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Teaching MaterialTurn the Tide Open-Source Hub
A growing library of case studies, simulations, videos, and instructional guides for climate negotiation education, free for educators worldwide.
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Op-EdCOP presidencies should focus less on climate policy, more on global politics
Climate Home News
An op-ed by NCRC Climate Fellow Aditya Bhayana and Harvard teaching fellow Ben Marshall arguing that, in the wake of a disappointing COP30, future COP presidencies must move beyond drafting agreement text and act as orchestrators of the geopolitics that actually move climate negotiations forward.
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ReportEffective Negotiation Preparation for an Uncertain World: A Strategic and Tactical Guide
RAND Corporation
A RAND-published strategic and tactical guide by Brian Mandell and Tim McDonald that brings systems-thinking to negotiation prep — built for navigating today’s most uncertain, high-stakes deals.
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Teaching MaterialNegotiation Teaching Case Set
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
A six-case curriculum spanning BATNA fundamentals to complex multi-party deals, built to sharpen the negotiation muscle of city officials and public-sector leaders.
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Peer-reviewed ArticleWhy It Worked: Moving from Success to Effectiveness in Conflict Resolution and Peace Negotiations
Negotiation Journal, Vol. 41:251–273 (MIT Press)
The cornerstone paper of the Why It Worked research project, introducing the Propeller framework and making the case for moving beyond outcome-based ‘success’ to a richer measure of negotiation effectiveness.
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Introduction to Special Issue: Why It Worked: Redefining ‘Success’ in Conflict Resolution and Peace Negotiations
Negotiation Journal, Vol. 41:72–98 (MIT Press)
The opening article of the Negotiation Journal special issue on Why It Worked, charting a new research roadmap for redefining ‘success’ in protracted, asymmetric, and ethnonational peace negotiations.
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Teaching MaterialEarly-Stage Collaboration Case Set
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
A teaching case set on the make-or-break early stages of multi-stakeholder collaboration, helping leaders diagnose barriers and build the conditions for diverse teams to succeed.
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ArticleEight Types of Power City Leaders Can Use When Negotiating
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative – Action Insights
An Action Insights piece mapping the eight types of power city leaders can deploy at the table — institutional, convening, veto, shift, moral suasion, nuisance, momentum, and coalitional — paired with a practical power-move checklist.
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Learning from Practice to Teach for Practice: Reflections from a Novel Training Series for International Climate Negotiators
Negotiation Journal, Vol. 40 (3–4):211–226 (MIT Press)
A first-of-its-kind training series equipping early-career international climate negotiators with the practical skills the job demands.
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Teaching MaterialGalvis City Schools Collective Bargaining Simulation
Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
A seven-party collective-bargaining simulation pitting a school district against its teachers’ union, with the mayor stepping in as facilitator — designed to put public-sector negotiators to the test.
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Teaching MaterialLegislative Negotiation Project
HKS Case Program
The Harvard Legislative Negotiation Project (with Hewlett Foundation Madison Initiative support) offers seven simulations and three teaching cases free to educators through the HKS Case Program — designed to help legislators and staff break through gridlock and negotiate effectively across the aisle.