A key question for the future of our field is how best to deliver high quality, effective dispute resolution training in the global environment. The contemporary pedagogy of negotiation is predominantly an American export product. Moreover, it is, for all intents and purposes, a “first generation” product, in need of review and overhaul. The conflict resolution field needs to examine critically both what is taught in negotiation and how we teach it, with special emphasis on how best to “translate” teaching methodology to succeed with diverse, global audiences.
To meet this need, Hamline University School of Law, in cooperation with the Negotiation Journal, the JAMS Foundation, and ADR Center Italy, is beginning an ambitious three-year initiative. The first phase will be a four-day event called “Developing Second Generation Global Negotiation Education”, to take place in Rome, Italy May 27-30, 2008.
The initiative will offer a unique opportunity for international conflict resolution scholars and teacher/trainers to critique contemporary negotiation pedagogy and contribute to development of “second generation” negotiation training design. The particular focus will be on the short “executive” courses which have now proliferated around the world.
