http://www.conflictresolver.net/blog Conflict resolution research, news, and ponderings Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:30:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An interesting depiction of global conflict, with data from the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research and graphic from Good Magazine. http://www.conflictresolver.net/blog/?p=100 Alright, this has nothing to do with conflict resolution, but it's research that's certainly worth a laugh. From the December British Medical Journal. Published 17 December 2008, doi:10.1136/bmj.a2825 Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a2825 Research Christmas 2008: Music Head and neck injury risks in heavy metal: head bangers stuck between rock and a hard bass Declan Patton, ... http://www.conflictresolver.net/blog/?p=99 What is it about December and a lack of interest in mediation and conflict resolution? (via Google Trends) http://www.conflictresolver.net/blog/?p=98 For your holiday entertainment, here's a physical example of the potential lose-lose outcome in adversarial games. http://www.conflictresolver.net/blog/?p=97 This recently went out from PON consortium: The Program on Negotiation Graduate Research Fellowships are designed to encourage young scholars from the social sciences and professional disciplines to pursue theoretical, empirical, and/or applied research in negotiation and dispute resolution. Consistent with the PON goal of fostering the development of the ... http://www.conflictresolver.net/blog/?p=96 Thanks go out to Barry Edwards, who forwarded his organization's (Center for Legal Solutions) collection of Practical Research on Alternative Dispute Resolution. http://www.conflictresolver.net/blog/?p=95 I recently was forwarded this advert for a UN mediator position: Mediator, P-5 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 30 Dec 2008 DATE OF ISSUANCE: 31 Oct 2008 ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT: Office of the Ombudsman DUTY STATION: New York VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: 08-OMB-OMBUDSMAN -419576-R-NEW YORK (G) Staff members of the United Nations Secretariat must fulfill the lateral move ... http://www.conflictresolver.net/blog/?p=94 I always vote, and being a civil society junkie, I always get a bit misty-eyed in the process. But today's election was special. It was the first time a candidate I supported in the primaries was there to vote for in the final presidential election. Happy day. http://www.conflictresolver.net/blog/?p=93 From the latest British Journal of Sociology, "Ignorance as an under-identified social problem." http://www.conflictresolver.net/blog/?p=92 I'll be continuing my discussion of credentialing shortly, but in the meantime, here's an interesting insertion of mediation into public-sector dispute resolution: North Carolina's Senate is considering a bill that would include mediation as a step in disputing public records and open meeting law issues. Story here. Also, Cricket Australia is ... http://www.conflictresolver.net/blog/?p=91