Contemporary Dilemmas in Dispute Resolution

Harvard HLS

Prerequisites: None Exam Type: No Exam This reading group will explore situations and applications that challenge core principles in negotiation, mediation, and dispute systems design work. When placed in certain contexts, bedrock ideals in many interest-based models of dispute resolution - impartiality, joint contribution, validity of multiple perspectives - may begin to seem less benign. What is the responsibility (if any) of the conflict management "neutral" to have and apply a…