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Chair of Negotiation and Conflict Management

Welcome to the website of the Chair of Negotiation and Conflict Management (NECOM) at the Department of Management, Technology, and Economics at ETH Zurich.

The group's research and teaching combined the theoretical background of negotiation engineering, different technical and applied negotiation schools of thought, mediation and conflict management, with the practical appreciation of negotiation based on the mathematical background and more than 30 years of Prof. em. Dr. Michael Ambühl's diplomatic experience.

Please note that the NECOM Chair is no longer active as with the retirement of Prof. em. Dr. Michael Ambühl on January 2022.

Past NECOM Activities

New Article in "The Guardian"

SwissDiplomats Zurich Network Event

Eröffnung eines neuen Labors für Wissenschaft in der Diplomatie in Genf

Schweiz – EU: Wie weiter?

Global Negotiation Conference 2021

Past Interviews and Talks

Prof. Ambühl's interviews and talks can be found on the Interviews page.

Have a look at Prof. Ambühl's TED Talk!

Enlarged view: Prof. Ambühl's TED Talk

Negotiation is commonplace in everyday life. A mathematical approach to negotiation, which Professor Ambühl calls “Negotiation Engineering”, re-imagines negotiation processes and outcomes. This talk highlights both personal and international case studies on how Negotiation Engineering can evaluate and even predict negotiation outcomes.

To find out more, have a look at Prof. Ambühl's external pageTED Talk!

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