The mission of the Institute is to encourage and enhance teaching, research, and service in dispute resolution.  Teaching is carried on in a wide variety of contexts, including general skills courses in negotiation, mediation and arbitration, as well as subject-specific courses.  Research is focused on dispute resolution theory and practice, including policy, ethical, implementation and empirical questions.  Service activities include public policy initiatives; continuing education and training programs;and conflict resolution.
	
		DCU Number: 10.1720