IRENE conducts research through
case
studies and
interviews with
professionals in order to develop a
practical
approach to negotiation
and conflict management, for example by

Analysing
a case of public consultation in the field
of urban planning and creating a special CD-Rom
for training purposes: the Francilienne Highway
case

Currently
doing research on how to prevent and manage
conflicts in a company

Publishing
a special edition of "Personnel" on
social dialogue
IRENE organizes about ten
conferences
each year. The following have recently
taken place :

14
th annual conference of the International Association
for Conflict Management (300 experts)

Conferences
on negotiating the 35-hour week of labour,
on collective outplacement

Conference
on Talleyrand (400 participants at the French
Senate and the Institut de France in Paris
)

Conference
on mediation and conflict management in the
Airline industry