At its annual conference, the International Association for Conflict Management awards a young researcher who and produced an outstanding doctoral dissertation. Candidates submit a summary of their dissertation topic and findings and these are considered by a committe, chaired by a Board Member-at-Large. Before 2002 these awards were given annually. Since 2002 its award has alternated with the best Outstanding book award.
2009: Nurit Schnabel (2009). A Needs-Based Model of Reconciliation: Satisfying the Differential Emotional Needs of Victims and Perpetrators as a Key to Promoting Reconciliation.
2005: Gerben van Kleef (2005). Emotions in negotiation. University of Amsterdam.
2003: Corinne Bendersky (2003). Dispute resolution System effectiveness: Complementarities and mediators. MIT.
2002: Wendi Adair (2002). Reciprocity in the global market: Cross-cultural negotiations. Cornell University.
2001: Adam Golinsky (2001). Perspective-taking: Debiasing social thought. University of Utah.
2000: Vidar Schei (2000). Negotiations in small groups: Effects of goal orientation on outcome. Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.
1999: Kimberly Wade-Benzoni (1999). Intergenerational justice: Discounting, reciprocity, and fairness as factors that influence how resources are allocated across generations.
1997: William Weisberg (1996). Walking in other's shoes on the path from divorce to parental cooperation: A test of conflict resolution theory. Harvard University, USA.
