Association for Conflict Resolution—Giving Voice to the Choices for Quality Conflict Resolution

2013 Call for Nominations for Election to ACR

Each year, ACR seeks dedicated, energetic, enthusiastic, talented and knowledgeable members to become volunteer leaders as Board Directors and Officers. If you are such a member or know a member who qualifies, this is the time to consider becoming a candidate (or nominating someone) for a seat on the Board. READ MORE

2013 June: Call for Submissions - CRQ Journal

Call for Submissions Organizational Dispute Resolution Conflict Resolution Quarterly publishes scholarship on relationships between theory, research, and practice in the conflict management and dispute resolution field to promote more effective professional applications. Conflict Resolution Quarterly is sponsored by the Association READ MORE

ACR Update April 2013: President's Message

Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to announce that next month, you will begin to receive ACR Updates in a new format. The new ACR Update will be weekly, rather than monthly, and will include more information about ACR events and activities condensed into one email. READ MORE

Making Peace Happen with Adele Grunberg

For the last five months, over the course of eleven mediation sessions, I have been meeting with two sides of a family (two pairs of siblings who are cousins to each other) who are in business together. For three generations, there has been conflict and discord causing the business and the family members to suffer a great deal. READ MORE

What is Conflict Resolution?

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) refers to any process or collection of processes established to resolve disputes without trial or violence. The term “ADR” is often used to refer to a broad category of “ADR processes” such as negotiation, conciliation, mediation, settlement conferences, arbitration, consensus building, and community conferencing. READ MORE