International Association for Conflict Management

International Association for Conflict Management
Name	International Association for Conflict Management
Abbreviation	IACM
Formation	1984
Type	Learned society
Headquarters	United States
Region served	International
Leader title	President

International Association for Conflict Management is an international learned society that brings together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers concerned with conflict resolution, negotiation, mediation, and dispute systems design. The association convenes interdisciplinary work linking researchers from University of Michigan, Stanford University, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, University of Chicago, Oxford University, Cambridge University, London School of Economics, University of Toronto, McGill University, University of British Columbia, University of Sydney, Australian National University, University of Melbourne, National University of Singapore, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Seoul National University, University of Cape Town, University of Ghana, Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Oxford, University College London, University of Edinburgh, King's College London, Princeton University, Cornell University, Duke University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Irvine, Brown University, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, Syracuse University, Rutgers University, Ohio State University, Michigan State University, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Texas A&M University, University of Texas at Austin, Arizona State University, University of Arizona and international bodies such as the United Nations, World Bank, European Union, African Union, NATO, ASEAN, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Interpol, Red Cross, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, International Crisis Group, Carter Center, Conciliation Resources.

History

The association originated in the mid-1980s as scholars from Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, University of Pittsburgh and University of Wisconsin–Madison sought venues akin to American Political Science Association and Academy of Management for work on negotiation and mediation, influenced by landmark works such as Getting to Yes, studies linked to Harvard Negotiation Project, and comparative analyses influenced by cases like the Good Friday Agreement, Camp David Accords, Dayton Agreement, Treaty of Versailles history studies and lessons from the Rwandan Genocide. Early conferences featured contributors affiliated with MIT, Yale Law School, Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School, Columbia Law School, NYU School of Law and policy institutes such as the Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, RAND Corporation, Heritage Foundation and Council on Foreign Relations. The association expanded through collaborations with regional groups including International Institute for Strategic Studies, Peace Research Institute Oslo, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and university centers like Harvard Kennedy School.

Mission and Objectives

The association's mission aligns with aims promoted by entities such as United Nations Development Programme, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Health Organization and International Labour Organization to advance research, practice and policy on conflict processes, dispute resolution and reconciliation. Objectives include fostering interdisciplinary research bridging departments at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology collaborations with law schools and social science units drawing on methods used by National Bureau of Economic Research, American Psychological Association and American Sociological Association, disseminating evidence as done by Nature, Science (journal), American Journal of Political Science and promoting applied training resembling programs at Pepperdine University and University of Notre Dame.

Membership and Governance

Membership comprises academics from institutions such as University of Notre Dame, Vanderbilt University, Rice University, Emory University, Washington University in St. Louis, practitioners from International Committee of the Red Cross, United States Institute of Peace, European Court of Human Rights, and representatives from ministries and courts like Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court of Canada, European Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, International Court of Justice, and regional tribunals. Governance follows precedents of learned societies including American Association for the Advancement of Science and Royal Society, with elected officers, an executive board, standing committees and a code of conduct modeled on guidelines from American Bar Association and ethics frameworks used by UNICEF and World Bank Group.

Conferences and Events

Annual meetings rotate globally, hosted at venues ranging from Harvard University to University of Cape Town and convene panels featuring work connected to case studies on Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Korean Peninsula, Syrian Civil War, Bosnian War, Kosovo conflict, Northern Ireland conflict and transitional justice experiences like those in South Africa and Argentina. The association co-sponsors symposia with International Peace Research Association, Association for Conflict Resolution, Academy of Management track initiatives, workshops in partnership with European Consortium for Political Research, American Political Science Association sections and practitioner trainings similar to programs run by Asian Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank.

Publications and Journals

The association supports scholarly outlets and special issues appearing in journals such as Journal of Conflict Resolution, Negotiation Journal, Journal of Peace Research, International Negotiation, Conflict Management and Peace Science, Law & Society Review, American Journal of International Law, World Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Political Psychology and edited volumes published by presses like Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, Springer, SAGE Publications and Wiley-Blackwell.

Awards and Recognitions

The association grants awards honoring contributions similar to honors from Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize contexts and professional recognitions akin to those by American Political Science Association and Academy of Management: best paper awards, lifetime achievement recognitions, dissertation prizes and practice awards celebrating impact comparable to recipients associated with Carter Center mediators, former ambassadors from United States Department of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, senior judges from European Court of Human Rights and notable scholars linked to Harvard University, Stanford University, Yale University.

Research and Impact

Research fostered by the association intersects studies published in outlets such as Science Advances, PNAS, Annual Review of Political Science and informs policymaking at institutions including United Nations Security Council, World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, European Commission, US Agency for International Development and national foreign ministries. Empirical projects draw on datasets and methods used by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Correlates of War Project, Uppsala Conflict Data Program and partnerships with centers like Kellogg School of Management dispute resolution units, Helsinki Commission initiatives and non-governmental programs by Mercy Corps, OXFAM, CARE International and Search for Common Ground.

Category:Learned societies