Research Programs
Program on Negotiation
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PON Live Book Talk – How to Disagree Better
February 4, 2026
Disagreement can be a source of insight and a driver of innovation, or a source of stress and a catalyst for drama. During this webinar,…
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Recent events in Iran are often analyzed through geopolitical frameworks and short-term political or economic explanations. This talk offers a different perspective: a cultural and…
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Amazon’s 2018 search for a second headquarters became one of the most competitive economic development negotiations in North American history, attracting 238 bids from cities…
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Kelman Seminar: Into Homes and Hearts: Navigating Emotions and Negotiating Access as a Journalist
December 10, 2025
Investigative journalism, by necessity, involves negotiation. Questions arise that relate to methods and approaches, such as how to access important and sensitive sources, how to…
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PON Live! Book Talk: The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation
December 2, 2025
In this webinar, David Hoffman will share key lessons from his book, The Art of Impasse-Breaking in Mediation, published by the American Bar Association in…
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PON Live! Book Talk: Robert Malley – Tomorrow is Yesterday: Life, Death and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine
November 6, 2025
In this talk, Robert Malley will discuss his recent book, co-authored with Hussein Agha, written from the perspective of two people who have been involved…
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PON Live! Shannon Fletcher – Navigating Workplace Conflict: A Practical Guide to Addressing Interpersonal Challenges
November 6, 2025
In today’s increasingly complex and remote work environments, conflict is inevitable—but it doesn’t have to be destructive. In this session, Dr. Shannon Fletcher will explore…
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The importance of addressing corruption is increasingly recognized as a crucial part of efforts to keep peace and build sustainable development around the world. Conflict-affected…
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At the end of the 1980s, South Africa was on the brink of a full-scale civil war. There was no hope of a solution. The…
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Turn the Tide: Democratizing Negotiation Skills for Global Climate Action
September 26, 2025
Turn the Tide is a new and growing open-source platform hosting a free curriculum of simulations and cases for teaching climate negotiations and diplomacy.
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PON Live! Katherine Coffman – Capitalizing on the Best Ideas and Talent
September 26, 2025
Even the best ideas and talent can only deliver value when they are put forward. A student who is unsure of an answer on a…
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At this webinar, Professor Deepak Malhotra will blend key lessons from the second edition of his book, “Negotiating the Impossible,” with insights from his latest…
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PON Live! New Findings in the Field of Negotiation: Research from the PON Graduate Research Fellows
May 12, 2025
PON’s doctoral students of the fellowship program will present on their research findings on current topics in the fields of negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution.
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Ukraine: Scenarios for the Future
April 16, 2025
Alexandra Vacroux, Vice President for Strategic Engagement, Kyiv School of Economics, (on leave from Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies for 2024-2025), returns…
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Live at HLS: Jared Curhan of MIT will share his fascinating findings from a competition between AI bots (with each other), and between AI bots…
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PON Live! The Arbitration Conversation
April 3, 2025
Professor Amy J. Schmitz, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law and Co-director of Translational Data Analytics Institute Responsible Data Science CoP at Moritz…
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Sovereignty Shock: Canada-US Relations in a New World Order
March 21, 2025
The Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution presents a virtual seminar with Ronald Niezen, Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of…
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Peacemaking is in Trouble – What Now?
February 27, 2025
Join a Herbert C. Kelman Seminar on International Conflict Analysis and Resolution virtual seminar with Matthew Waldman. Waldman will discuss essential changes to peacemaking based…