say hello again over the dinner table at night? To know that our kids get to have grandkids someday?
The Loss of Civic Connectedness (4/29/02)
W. Steve Lee An increasing number of people are expressing concern over the loss of civic connectedness in America. Voting, volunteerism, and participation in professional and community associations, it seems, are in decline. Experts, such as noted scholar Robert D. Putnam, warn that our stock of social capital - the fabric of our connections with each other - has plummeted, bankrupting our lives and communities.
Occupation, Terrorism Devastate Two Peoples (4/12/02)
Nir Pearlson The Weeping will last for generations to come, and what are we to tell our offspring? I was born and raised in Israel, where I served in an elite unit in the Israeli Defense Forces. When my comrades and I were trained to be soldiers, we knew that our army was essential for protecting our homes and families. We also still believed that our army was guided by the principle of "tohar ha'neshek." It translates into English as "purity of arms," and refers to the moral understanding that any weapon must be used solely as a means of defense in preventing the destruction of oneself, one's family and one's nation.
Should We Negotiate with Terrorists? (12/03/01)
Cris Currie While it may seem that those of us in the field of conflict resolution have had little to say since September 11, 2001, professional negotiators have not been silent on the subject of terrorism. Roger Fisher addressed this very question in the second edition of Getting To Yes, and in January of 1992, the Negotiation Journal published a special issue called Reflections on the War in the Persian Gulf. The insights found in these publications are just as valid in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack as they were for the terrorism of the 1980s and early 90s.
Statement Against Employment Discrimination in the Aftermath of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks (11/20/01)
EEOC, Department of Labor and the Department of Justice, U.S. We continue to receive reports of incidents of
harassment, discrimination, and violence in the workplace against
individuals who are, or are perceived to be, Arab, Muslim, Middle
Eastern, South Asian, or Sikh. As leaders within the principal federal agencies responsible for
enforcing the laws against discrimination in employment, we are
issuing this joint statement to reaffirm the federal government's
commitment to the civil rights of all working people in our fight
against terrorism.
Two Geopolitical Worldviews Compete for the Steering Wheel (11/09/01)
Thomas Jordan The discussions in the media about the terror attacks in the USA make painfully clear that the commentators and decision-makers react to the events in such different ways that meaningful communication is very difficult. However, the outcomes of these discussions are critically important to us all, because the reactions of the West to terrorism will have far-reaching consequences for the course of events in the global society in the coming years.
Quo Vadis? Reframing Terror from the Perspective of Conflict Resolution (11/09/01)
John Paul Lederach The events on September 11, 2001 that overtook our daily lives and reoriented our national and global priorities pose significant challenges for our newly emerging century. They leave us with the question -- Quo vadis -- where are we headed? Where we are going and how we get there depends a great deal on how we define the nature of our journey, its challenges, and ultimately its proposed destination. We might best understand our destination as a horizon, visible as a guidepost but never removing the need for continued journey.
How Should We Respond To Terrorism? (11/07/01)
Michael McCabe Some years ago I wrote a paper, entitled “I used to know all the answers. Now, I know some of the questions.” The question that introduces this reflection is one that I never expected to ask. But it must be asked if we are to learn anything from the events of September 11th.
Understanding the Incomprehensible: Identity, Security and Terrorism (11/07/01)
Camilo Azcarate The field that studies conflict as a social phenomenon is still in its infancy. Nevertheless, during the last 50 years the work of social scientist has greatly advanced our understanding of the problem. Today, we have a better understanding of the creation and development of such conflicts and we have developed social tools and methods necessary to analyze and address them. The purpose of this paper is to review some of them and to apply this knowledge to the events of September 11.
Some Questions to Consider in Responding to Terrorism (10/12/01)
Kenneth Cloke "How easy it is to kill someone you don’t have to mourn because you never dared to imagine him alive." This is the essence of terrorism, but it is also the essence of war. Indeed, isn’t terrorism simply a form of warfare directed at civilians? Isn’t every war, regardless of its’ declared military aims, an assault on innocent civilians?
Black and Red, White & Blue: What Choices Do We Have to the Attacks on America? (9/25/01)
Paula Young Forgive me if I join the call for a peaceful dialogue and justice through international criminal law. As a mediator and trial attorney, I have faith in the integrity and success of both processes. Forgive me if I chose to wear black in respect for the missing and dead, but chose not to wear a flag in support of a call to war. Forgive me if I ask for the courage to look for a skillful resolution that does not involve violence.
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