Jennifer Reynolds 6/12/26 Jennifer Reynolds 6/12/26

Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate? Not necessarily

Emotions lead to the dark side, right? That means suppress your emotions … but then that can create problems too. Authors Gert-Jan Lelieveld and Welmer Molenmaker explain.

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Grogu the Mediator, and How We Pass on What We Have Learned

Grogu does some tough mediating… that he learned from his parent

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Han Shot First, Again! The Ethics of First Strike

Let’s take it as a given that Han shot first. Was he ethically justified in doing so?

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Power in Conflict: Empire vs. Rebellion

Is it better to have power over someone or share power with someone? In Star Wars and Conflict Resolution, Rachel Viscomi describes these two conceptions of power in the Star Wars universe. 3L Max Lentz explains.

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You… Must… Choose! When Interests and Values Collide

Conflict can arise or escalate when our interests and values are not aligned. Read more about how some of these misalignments played out in the Star Wars story.

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Negotiation: Aggressive And The Other Kind

The characters of Star Wars fight, yes, but they also negotiate. Find out more about the dealmaking and bargains of a galaxy far, far away.

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Strategies to Resolve Conflict: Learning from Star Wars (Harvard PON Blog)

In Star Wars and Conflict Resolution, the contributors—professors and mediators; judges and lawyers; all of them, it seems, Star Wars fanatics—analyze scenes and characters from the franchise through the lens of conflict resolution. (Review of Star Wars and Conflict Resolution by Harvard Program on Negotiation)

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His Negotiations Did Not Fail

TBH we always thought it would be Obi-Wan Kenobi or maybe Leia Organa who would reach out to us first to express approval about Star Wars & Conflict Resolution. Or Padme Amidala. Or, of course, Luke Skywalker himself.

Turns out we were wrong.

Instead, it was the Emperor. The Emperor.

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Andor Season 2 Is Here

It’s so hard to avoid spoilers for Andor Season 2! But here are some conflict and resolution teasers for you

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This Meeting Could Have Been a Force Choke

Star Wars is all about battles … and meetings. Learn more about how the various meetings and councils in the saga can help explain how the Resistance ended up victorious.

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Movie Night!

Star Wars and Conflict Resolution went to law school this week!

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Tricking the Jedi Mind: Unconscious Biases in Conflict

How could someone as smart as Anakin be so easily swayed by Palpatine? Part of the answer is Palpatine’s ability to manipulate Anakin’s unconscious biases.

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Leaders as Negotiators: Padmé vs. Palpatine

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Jedi and Sith Approaches to Conflict

What does neurochemistry tell us about midi-chlorians?

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What’s in a Wookiee? Inside Our Conflict Styles

A conflict arises. Do you avoid it? Try to make everyone feel better? Strive to win? We all default to a particular approach in conflict, but we can also choose more strategically and intentionally how to respond. If Chewbacca can do it, and even Vader, so can we.