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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Please note that the NECOM Chair is no longer active as with the retirement of Prof.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"

Michael Ambühl on the newly established “Lab for Science in Diplomacy” (SiDLab) in the Guardian.

18.10.2021

SwissDiplomats Zurich Network Event

Am Donnerstag, 28.10.2021 findet der SwissDiplomats Zurich Network Event an der ETH Zürich statt, bei dem Prof. Ambühl zur Thematik "Die Schweiz und die EU: wie weiter?" referieren wird.

18.10.2021

Eröffnung eines neuen Labors für Wissenschaft in der Diplomatie in Genf

In Zusammenarbeit mit der Universität Genf (UNIGE) hat die ETH Zürich das «Lab for Science in Diplomacy (SiDLab)» ins Leben gerufen.

11.10.2021

Schweiz – EU: Wie weiter?

Wie könnte die Schweiz wieder zu stabileren, effizienteren und langfristig tragfähigen Beziehungen zur EU zurückfinden? Prof. Michael Ambühl und Dr. Daniela Scherer skizzieren basierend auf verhandlungstheoretischen Überlegungen einen dreistufigen Plan zur Weiterentwicklung der Partnerschaft mit der EU.

04.08.2021

Global Negotiation Conference 2021

The eighth Global Negotiation Conference will take place online from 6. to 9. July 2021, hosted by the Chair of Political Philosophy, University of Zurich and the Chair of Negotiation and Conflict Management, ETH Zurich.

21.04.2021

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!

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 page TED Talk!