Fisher, Roger (Dummer)

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FISHER, Roger (Dummer)

FISHER, Roger (Dummer). American, b. 1922. Genres: International relations/Current affairs. Career: Samuel Williston Professor Emeritus of Law, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1976- (Lecturer, 1958-60; Professor, 1960-76). Director, Harvard Negotiation Project, 1980-. Sr. Consultant, and Director, Conflict Management, Inc., 1984-. Member, Board of Trustees, Hudson Institute, 1963-; Member, Board of Dirs., Council for a Livable World, Washington, DC, 1969-. Assistant to the General Counsel, Economic Cooperation Administration, Paris, 1948-49; Associate, law firm of Covington and Burling, Washington, DC, 1950-56; Assistant to the Solicitor-General of the U.S., Dept. of Justice, Washington, 1956-58. Member, Executive Council, American Society of International Law, 1961-64, 1966-69; Originator and exec. Ed., The Advocates, TV series, 1969-70; Vice-President, World Affairs Council, Boston, 1972-74; Member, Governor's Commission on Citizen Participation, Massachusetts, 1973. Publications: (ed.) International Conflict and Behavioral Science, 1964; International Conflict for Beginners, 1969 (in U.K., as Basic Negotiating Strategy, 1971); Dear Israelis, Dear Arabs, 1972; Points of Choice, 1978; Improving Compliance with International Law, 1981; Getting to Yes, 1981, rev. ed., 1991; Getting Together, 1988; Beyond Machiavelli: Tools for Coping with Conflict, 1994; Getting It Done: How to Lead When You're Not in Charge, 1999. Address: Harvard University, Law School, Pound Hall 500, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

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