Two approaches to the process of guided discovery learning are compared for their impacts on concept understanding. One, referred to as design, emphasizes invention and draws on the simulation literature. The other, referred to as case analysis, focuses on discovery and draws on the case-based...

This study explores the role of justice in eleven historical cases of inter-governmental negotiation. Building on results obtained in several recent studies on justice in negotiation, we examine a set of hypotheses about relationships among negotiating process (as distributive bargaining or...

The many activities labeled “peacebuilding” usually lack a clear articulation of the larger picture toward which they work. What is the goal of peace toward which these efforts hope to accomplish? What are the characteristics of peaceful nations? While some have answered these questions in...

Druckman and Ebner carefully review an overwhelming number of studies which conclude that simulations (in all fields, not just negotiation) typically fail to live up to their promise. One quirk of the studies, however, drew their particular interest and inspired their own research: it seemed...

In this article, the authors report the results of two experiments that explored hypotheses about the relative learning advantages of role-play and scenario design. The experiments were conducted with similar student populations in Australia and Israel. Using a matched-pairs design, participants...

Detailed chronologies of events that transpired during the discussion of intellectual property issues (TRIPS) in the GATT Uruguay Round and prior to and during the WTO Doha Ministerial are used to trace the unfolding negotiation processes through time. Of particular interest are departures from...

Building on content analysis of negotiator statements that compared the process and outcome in multiple international, intergovernmental negotiations, this study further assesses the existence of procedural justice in eleven negotiations, to compare three categories of variables: process,...

Advances in dynamical systems theory and technologies have provided an opportunity to model the core processes of escalation and de-escalation between conflicting groups. The processes are depicted in the form of propositions based on the sociology of conflict literature (Druckman and...