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Ronald Fisher Prof Emeritus School of International Service

Degrees
PhD, Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ of Michigan; MA, Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ of Saskatchewan; BA, Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ of Saskatchewan

Bio
Dr. Ronald Fisher is a Professor Emeritus of International Relations in the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program. He was the founding coordinator of the Applied Social Psychology Graduate Program at the Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ of Saskatchewan, Canada, and has taught at a number of universities in Canada, the United States, and Europe in peace studies and conflict resolution.
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Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Research Interests

Dr. Fisher's primary research interests focus on interactive conflict resolution, which involves informal, third party interventions in protracted and violent ethno-political conflict. He has worked on the longstanding dispute in Cyprus and similar conflicts in other parts of the world.

Selected Publications

  • "Interactive Conflict Resolution: Addressing the Essence of Ethnopolitical Conflict and Peacebuilding," In J. Senehi, I.M. Scott, S. Byrne and T. Matyok (eds.), Routledge Handbook of Peacebuilding and Ethnic Conflict. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 118-130, 2023.
  • Fisher, R., Tadevosyn, M. and Cuhadar, E. The USIP Learning Agenda: An Evidence Review: Track Two Dialogues. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace, 2023.
  • "Transfer Effects from Problem-Solving Workshops to Negotiations: A Process and Outcome Model," Negotiation Journal, 2020.
  • Ronald J. Fisher: A North American Pioneer in Interactive Conflict Resolution, Heidelberg, Germany, 2016.
  • Fisher, R. J., Kelman, H. C. and Nan, S. A. "Conflict analysis and resolution," In L. Huddy, D.Sears and J. Levy, (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology. New York, NY: Oxford Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ Press, pp. 489-521, 2013.
  • "Assessing the Contingency Model of Third Party Intervention in Successful Cases of Prenegotiation," Journal of Peace Research, 2007.Ìý Ìý
  • "Interactive Conflict Resolution," In I.W. Zartman (ed.), Peacemaking in International Conflict (rev. ed.). Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace, 2007.Ìý ÌýÌý
  • "Intergroup Conflict," In P.T. Coleman, M. Deutsch and E.C. Marcus (eds.), The Handbook of Conflict Resolution (3rd ed.), Jossey-Bass, pp. 230-252, 2014.Ìý ÌýÌý
  • Paving the Way: Contributions of Interactive Conflict Resolution to Peacemaking, Lexington Books, 2005.Ìý Ìý
  • "Cyprus: The Failure of Mediation and the Escalation of an Identity-Based Conflict to an Adversarial Impasse," Journal of Peace Research, 2001, pp. 307-326.Ìý Ìý
  • Interactive Conflict Resolution, Syracuse Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ Press, 1997.

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Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

  • Distinguished Scholar Award, International Studies Association, 2017
  • Nevitt Sanford Award for Professional Contributions, International Society of Political Psychology, 2011
  • Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, 2006
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association, 2004
  • Morton Deutsch Conflict Resolution Award, American Psychological Association, Peace Psychology Division, 2003
  • Outstanding Contribution Award, American Psychological Association, Peace Psychology Division, 2001
  • Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Çà¹ÏÊÓƵ of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, 2001

Executive Experience

  • American Psychological Association, 1977-
  • Canadian Psychological Association, 1976
  • Canadian Peace Research and Education Association, 1980-
  • Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research, 1979-89
  • Psychologists for Social Responsibility, 1997-
  • International Peace Research Association, 1985-
  • International Studies Association, 2000-
  • International Association for Conflict Management, 1986-
  • International Society of Political Psychology, 1986-Ìý
  • The Network for Conflict Resolution, 1986-