Research & Evaluation

By working with other organizations and investing its own resources, RESOLVE has carried out research and evaluation projects aimed at:

Developing better understanding of what happens in consensus building processes and what works. While research and theory building have advanced significantly in the dispute resolution field, knowledge is still unorganized and unsynthesized and widely dispersed across disciplines and professions. Often the most valuable information for the stakeholders and for public policy makers is tacit. That is, it has been learned through experience. It has not been uncovered or explicated. Our mission is to make that implicit knowledge explicit.
Serving as a catalyst for shared learning about the resolution of public policy disputes and as a bridge-builder between practitioners, researchers, the policy community and other opinion leaders.
Helping stakeholders better understand and use dispute resolution processes by sharing accumulated experience and lessons learned.