I learned of Jurgen Habermas’s death at 96 while I was teaching my Negotiation intensive course and my students were engaged in a complex multi-party consensus – building exercise. As we debriefed, I asked if they had heard of Habermas and all said No, despite the fact that many were Political Science majors in college. … Continue reading On Habermas: from Carrie Menkel-Meadow →

This morning, I read the here-linked Guardian story reporting that Jurgen Habermas has died. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/jurgen-habermas-obituary I know no credible scholars in our field who would accuse Habermas of being easy to read. And I am not the right person to write a thorough, or maybe even thoughtful, examination of the ADR-specific impacts of Habermas’s notions … Continue reading Jurgen Habermas (1929-2026) →

Our last blog on the Israel conflict resolution trip will be on the concept of hope.  It was striking to me–and to the students, as outlined below–how many of our speakers focused on hope for the future.  We heard this across the board–from released hostage Gadi Mozes, from NGO’s working in peace on the ground, … Continue reading Hope & Peacebuilding →

Students at Cardozo had the pleasure of hearing from a diverse and impactful group of speakers during their trip to Israel. A common theme among many of the speakers and lecturers concerned the impact of the Israeli judiciary, social institutions, and non-profit organizations in Israeli politics on a national and international stage. Professor Rivka Weill … Continue reading Israel Trip Reflections–Law, Justice & Conflict →

Clearly as we watch what is unfolding now, the experiences from October 7th continue to inform Israeli policies and politics.  Here are student reflections on our visits to the Nova site and Kibbutz Nir Oz as well as meetings with hostage Gadi Moses, Professor Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son was held hostage, and Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy, … Continue reading Conflict Reflections–Trauma and October 7th →

I am a member of the Board of Resolution Systems Institute (RSI), well-known to many of you for its important work in evaluating and providing research-based tools to help assure the quality of court-connected dispute resolution programs. One of RSI’s newest contributions to our field is a Power Imbalance Toolkit for mediators. The Toolkit (and … Continue reading Supporting Mediators in Eviction Cases: Introducing RSI’s Power Imbalance Toolkit →

As readers of Indisputably know well, I travel with students every other year to Israel to study conflict close up and to learn from those on the ground about their perspective directly.   This year’s trip occurred in January and students wrote reflections last month about what they had seen, learned, and hoped for in the … Continue reading Conflict in the Middle East Reflections →