Negotiation for the Prevention and Resolution of International Disputes: Training the International Negotiators of Tomorrow

Experiential learning and a reality-based learning setting have been demonstrated to yield high success rates in negotiation teaching by providing an experience that allows students to reflect, understand, and become better negotiators. In other words, it provides unique opportunities to train the diplomats of tomorrow. This article, after reviewing the existing literature on experiential pedagogy for negotiation teaching, presents a graduate-level course in negotiation for law and political science students, designed to provide them with the use of in class exercises, simulations, flipped classroom and technology for a dynamic and active environment. The analysis also allows for prospective research of the next development steps, contemplating the inclusion of (1) fully flipped classrooms with pre-recorded lessons, (2) asking students to participate in the design of the simulation, (3) working conferences with presenters and (4) an integrated use of technology and ai to conduct a simulation on a dedicated online platform.