For More Info Policy makers, practitioners, program managers, and researchers need data about how conflict resolution works, not just in theory, but in practice. Empirical information about conflict resolution can be hard to find, because it may be published in any of a number of forms and disciplines.
Studies appear in academic journals, legal periodicals, and government publications.
Researchers may come from any of a number of academic disciplines, including but not limited to anthropology, business, communications, criminal justice, economics, government, human resource management, industrial relations, international affairs, law, organizational behavior, political science, psychology, public affairs, and sociology. We at the Indiana Conflict Resolution Institute have tried to make this information more accessible to the public through this searchable database. This database seeks to provide a comprehensive list of empirical field studies and program evaluations on conflict resolution. While it is still under construction, the database includes evaluations of conflict resolution including juvenile court, international, employment, environmental, and labor relations programs. The list of evaluations continues to grow and should not be considered exhaustive.