Published Versions of Tower of Babel Symposium Articles

Here are the published versions of the articles from Missouri’s symposium last year, Moving Negotiation Theory from the Tower of Babel Toward a World of Mutual Understanding.

Clicking on the titles below will take you to the abstracts with more information for most of the articles as well as a link to the articles themselves.

Moving Negotiation Theory from the Tower of Babel Toward a World of Mutual Understanding by John Lande. (Click here for the conclusion, which synthesizes insights from the symposium.)

The Definition of Negotiation: A Play in Three Acts by Andrea Kupfer Schneider, Noam Ebner, David Matz and John Lande

Using the Terms Integrative and Distributive Bargaining in the Classroom: Time for Change? by Rishi Batra

How to Learn About Negotiation from Full-Length Descriptions of Real Events by David Matz and Adrian Borbély

Building Theory from Real Life Negotiations by John Lande

Novel Negotiation by Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff

Should they Listen to Us? Seeking a Negotiation / Conflict Resolution Contribution to Practice in Intractable Conflicts by Sanda Kaufman, Christopher Honeyman and Andrea Kupfer Schneider

Negotiation is Changing by Noam Ebner (See also this blog post.)

A “Grand” Unified Negotiation Theory… in Context by Adrian Borbély, Noam Ebner, Christopher Honeyman, Sanda Kaufman and Andrea Kupfer Schneider

On the Forming of Unified Field Theories by Noam Ebner

In addition to the articles, the symposium has generated Virtual book club conversations discussing the readings (which are great reading assignments)

John Lande on New Article on Mediation Representation – and an Invitation for a Conversation at the ABA DR Conference: “Hi Geoff, Thanks for your kind words and for highlighting this important point. I agree that many mediators, especially in…”

Geoff Sharp on New Article on Mediation Representation – and an Invitation for a Conversation at the ABA DR Conference: “Hi John, thank you for the tremendous resources you consistently make available. I particularly enjoyed your latest AI musings I…”

David Hubbard on The Roles We Play: “Thank You!!!”

Ellen Deason on An Existential Crisis for the Field?: “Thank you, Art, for encouraging us to think about these (not entirely inconsistent) reactions and paths. And for helping us…”

Kelly Browe Olson on Jennifer Reynolds named Dean at Oregon: “This is such a great choice! Excited for Jen and Oregon to see what’s next!”

Art Hinshaw on Congratulations to the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution 2025 Award Winners: “Big congratulations to both Grande and Amy. You are both so deserving.”

John Lande on What’s the Matter with BATNA?: “Thanks, Peter. I’m glad you appreciate the appendices, which I think are an important part of the article. They make…”

Peter Baugher on What’s the Matter with BATNA?: “Thank you for your insightful BATNA article. The appendices offer useful checklists and reminders of the range of factors relevant…”

Greg Burge on Choosing to Use Good Language in the “ADR” Field: “Once you understand the concept, it is important to use your own words instead of the concept’s label. This establishes…”

Hiro N. Aragaki on What can Los Angeles Learn from Seventeenth Century London?: “Jan, thank you for weighing in – I hope your home is safe and my thoughts go out to all…”