In his large and ambitious project, Noll weaves many strands of academic thinking about human conflict into an integrated view of why people fight, how they fight, what they fight overand how they can instead make peace, whether in the courtroom or beyond.
Doug Noll is a lawyer turned peacemaker, specializing in difficult, complex, and intractable conflicts. He graduated from Dartmouth College, earned his law degree at University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law where he was a member of the law reivew, and earned his M.A. in Peacemaking and Conflict Studies from Fresno Pacific University.
His third book, Elusive Peace: How Modern Diplomatic Strategies Could Better Resolve World Conflicts, won the 2011 book award from the International Institute of Conflict Prevention and Resolution.
Doug is a Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, a Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators and on the American Arbitration Association panel of mediators and arbitrators. He is an author of the books Elusive Peace: How Modern Diplomatic Strategies Could Better Resolve World Conflicts (Prometheus, 2011), Sex, Politics & Religion at the Office: The New Competitive Advantage (Auberry Press 2006), with John Boogaert, and Peacemaking: Practicing at the Intersection of Law and Human Conflict (Cascadia 2002) and, numerous articles on peacemaking, restorative justice, conflict resolution and mediation, and is a mediator trainer, lecturer, and continuing education panelist. As a lawyer, Doug is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell and has been voted as one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2005, by www.bestlawyers.com.
Doug is also a second degree black belt in Chinese kung fu and taught tai chi for over 10 years. He has a variety of other interests and accomplishments including certification as a Level III ski instructor, instrument-rated private pilot with multi-engine and helicopter ratings, Irish fiddle and harp player, whitewater kayaker and rafter, and Spey casting steelhead fly fisherman.
Doug hosts The Doug Noll Show at www.wsradio.com live Thursday evenings at 7 pm Pacific. All of his shows are archived at his website www.thedougnollshow.com.
