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Program
This preliminary program is a draft, to be used for planning purposes only. It is subject to corrections and change. Only the final version may be used as evidence of participation in the conference. 2
International Conference on
“Negotiation: Dispute Resolution and
Conflict Management in a Changing World”
April 10-12, 2014
Kennesaw State University
KSU Center
3333 Busbee Drive, Kennesaw, GA 30144
Program
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Tuesday April 8 and Wednesday April 9, 2014
All Day Arrival at various hotels
Thursday April 10, 2014
8:00-12:00 noon Arrival at various hotels
Tour of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (Optional)
1:00-5:00 PM Pre-Conference Workshops
Workshop # 1: Negotiation in an M&A Context KC 460
Panelists:
Mr. James Decker, Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Capital Partners
Mr. Phillip Thompson, Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Dr. Michael Salvador, Director, Executive Education Programs, Kennesaw State University
Mr. Larry Stevens, School of Accountancy, Kennesaw State University
Moderators:
Dr. Sridhar Ramamoorti, Associate Professor, School of Accountancy, Kennesaw State University
Dr. Heather Pincock, Assistant Professor of Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University
Brief Description: Effective negotiation is crucial to the success of corporate mergers and acquisitions. The
purpose of this pre-conference workshop is to explore and highlight negotiation best practices at all stages of
the M&A life cycle including pre-M&A activity, during M&A dealmaking discussions, and in the post-M&A
integration phase.
Workshop #2: Intercultural Conflict Style (ICS) Inventory® KC 464
Presenter: Dr. Mitchell R. Hammer, Hammer Consulting, LLC™
Brief Description: A workshop on the practical “four-quadrant intercultural conflict style model” developed by
Dr. Mitchell R. Hammer provides a rich framework for increasing competence in cross-cultural conflict
resolution. Participants will be able to understand cultural differences that “make a difference” in conflict
resolution through the lens of the four-quadrant intercultural conflict style model; and determine one's own
intercultural conflict style.
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5:00-7:00 PM Registration KC Fountain Area
Reception KC 400
Friday April 11, 2014
8:30-9:00 AM Registration KC Fountain Area
9:00-10:30 AM Opening and Keynote Address KC 400
General remarks—Dr. Akanmu Adebayo, Director of Center for Conflict Management
Welcome—Dr. Robin Dorff, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS)
Welcome—Dr. Lance Askildson, Chief international Office & Executive Director of
Institute for Global Initiatives (IGI)
Introduction of Keynote Speaker—Ms. Rosezetta Bobo, Director of ADR Services and
Training, Center for Conflict Management
Keynote Address—Dr. Mitch R. Hammer, Hammer Consulting, LLC, “Crisis
Conversations: A Commitment to „Ground Truth‟”
Comments, Questions & Answers
10:30-11:45 AM Concurrent Sessions A1-A3
Session A1 Relationally-Based Negotiation Practice KC 182
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Timothy Hedeen, Professor of Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University
Presenter: Cherise Hairston, Dayton Mediation Center, “Relationally-Based Negotiation Practice: A
Transformative Approach to Negotiation”
Session A2 Negotiation: Theory and Practice KC 460
Chair/Discussant: Ms. Rosezetta Bobo, Director of ADR Services and Training, Kennesaw State University
Presenters Sridhar Ramamoorti and Kurt Schulzke, School of Accountancy, Kennesaw State
University, “On the Psychology Behind Negotiation: A Fresh Perspective
Paul A. Story, Department of Psychology, Kennesaw State University, “Setting the stage
for negotiation: Unconscious Influences on Negotiation Strategies”
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Session A3 Choosing to Negotiate in Good Faith KC 462
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Maia Carter Hallward, International Conflict Management, Kennesaw State
University
Presenters: Amanda Guidero and Maia Carter Hallward, International Conflict Management,
Kennesaw State University, “Choosing to Negotiate: The 2013 Israel-Palestinian Peace
Talk”
Sara Ross, University of Ottawa, “Your Day in Wiki Court: ADR, Fairness, and Justice
in Wikipedia‟s Global Community”
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch Break
1:00-2:15 Concurrent Sessions B1-B3
Session B1 Using Photovoice as a Conflict Engagement Strategy KC 182
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Akanmu Adebayo, Director of the Center for Conflict Management, Kennesaw State
University
Presenter: Birthe C. Reimers, International Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University,
“Using Photovoice as a Conflict Engagement Strategy in Diverse Communities”
Session B2 Indigenous Approaches to Negotiation KC 462
Chair/Discussant: Tom Pynn, Coordinator, Peace Studies Program, Kennesaw State University
Presenters: Victor Friday Samuel Igbogbo, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Nigeria, “The
Resolution of Chieftaincy Disputes by Esan Customary Law: EWU as a Case Study”
Serwaa Brewoo and Mustapha Abdallah, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping
Training Centre, “Exploring Indigenous Mechanisms for Peace Negotiations in West
Africa”
Session B3 Working Toward a Peaceful Process in the Developing World KC 464
Chair/Discussant: Ms. Rosezetta Bobo, Director of ADR Services and Training, Kennesaw State University
Presenters: David Andersen-Rodgers, California State University-Sacramento, “Unarmed Civil
Society Groups and Negotiated Peace Settlements”
Fonkem Achankeng, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, “Exploring the 1961 Foumban
Talks: Ramifications for Political Developments in the Cameroons”
2:15-2:30 Break
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2:30-3:45 Concurrent Sessions C1-C3
Session C1 Getting to “Yes, And”: Negotiating Strategies KC 460
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Kurt Schulzke, School of Accountancy, Kennesaw State University
Presenters: Charity Scott, Georgia State University, and Tim Hedeen, Kennesaw State University,
“Getting to “Yes, And”: Negotiating Conflict Using the Best Practices of Applied
Improvisation”
Session C2 Religion, Labor Relations, and Conflict KC 462
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Farooq Kperogi, Department of Communication, Kennesaw State University
Presenters: Felix Omo Okokhere, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria, “Labour Relations,
Negotiations and Industrial Strikes in Nigeria: Conceptualizing the Challenges”
Paul Ilo, London Metropolitan University, “Faith-Based Organizations and Conflict
Resolution in Nigeria: A Case Study of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Since
Its Establishment”
Muthoni Richards, Kennesaw State University, “Religion in Peacemaking and
Peacebuilding: A Comparative Study of Christianity and Islam”
Session C3 Amnesty to Militants: Process and Results KC 464
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Ikechukwu Ukeje, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education,
Kennesaw State University
Presenters: Silk Ugwu Ogbu, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria, “Amnesty and the Negotiated
Settlement of the Insurgency in the Niger Delta”
Philip E. Agbebaku, John E. Anegbode, and Sylvester Alonge, Ambrose Alli University,
Nigeria, “The Role of Negotiation in Conflict Resolution: The Case of Amnesty
Programme in Nigeria”
Henrietta Uche Obanya, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, “Granting of Amnesty
as a Conflict Resolution Strategy in Nigeria: An Appraisal”
3:45-4:00 Break
4:00-5:15 Concurrent Sessions D1-D4
Session D1 Negotiation and Nigeria‟s Security Challenges KC 182
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Akanmu Adebayo, Director of Center for Conflict Management, Kennesaw State
University
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Presenters: Philip R. Agbebaku, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria, “Tackling Nigeria‟s Security
Challenges! Negotiations or What with Boko Haram?”
V.O. Aghayere and Walter Idada, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria, “Conflict
Management in Nigeria: Niger Delta and Boko Haram Insurgency and Militancy”
Willie Aziegbe Eselebor, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, “The Search for Alternatives in
Asymmetric Warfare in Nigeria”
Session D2 Nigeria: Minority Question and State Failure KC 460
Chair/Discussant: Nwakaego Nkumeh, Esq, Office of Legal Affairs, Kennesaw State University
Presenters: Tunde Agara, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria, “Negotiating the Federal
Accommodation: Minorities and the Issue of the National Question in Nigeria”
Aniekan Ekpe, University of Uyo, Nigeria, “Conflict and Conflict Resolution between
Countries in the Global Arena: A Political Economy Analysis of the 1981 Nigeria-
Cameroon Border Crisis”
Rasheed I. Akinyemi, University of Lagos, Nigeria, “State Failure and the Inability to
Negotiate Peace in Fragile Democracies: The Nigerian Experience”
Felix Chinwe Asogwa, Enugu State University, Nigeria, “Constitutional Conference as
an Instrument of National Negotiation and Reconciliation in Nigeria: A Critical
Evaluation”
Session D3 Protests and National Dialog Approaches to Negotiation KC 462
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Nurudeen Akinyemi, Director of Center for African and African Diaspora Studies,
Kennesaw State University
Presenters: Samy S. Gerges, International Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University,
“National Dialogue for Dealing with Past Grievances in Arab Spring Countries”
EmebetGetachew Abate, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, “National Dialogue in Ethiopia: From
Barrier to Bridge”
Mohamed Amroun, Moloud Maameri University, Tizi-Ouzou, Algeria, “The
Negotiations Process in the Western Sahara Conflict: From a Legal Solution to the
Political Approach... Is This Possible?”
Session D4 The Changing World of Negotiation KC 464
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Brandon Lundy, Interim Associate Director of International Conflict Management
Presenters: Victor Martinez Reyes, Lakeland, FL, “The False Promise of Principled Negotiations”
Hideaki Irie, Kyushu University, Japan, and Visiting Scholar, Kennesaw State
University, “Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in Japan”
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Katie Sizemore, American University, Washington, D.C., “Negotiating Criminal
Violence: El Salvador‟s 2012 Gang Truce”
5:15-5:30 Break
5:30-7:00 Film Show KC 464
“Coexist” and Conversation with Producer, Adam Mazo
Charrettes KC 182. KC 460
7:00-9:00 Dinner and Plenary Session KC 400
Buffet dinner
General remarks—Dr. Akanmu Adebayo, Director of Center for Conflict Management (CCM)
Greetings—Dr. Robin Dorff, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS)
Greetings—Dr. Lance Askildson, Chief International Office & Executive Director of Institute for
Global Initiatives (IGI)
Greetings—Her Excellency, Hon. Jean Kamau, Ambassador of Kenya to the United States,
Wshington, D.C.
Greetings—His Excellency, Hon. Geoffrey Tenneilabe, Consul-General of Nigeria in Atlanta,
represented by Mr. Joseph Gargadi, Consul, Political, Information, Culture & Education
Recognitions—Dr. Akanmu Adebayo
Results of Mock Mediation—Dr. Heather Pincock, Associate Professor of Conflict Management,
KSU
Introduction of Keynote Speaker—Dr. Timothy Hedeen, Professor of Conflict Management,
KSU
Keynote Address—His Excellency, Hon. Chudi Okafor, Ambassador of Nigeria to the Kingdom
of Thailand and Myanmar (Burma), and also Permanent Observer at the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Bangkok
Topic: “Security Challenges in Africa and Nigeria‟s Contributions to Conflict Management and
Resolution in a Changing Continent: A Perspective”
Comments, Questions & Answers
Saturday, April 12
9:00-9:30 AM Coffee/Welcome/Registration
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9:30-10:45 Concurrent Sessions E1-E3
Session E1 Women in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: From Victims to Agents of Change KC 460
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Debarati Sen, International Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University
Presenters: Natalia Meneses, International Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University, “UN
Security Council Resolution 1325”
Catherine Odera, International Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University,
“Creative ways of Engaging Women in Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Construction”
Etsegenet “Mimi” G. Endale, International Conflict Management, Kennesaw State
University, “Women in Armed Conflict: Victims and Agents”
Session E2 Teaching Negotiation in the Age of Identity Conflict KC 182
Chair/Discussant: Tom Pynn, Coordinator, Peace Studies Program, Kennesaw State University
Presenters: Karenjot Bhangoo Randhawa, University of California, Berkeley, Ami C. Carpenter,
University of San Diego, and Ivan Sascha Sheehan, University of Baltimore, “Not Your
Mom‟s Negotiation Class: Teaching Negotiation in the Age of Identity Conflict, Culture
Wars and Terrorism”
Session E3 A Century after Amalgamation: The Nigerian National Dialog KC 182
Chair/Discussant: Melvin (Wim) Laven, International Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University
Presenters: Olisa Godson Muojama, University of Ibadan, and Ikechukwu Ikerionwu, University of
Massachusetts, South Campus, “Beyond Win-Win and Win-Lose Strategies: Reflections
on Deceptive and Extreme Negotiation in Nigeria”
Philip Afaha, University of Abuja, Nigeria, “The Nigerian National Dialogue: History,
Issues and Challenges”
John E. Anegbode, Sylvester Alonge, and Cletus Onakalu, Ambrose Alli University,
Nigeria, “Good Governance as an Instrument of Conflict Prevention: A Lesson for Africa
Leaders”
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-12:15 Concurrent Sessions F1-F4
Session F1 Preparing for Effective Negotiation: Insights from Mediators KC 182
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Timothy Hedeen, Professor of Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University
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Presenters: JoAnne Donner and Timothy Hedeen, Conflict Management Programs, Kennesaw State
University, “Preparing for Effective Negotiation: Insights from Mediators”
Session F2 Nigeria: Civil War, Armed Conflicts and Negotiation KC 460
Chair/Discussant: Ms. Natalia Meneses, International Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University
Presenters: Otoabasi Akpan, Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria “The Aburi Negotiations and The
Nigerian Civil War: The Promise and The Failure”
Layi Egunjobi and Odiaka Ndubuisi, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan,
Nigeria, “The Negotiation Issues in Nigeria‟s Post Independence Conflicts”
Session F3 Plea Bargaining Criminal Disputes KC462
Chair/Discussant: Ms. Rosezetta Bobo, Director of ADR Services and Training, Kennesaw State University
Presenters: Sunday A Akpovuyono and Ijeli Ndudi Lilian, Department of Political Science, Delta
State University, Abraka, Nigeria, “Plea Bargaining and Administration of Justice: The
Nigerian Experience”
Olubukola Olugasa, Babcock University School of Law and Security Studies, Iperu
campus, Nigeria, “Psycho/Socio-Economic Rationale of Plea Bargaining in Criminal
Disputes”
Session F4 Nigeria and Boko Haram: Any Chance for Negotiation? KC 464
Chair/Discussant: Tom Pynn, Coordinator, Peace Studies Program, Kennesaw State University
Presenters: Habu Mohammed, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, “The Nigerian State and the
Dilemma of Peace Negotiation with the Jawa‟Tul Ahlil Sunnah Lidda‟Awati Wal-Jihad
(Boko Haram)”
Bonaventure Chizea, Ambrose Alli University, Nigeria, “Boko Haram Insurgency and
the Counter-Insurgency Policy of the Nigerian State: A Critical Assessment”
12:15-2:00 Lunch and Closing KC 400
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NEGOTIATION CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Akanmu Adebayo
Rosezetta Bobo
Christina Edwards
Sherrill Hayes
Timothy Hedeen
Bryan Hutcheson
Ellen Lahtinen
Melvin (Wim) Laven
Brandon D. Lundy
Natalia Meneses
Catherine Odera
Heather Pincock
Thomas Pynn
Amanda Woomer
CO-SPONSORS
Center for Conflict Management (CCM)
College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS)
Interdisciplinary Studies Department (ISD), Peace Studies Program (PSP)
Master of Science program in Conflict Management (MSCM)
PhD Program in International Conflict Management (INCM)
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