Conflict Negotiation - Science topic

Yes, conflict and peace studies can benefit significantly from a deeper understanding of psychology. Here's why:

Above all, integrating psychology into conflict and peace studies enhances the field's capacity to analyze, prevent, and transform conflicts by addressing the underlying psychological dynamics that influence human interactions and responses to conflict situations

Ronaldo Munck Congrats for the work.

Frederic Lowen is very close to my holistic view of cognition, economic action and human health.

In addition, I would say that the works of Silvio Gesell have a lot of economic options to offer for the next decades.

The sensitization of human thought and will for new economic bargaining models (the win/win economy) is the key to unlock the door for better living chances.

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I strongly believe the US-China trade war occurs as a result of political change in the US. Discontent regarding bilateral trade with China, which has long been accumulated through the years, has triggered power shift in the US. In addition, the Chinese would never budge as they are ready for all out war. Consequently, this war would keep going on unless another power shift occurs in the US.

I don't think international governance or third country would be able to meditate this conflict. Both countries insist that they are in position to dictate the world. It is not the other way around. The Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO was skipped from the beginning. Hence this conflict can only be solved by the US and China alone.

Perhaps you seek proposals for value apportionment guidelines in relation to a particular type of cooperative venture; or perhaps you are running an informal experiment to assess how much value arbitrators are willing to provide for free.

I accept commercial arbitration mandates.

Considering that you seek a "neutral" process, final offer arbitration (FOA) apparently is not appropriate for your purposes. FOA is not neutral. It works by introducing uncertainty, thereby encouraging the parties to settle in order to avoid the risk FOA creates.

The situation you describe may more appropriately be approached as copyright license valuation task. If the parties in a particular case were to agree upon this modality, I would commence the process with a conference to understand the history and nature of the copyright material. At the conference you (as the copyright holder) would be required to present financial data, if any, associated with the copyright material. Each party would be required to state the envisaged number of instances of use of the copyright material and the time period over which such use may occur. Negotiation may be required to achieve agreement on this point - but to limit arbitration costs, the parties would be advised to agree in advance. I would prepare a conference protocol and require each party to sign it. Then I would proceed to craft an award informed by market-based information on sales, licensing transactions, royalty rates, and other data for comparable copyrights. Based on the circumstances of the particular case, I would project cash flows attributable to, and avoided due to, the copyright. I would then convert the projected cash flows to a net present value using a discount rate reflecting the relative uncertainty of the cash flows. The award could be, but need not be, in the form of a specified price per use of the copyrighted material. The parties may prefer to manage risk by agreeing to abide by an award in the form of a license agreement of specified duration at a fixed license fee.

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Many thanks for that suggestion, Carol - RG doesn't seem to let you know when replies have been placed so only just seen.  Cheers,  Andrew

Influence tactics and communication tactics in Fig. 2 in this paper touch upon this issue:

Hausken, K. (1997), “Game-theoretic and Behavioral Negotiation Theory,” Group Decision and Negotiation 6, 6, 509-527

 Tilahun,

Spring is a form of ground water emergence, and so is a common property, although in country like India, the farmers have the right to the ground water usage in their lands (transgressions occur underground though). In Ethiopia, there may not possibly be any water rights issue, but then for developing infrastructure, the farmer's permission shall be required. Sure the farmer himself may be willing to irrigate his land if he is not doing it now. So, the best thing would be to convince him that infrastructure development cost in his own farm shall be provided for free to him (if the cost is shared). Otherwise, some kind of compensation for the land lost due to laying of pipeline etc. in his land should be provided to him. If the community approaches him, surely he should agree.

If he does not agree, and the spring is perennial, you could very well use the surplus water flowing out of his land...

Please do convey what did you do to convince the farmer.

Attached are some papers on springs in India. More in my RG site.

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Certainly this has not happened, especially that in this period, King Hussein was preoccupied with the events of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and the beginning of the peace process in the Middle East in the autumn of 1991. Since the Hamas movement against the peace process, while Jordan participated under the leadership of King Hussein in the Madrid Peace Conference, of course, is the no meeting point between the parties

1. Robert H Mnookin, Why Negotiations Fail:  An Exploration of Barriers to the Resolution of Conflict. 8 Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 235 (1993)

2, Fisher, Roger and Daniel Shapiro. Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate. New York, NY: Viking Penguin, 2005.

3. STONE, D., PATTON, B., & HEEN, S. (2000). Difficult conversations: how to discuss what matters most. New York, N.Y., Penguin Books.  (Specifically the Chapter on the Identity Conversation) 

4. SCHEFF, T. J. (1994). Bloody revenge: emotions, nationalism, and war. Boulder, Westview Press.

Good luck

Peter Singer

I'd add female circumcision and forced/underage marriages to the parental abduction issue.  They are matters of public concern here in Australia that generate social division within both the broader Australian community and its ethnic minorities, and generational divisions within those ethnic communities between the young growing up in a 'western' culture and their more traditionally focused families.  And these issues also then contribute to broader resentments and feelings of being discriminated against, and denied the right to practice their own cultures and beliefs.

On a different note, think of polygamy in the United States in the Mormon Church, which saw them first going into virtual exile in Utah, and later abandoning polygamy in the mainstream Mormon church.

I am agree with the answer of Prof. Kamal Eddin Bani-Hani. 

***At a same time I feel that,

The Argument comes "statements and reasoning in support of a proposition." An argument can be a fact used as evidence to show that something is true, like a study that shows exercise improves certain health conditions — an argument for being more active. Argument also means "a discussion between people who have contrary views."

The Discussion comes "examination by taking things apart," and when you're having a discussion with someone on a complicated topic, it's like you're taking it apart and trying to understand it. Usually in a discussion, people exchange ideas. 

My advice would be to read the reference bibliography listed in the Harvard Negotiation Program. I found it extremely useful as guidelines and techniques. Then you can improve them with your own personal experience and practice.

I have modeled a two party behaviour with the different text books but very especially with "Negotiation", by Richard Luecke (Harvard Business Essentials)

Sometimes it is good and sometimes it is good depending on the situations and circumstances around the group

Generally the answer is "Yes", for several reasons.

1. Trust between and among conflicting sides takes time to revive and sustain.

2. The--a-- stronger side may still make effort to impose its own will.

3. Depending on the length of the conflict there may be generations infused with "wrong histories" and prejudices, making true reconciliation and peaceful coexistence a similarly several generations' long effort.

4. Sometimes a slower process is more natural and acceptable with stronger "buy-in" and is not necessarily deleterious.