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Conflict Management: Theory and Practice — A New Edition for a New Era By Claire Holland and Peter Condliffe We are delighted to share with our colleagues and friends at the Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network that the 7th edition of Conflict Management: Theory and Practice has been…

Should Neutrality be scrapped once and for all? (Part 1 of 3) By Rory Gowers, Transformation Architect and Principal of The Constructive Solution This article is 1 of 3 within the series and is re-published with permission. The original publication can be found at www.myrespectability.com Preface…

Four Rs for Practicing Conflict Transformation from the Inside Out By Susan L. Brooks Toward the end of November 2025, I had the great honor and pleasure of facilitating the opening session of the ADR Research Forum. The theme I chose was Transforming Conflict from the Inside Out: Exploring the…

Challenges and Disqualifications to Arbitrators in ICSID Arbitration: New Development or Confusion? Sitong Li PhD Student (Chinese University of Hong Kong) International dispute settlement mechanisms have significantly proliferated in recent decades, playing a central role in global governance.…

Negotiation and a Virtual Reality Simulation for Immersive Learning Alvedi Sabani and Kathy Douglas Negotiation has always been a practical skill best learned by doing. For decades, negotiation education across law, business, and the social sciences has relied on roleplays and debriefing as its…

Marc Galanter John LandeThis article has been republished with permission. The original publication can be located within Indisputably. Marc Galanter, a giant in the field of dispute resolution scholarship, passed away on April 14 at the age of 95. Here is an excerpt from the announcement by…

Announcement: 14th Roundtable at RMIT in Melbourne I am pleased to announce the details of the 14th Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network roundtable. It will be held at RMIT University on the 18th and 19th November 2026 at our city campus. Thanks again for the hard work of the organizers…

Emotionally Responsive Mediation: Reforming Personal Injury Dispute Resolution By Dr Tina Popa, (Senior Lecturer in Law), Dr Christina Platz (Senior Lecturer in Law), Dr Kayleigh Young (Clinical Psychologist) and Dr Kate Jackowski (Forensic Psychologist) Introduction Personal injury (PI) disputes…

Self-Sacrifice in Mediation: Exploring the Work of Costly Moves By Elenne Ford When people find themselves locked in conflict, the usual advice is to stand firm and assert their position, interests and rights. Self-assertion dominates our cultural playbook. The titles of popular conflict…

I am pleased to announce the details of the 14th Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network roundtable. It will be held at RMIT University on the 18th and 19th November 2026 at our city campus. Thanks again for the hard work of the organizers for the 13th roundtable which was a big success! RMIT last hosted our community of ADR scholars in 2014, and after many years, I am so pleased to have the opportunity to again host ADR researchers.

By Rory Gowers, Transformation Architect and Principal of The Constructive Solution This article is 1 of 3 within the series and is re-published with permission. The original publication can be found at www.myrespectability.com Preface The question of mediator neutrality has been one of the most contested and generative conversations in our field for the better part of two decades. It began seriously with Bernie Mayer’s landmark 2004 work and has since been deepened by the behavioural turn literature, by scholars of genuine distinction, and by the honest frustrations of practitioners who have felt the gap between the ideal and the reality grow uncomfortably wide.

By Susan L. Brooks Toward the end of November 2025, I had the great honor and pleasure of facilitating the opening session of the ADR Research Forum. The theme I chose was Transforming Conflict from the Inside Out: Exploring the Inner Work that Supports Our Outer Work. I introduced several approaches emphasizing the need for researchers and practitioners in the field of alternative dispute resolution, which I prefer to think of as…

This post summarises and reflects on ideas first developed in the co-authored article, “The ‘Behavioral Turn’ in Dispute Resolution: Implications for Mediation Theory and Practice”, originally published in the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution 41(2) (2025). Across many disciplines, behavioural insights have transformed how we understand human decision-making. Psychology, behavioural economics, and social neuroscience increasingly reveal the extent to which human choices are shaped by cognitive biases, stress, fatigue, emotional load, social norms, and the framing of options.

Sitong Li PhD Student (Chinese University of Hong Kong) International dispute settlement mechanisms have significantly proliferated in recent decades, playing a central role in global governance. The volume of litigation before these international courts and tribunals is also on the rise. Among the various international dispute settlement mechanisms, investor-State arbitration plays a significant role. Investor-State arbitration can take place under various rules, one of which is…

By Claire Holland and Peter Condliffe We are delighted to share with our colleagues and friends at the Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network that the 7th edition of Conflict Management: Theory and Practice has been published by LexisNexis. This milestone marks not only a significant revision of the text, but a new chapter in the book's own story, one that now carries two names on the cover for the first time.

By Elenne Ford When people find themselves locked in conflict, the usual advice is to stand firm and assert their position, interests and rights. Self-assertion dominates our cultural playbook. The titles of popular conflict resolution books give the flavour succinctly: Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In;1 I Wanted Fries with That: How to Ask for What You Want and…

Alvedi Sabani and Kathy Douglas Negotiation has always been a practical skill best learned by doing. For decades, negotiation education across law, business, and the social sciences has relied on roleplays and debriefing as its signature pedagogy. These activities remain powerful because they immerse learners in conflict scenarios, expose them to different perspectives, and create space for reflection, a point long recognised in…

By Dr Tina Popa, (Senior Lecturer in Law), Dr Christina Platz (Senior Lecturer in Law), Dr Kayleigh Young (Clinical Psychologist) and Dr Kate Jackowski (Forensic Psychologist) Introduction Personal injury (PI) disputes are emotionally charged legal processes, as they often involve physical injuries, trauma and psychological distress (Akkermans, 2020). This means that injured claimants can frequently have a desire to have their non-legal needs addressed through acknowledgement and or a desire for an apology (

John LandeThis article has been republished with permission. The original publication can be located within Indisputably. Marc Galanter, a giant in the field of dispute resolution scholarship, passed away on April 14 at the age of 95. Here is an excerpt from the announcement by University of Wisconsin Law School Dean Daniel P. Tokaji (reprinted with permission): As many of you know, Marc was the John and Rylla Bosshard Professor of Law and South Asian Studies, the author of many books and articles, and a treasured member of the Law School community.