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Welcome to the Web site for the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (CNCR). The Center is part of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, located at Civic Square, New Brunswick, New Jersey. CNCR is at the forefront of a movement that believes disputes can be settled by constructive negotiation and consensus-building and problem-solving approaches instead of by force or adversarial argument.
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Benjy Melendez, making peace in the midst of social disaster and leaving a legacy....
Benjy Melendez’s Legacy: Peace and Hope in the Bronx
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The onetime gang member, who helped broker a truce among gangs in 1971 and became a longtime counselor, remained upbeat to the very end.
A good deal of attention has been brought in the press in recent days as efforts by descendants of owners of art have attempted to recover the holdings of their parents and grandparents who fled Europe, or, worse, were killed. Getting behind some of these stories illustrates how powerful mediation can be. Resolutions are rarely about money or about ownership but about history, connection and a desire to have works of art seen by the public.
I am pleased that the New York Times printed the letter I wrote in response to its excellent column on over-fishing that appears below this post.
Opinion | Time for Global Action to Stop Overfishing
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A policy planner writes that overfishing has catastrophic consequences. Another reader points out that we as consumers support the overfishing.
Few better examples cry out for effective decision-making and the forums in which to make those decisions than over-fishing, on a global scale. The U.S. has made progress because it has the National Oceanographic Administration that can regulate fishing, and has, in some cases with the valuable involvement of fishermen. If all can agree to limit their catch, and the government enforces, then the stock can increase and there will be more fish for everyone. On a global level, what organization can perform that role? As we experience the push against regulation, we ought to be thinking about where we need it and why.
China’s Appetite Pushes Fisheries to the Brink
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Overfishing is depleting oceans across the globe, but China’s enormous appetite and massive fleet of deep-sea fishing vessels is having an outsize impact.
The Art of the Deal doesn't apply in politics. Trump and his folks need to get a clue abut the subteties of offers, strategies and tactics. When your partner is not desperate for a deal, for example, no amount of bullying is going to work; Trump could find himself left alone on the stage. In politics--unlike in business--there can be serious consequences to the use of threats and bluffs.
Art of the Bluff: The Limits of Trump’s Negotiation Strategy
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The risks and rewards of starting from an extreme negotiating position. (It’s trickier in politics than it is in business.)