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Chronicling the Complexification of Negotiation Theory and Practice
Author(s) -
MenkelMeadow Carrie
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
negotiation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.238
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1571-9979
pISSN - 0748-4526
DOI - 10.1111/j.1571-9979.2009.00236.x
Subject(s) - negotiation , complexification , field (mathematics) , accountability , philosophy of law , action (physics) , conflict resolution , public relations , analogy , sociology , epistemology , political science , law , philosophy , comparative law , quantum mechanics , physics , mathematics , pure mathematics , mathematical analysis
The essay reviews the content of twenty‐five years of Negotiation Journal , identifying themes and issues explored on its pages in the past, the current issues challenging the field's scholars and practitioners, and the issues likely to confront us in the future. It argues that while we in the field hoped for simple, elegant, and universal theories of negotiation and conflict resolution, the last twenty‐five years have demonstrated the increasing complexification of negotiation theory and practice, from increased numbers of parties and issues, and dilemmas of intertemporal commitments, ethics, accountability, and relationships of private action to public responsibility.