Mediation Training, Alternative Dispute Resolution,
Conflict Resolution Links
Conflict Resolution Information Resources
A collection of key audio and visual resources and best practices related to conflict management. This is a joint project of the U.S. Institute of Peace Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict and Peacebuilding, and Georgetown University's Conflict Resolution Program. The Beta version of the clearinghouse is now available at http://peacemedia.usip.org/.
Mediate.com - "The World’s Dispute Resolution Channel"
http://www.mediate.com/Conflict Resolution Information Source
CRInfo is a free, online clearinghouse, indexing more than 25,000 peace- and conflict resolution-related Web pages, books, articles, audiovisual materials, organizational profiles, events, and current news articles.
http://www.crinfo.org/Online Guide to Mediation
http://mediationblog.blogspot.com/2006/01/getting-it-straight-understanding.htmlCampus Conflict Resolution
Site features a variety of resources associated with Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Higher Ed.
http://www.campus-adr.org/The Online Public Disputes Project
Advancing the practice of public dispute resolution through the application of cutting-edge technology
http://www.publicdisputes.org/Find Law
Legal resources on mediation and arbitration
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/11disputeres/Boston Law Collaborative
Boston Law Collaborative is a multidisciplinary law firm devoted to conflict resolution and the practice of collaborative law. The goal is to save our clients time, money, and the emotional upheaval produced by litigation. Many years of experience have proven that problem-solving and effective negotiation produce better results. And with experienced professionals from the fields of law, mediation, psychology, and finance, BLC offers clients a full range of services and support.
http://www.bostonlawcollaborative.com/
Selected Conflict Resolution Associations & Organizations
The Association for Conflict Resolution
ACR is a professional organization dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution. ACR represents and serves a diverse national and international audience that includes more than 6,000 mediators, arbitrators, facilitators, educators, and others involved in the field of conflict resolution and collaborative decision-making.
http://www.acrnet.org/New England Association for Conflict Resolution
NEACR is the New England chapter of the national association, but membership and activities are separate.
http://www.neacr.org/Public Conversations Project
PCP promotes constructive conversations and relationships among people who have differing values, worldviews, and perspectives about divisive public issues.
http://www.publicconversations.org/pcp/index.aspThe American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution
http://www.abanet.org/dispute/The Ombudsman Association
TOA is a national association that supports and advances the practice of organizational ombudspeople worldwide in corporations, universities, non-profit organizations, government entities and non-governmental organizations.
http://www.ombuds-toa.org/Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution
IIMCR's mission is to promote the use of peaceful conflict resolution techniques among a generation of future leaders through the design and implementation of unique programs and services.
http://www.iimcr.org/National Association for Community Mediation
The National Association for Community Mediation's (NAFCM) mission is to support the maintenance and growth of community-based mediation programs and processes, to present a compelling voice in appropriate policy-making, legislative, professional, and other arenas, and to encourage the development and sharing of resources for these efforts.
http://www.nafcm.org/The Coexistence Initiative
The Coexistence Initiative seeks to catalyze a global awareness of, and commitment to, creating a world safe for difference.
http://www.coexistence.net/CADRE – Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
CADRE encourages the use of mediation and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements about special education and early intervention programs.
http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/Network of Communities for Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution
PeaceWeb seeks to connect, strengthen, and support individuals, organizations, and communities involved in conflict transformation and peacemaking at every level.
http://www.apeacemaker.net/
International and National Groups
Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
http://www.thataway.org/Center for Wise Democratic Processes
http://www.wisedemocracy.org/Coexistence Initiative
http://www.coexistence.net/Fellowship of Reconciliation
http://www.forusa.org/Institute of World Affairs
http://www.iwa.org/International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life
http://www.brandeis.edu/ethics/International Institute for Sustained Dialogue
http://www.sustaineddialogue.org/International Listening Association
http://www.listen.org/Templates/try_new.htmNational Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
http://www.thataway.org/Network of Communities for Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution
http://www.apeacemaker.net/Compassionate Listening Project
http://www.compassionatelistening.org/The Peace Company
http://www.thepeacecompany.com/Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking (CRJ&P)
http://2ssw.che.umn.edu/rjp/
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Institutes Located at Universities
Program on Negotiation - Harvard Law School
http://www.pon.harvard.edu/Center of Public Policy Dispute Resolution – University of Texas School of Law
http://www.utexas.edu/law/academics/centers/cppdr/Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution - University of Missouri School of Law
http://www.law.missouri.edu/csdr/Conflict Research Consortium - University of Colorado
http://conflict.colorado.edu/Cornell/PERC – Institute on Conflict Resolution
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/icr/Dispute Resolution Institute – Hamline University School of Law
http://www.hamline.edu/law/adr/index.htmlIndiana Conflict Resolution Institute – Indiana University School of Public and Environment Affairs
http://www.spea.indiana.edu/icri/Institute for Study of Alternatives Dispute Resolution (ISADR)- Humboldt State University
http://www.humboldt.edu/~isadr/International Online Training Program on Intractable Conflict- University of Colorado
http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/index_orig.htmlMartin Institute Center for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, University of Idaho
http://www.martin.uidaho.edu/International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution at Columbia University
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/icccr/
Blogs and Networking
Join the on-line Community of the UMass Boston Graduate Programs in Dispute Resolution
Go to http://umbdisres.ning.com, enter your email address and create a password, to sign up
Designed by the UMB DisRes Student organization, for current and former students to:
Collaborate. Communicate. Connect. Have FunThe site is 'private' so that only members can find it, see its content, etc. Membership is open only to people who can stake a reasonable claim of being part of the UMB DisRes community. Requests are reviewed by an administrator, who is a current student and a member of the Dispute Resolution Student Council. There is discussion amongst the council membership and other students and alumni about the pros and cons of having faculty join. Join and be heard. When you log in, select “My Settings” for information and to customize your privacy and information settings.
Mediation Channel
http://mediationchannel.com/Mediation Mensch
http://mediationmensch.blogspot.com/Mediator Tech
http://mediatortech.com/blog/ODR News Blog: Online Dispute Resolution
http://www.odr.info/Rule Blog: perspective and commentary on conflict resolution, technology and the Internet
http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/people-and-blogsStrategic Conversations - conflict coaching for women
http://imaginactive.typepad.com/Robert Ambrogi’s law-sites: tracking new and intriguing web sites for the legal profession
http://www.legaline.com/lawsites.htmlThe Directory of Alternative Dispute Resolution Blogs
http://www.myhq.com/public/a/d/adrblog/Alternative Dispute Resolution Web Ring
http://www.ringsurf.com/netring?action=info&ring=ADRblogADR Web Ring Portal
http://adrwebring.blogspot.com/Map of the Alternative Dispute Resolution World
http://www.mapservices.org/myguestmap/showguestmap.do?id=wingedmonkeysPeace and Collaborative Development Network
http://internationalpeaceandconflict.org. This online initiative brings together professionals, academics and students involved in Conflict Resolution, Human Rights, International Development, Democratization, Social Entrepreneurship and related fields.
Newsletters
USIP Weekly Bulletin
http://www.usip.org/email/newsletter/MTI Monthly
Sign up at http://www.mediationworks.com/mti/friends.htmCollaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
Sign up at www.casel.org/listservsAlertNet
Sign up at http://www.alertnet.org/services/subscriptions/index.htmMorris K Udall Foundation
Sign up at http://www.udall.gov/NewsAnnouncements/ManageSubscriptions.aspx.
Research Grants, Fellowships, and Scholarships
Fulbright conflict resolution scholarship
http://www.amideast.org/offices/tunisia/programs_services/conflict_resol.htmInternational peace and conflict resolution
http://www.aupeace.org/scholarshipsP.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund for Women
http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/fellowships/peace.htmTKFD- the Tokyo foundation
http://www.tkfd.or.jp/eng/division/fellowship/Council on American-Islamic Relations
Criteria for CAIR ROSA PARK Scholarship Award .pdf download
http://www.cair-net.org/scholarship_criteria_2006.pdf
Mediation Training Programs
Metropolitan Mediation Services (MMS), Brookline MA
617-241-0300
http://metromediation.orgCommunity Dispute Settlement Center (CDSC), Cambridge MA
617-876-5376
http://www.communitydispute.orgMediation Works Inc. (MWI), Boston MA
617-973-9739
http://www.mwi.orgBoston Law Collaborative, Boston MA
617-439-4700
http://www.bostonlawcollaborative.com
Community Mediation Programs
Community Dispute Settlement Center (CDSC), Cambridge MA
617-876-5376
http://www.communitydispute.orgMetropolitan Mediation Services (MMS), Brookline MA
617-241-0300
http://metromediation.orgNational Association for Community Mediation
NAFCM'S mission is to support the maintenance and growth of community-based mediation programs and processes, to present a compelling voice in appropriate policy-making, legislative, professional, and other arenas, and to encourage the development and sharing of resources for these efforts.
http://www.nafcm.org/