Josh Weiss's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

Always good to find new ways to connect with people in the field.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

I am the Associate Director of the Global Negotiation Project at Harvard University and have been in that capacity for 5 years. I am currently working on a project called the Abraham Path Initiative (see www.abrahampath.org) that is seeking to create a long distance hiking route in the footsteps of Abraham as a way to bring his descendants together along the path.

I did my undergraduate work at Syracuse University, my Masters at American University in DC, and my Ph.D, at ICAR at George Mason University.

I live in Western Massachusetts and am married with three little daughters.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Middle East

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

USA

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

Associate Director, Global Negotiation Project

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.beyondintractability.com

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.thirdside.org

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Conflict Resolution, Conflict Mainstreaming

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Training, Program Administration