Resources

Over the last several decades, CDR Associates have published many contributions to the field from books, to white papers, situations assessments and case studies. Here you will find a small selection of our resources. If you wish to learn more, we would love to talk to you. Contact us

Handbook on Global and Multicultural Negotiation

In a globalized and multicultural world, several of the most valuable skills to have are effective ways to communicate and negotiate with people from diverse backgrounds.  The Handbook of Multicultural and Global Negotiation by CDR Partners Christopher Moore and Peter Woodrow is based on extensive research and their work in over 100 countries.  It provides practical and successful strategies for negotiation between individuals and groups from different cultures and how to reach enduring agreements or resolve disputes.

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The Conflict Paradox: Seven Dilemmas at the Core of Disputes

The Conflict Paradox, the new book by CDR Founding Partner Bernie Mayer, explores what lies at the root of effective conflict work.  In this creative, profound, and yet deeply practical book, Bernie outlines seven key dilemmas that conflict practitioners face every day. The Conflict Paradox challenges all of us, disputants and interveners alike, to adopt a new way to think about the choices we all face in conflict.

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Strengthening the Practice of Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy in the United Nations: The UNITAR Approach

For 22 years, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has presented a highly successful seminar on Peacemaking and Preventive Diplomacy for UN staff and Foreign Service officers from around the world.  CDR Partners Susan Wildau and Christopher Moore have been key presenters at the seminars since the beginning of the program.  They have now contributed three chapters on multiparty mediation to this book on the content and process used in the seminar, which is now available to the public.

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The Mediation Process, 4th ed.

In the almost thirty years since CDR partner Christopher Moore originally published this book, conflict resolution practitioners, faculty, and students have depended on The Mediation Process as the all-inclusive guide to the discipline. This thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition has been updated to include coverage of the most contemporary issues in mediation practice.

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The Dynamics of Conflict: A Guide to Engagement and Intervention

CDR founding Partner Bernard Mayer once again demonstrates his unique ability to weave theory and practice together with real-world examples whether about warring nations or a family dispute to help readers better understand both the fundamentals and nuances involved in working in the conflict arena. The Dynamics of Conflict is a very important read for anyone who works with people in conflict.

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Beyond Neutrality: Confronting the Crisis in Conflict Resolution

In this thought-provoking, passionately written book, CDR founding partner Bernard Mayer, an internationally acclaimed leader in the field, dares practitioners to ask the hard questions about alternative dispute resolution.Offering a committed practitioner’s critique of the profession of mediation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution, Beyond Neutrality focuses on the current crisis in the field of conflict resolution and offers a pragmatic response.

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