The Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network was founded in 2012 by a group of leading dispute resolution academics from across Australia.  It provides a collaborative environment to foster, nurture and enrich high quality research and scholarship.

The Network is inclusive and forward-looking and seeks to bring together emerging, mid-career and established scholars to build excellence in the field and provide peer support. It prides itself on its collegial approach to discussing research and encourages the participation of academics at all stages of their careers.

Network activities are expressly designed to provide a supportive and collegial presentation environment in which meaningful discussion and constructive feedback is provided to the presenter.

WHO ARE WE?

At each annual face-to-face gathering, some primary responsibilities are allocated to network members for the following year. Stewardship is provided by:

• Co-Presidents: Dr Jess Mant and Associate Professor Becky Batagol, (Monash University).
• Past Presidents: Dr Amira Aftab (Western Sydney University) & Associate Professor Ghena Krayem (University of Sydney), Rachael Field, Jonathan Crowe, John Woodward, Lola Akin Ojelabi, Olivia Rundle, Becky Batagol, Lisa Toohey.
• Blog Editors-in-Chief: Sam Hossain (University of Western Sydney) and Milan A. Nitopi (a Sydney-based lawyer).
• Past Editors: Olivia Rundle, Lisa Toohey, Becky Batagol, and Nussen Ainsworth.
• 2025 Round Table Co-Organisers: Dr Jackie Weinberg and Associate Professor Becky Batagol (Monash University).

WHAT DO WE DO?

Network activities include maintaining this ADR Research Network blog, a lively LinkedIn discussion group, Facebook Page “ADR Research Network”, X (formerly Twitter) feed @ADRResearch and conducting annual scholarly round tables of work in progress.

Past activities have included a series of phone conferences about work in progress as well as the Network supporting emerging academics with mentoring.

The usual disclaimer applies to the blog – our opinions are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent those of our institutions.

NETWORK ROUND TABLES

The Network held its first symposium at the University of New South Wales in December 2012. Since then, we have held round tables at–

• Western Sydney University 2024 (12th round table);
• Bond University February 2022 and 2023 (10th and 11th round tables);
• University of Newcastle Law School, Newcastle in February 2021 (9th round table);
• Latrobe University, Melbourne, Victoria in December 2019 (8th round table); and
• University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland in December 2018 (7th round table);
• Legal Issues Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (funded by Monash Law) in December 2017 (6th round table);
• University of Tasmania, Hobart in December 2016 (5th round table);
• University of New South Wales, Sydney in September 2015 (4th round table);
• RMIT in Melbourne, December 2014 (3rd round table); and
• Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, December 2013 (2nd round table).

FUTURE ROUND TABLES

The 13th round table will be held on 27-28 November 2025 and will be hosted by Monash University at its Clayton campus, Melbourne, Australia.

If you sign up to follow our blog you will see our call for papers post here (June 2025) for the next Roundtable. This blog is our primary means of communicating with members.

CONTACT US

The ADR Research Network can be contacted via the Presidents for 2024-25, Dr Jess Mant and Associate Professor Becky Batagol.

Guest blog post proposals are always welcome! Contact our Blog Editors in Chief, Sam Houssain and Milan A. Nitopi.

Our blog reaches over 17,000 individuals per year and has over 25,000 hits – so your blog will be widely read.

Guidelines for our blog include that the ADRRN blog can only be used to share our own or others’ academic work. The blog should not be used to promote our commercial practices in law or dispute resolution.