THE CHICAGO COUNCIL ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS
Invites
THE HARVARD LAW SOCIETY OF ILLINOIS
to a Public Program on
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL: WHEN TO NEGOTIATE, WHEN TO FIGHT
Robert H. Mnookin, Samuel Williston Professor of Law, and Chair, Program on Negotiation
Harvard Law School
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
5:30 p.m. Registration and cash bar reception
6:00 p.m. Presentation and discussion
7:15 p.m. Book signing and cash bar reception
The Fairmont Chicago
200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
In a conflict with an adversary that one perceives as “evil,” should one negotiate or not? This issue arises often in foreign policy, such as the United States’ recent reconsideration of new approaches to relations with Iran, Cuba, and North Korea. Some experts claim that to bargain with the “enemy” risks rewarding unworthy behavior. Others say one should always be willing to negotiate because it is only through compromise that one can build peace and minimize the costs in blood and treasure of war. Please join The Chicago Council on Global Affairs for a special program on the art of negotiation with Robert H. Mnookin, who will explore the challenge of making decisions
about when to negotiate – and when to refuse.
Robert H. Mnookin is the Samuel Williston Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, the chair of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, and the director of the Harvard Negotiation Research Project. Before joining the Harvard faculty, Mnookin was the Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and director of the Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation, an interdisciplinary group concerned with overcoming barriers to the negotiated resolution of conflict. A leading scholar in the field of conflict resolution, Mnookin has applied his interdisciplinary approach to negotiation and conflict resolution to a range of problems, both public and private. Mnookin has taught numerous workshops for corporations, governmental agencies and law firms throughout the world, and trained many executives and professionals in negotiation and mediation skills. He received his A.B. in Economics from Harvard College and his LL.B. from Harvard Law School.
His latest book, "Bargaining with the Devil," will be available for purchase and signing after the program.
This program is cosponsored by the Harvard Law Society of Illinois, Harvard Club of Chicago, and Facing History and Ourselves.
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