Call for Papers: 14th ADR Research Network Roundtable

Posted on 25/06/2026 by Dr Kathy Douglas

Call for Paper Proposals

The Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network (ADRRN) is pleased to announce a call for papers for its 14th Annual Research Roundtable to be held from 18-19 November 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. The Roundtable will hosted by the College of Business and Law and the School of Law, RMIT University at the RMIT Melbourne City Campus.

ADRRN roundtables provide a collaborative and supportive research environment for work-shopping papers-in-progress. Draft papers are distributed ahead of time to participants, to enable thoughtful and constructive quality feedback.

Paper proposals that consider dispute resolution from a scholarly, critical and/or empirical perspectives are welcome. We particularly encourage submissions from postgraduate students and early career researchers. A special feature of this roundtable is a focus on ADR and Education with an afternoon dedicated to papers with this focus. Papers must not have been published or submitted for publication, as the focus is work in progress.

A limited number of papers will be accepted for inclusion in the roundtable discussions. Proposals will be selected after due consideration by a panel. The aim is to be as inclusive as time and numbers allow. The following selection criteria will be applied:

Papers take a scholarly, critical and/or empirical perspective on an area of dispute resolution;
The round table will include a spread of participants across stages of career; and
A well-balanced range of work will be presented at the round table to provide diversity, to develop the field and to enable cohesive discussion.

Participation is on a self-funded basis.

Paper proposals of no more than 300 words and a short bio should be submitted via email to adrresearchnetwork@gmail.com by 17 August 2026.

Authors of accepted proposals will be required to submit a draft paper/presentation slides, and a short blog post of no more than 1000 words prior to the roundtable. Blog posts will be published on the ADRRN’s webpage: https://adrresearch.net/

Attendance at the Roundtable is only open to individuals who are contributing to the scholarly discussions by presenting a paper, or commentating and/or chairing a session.

Deadline for paper proposals: Monday, 17 August 2026

(300 word maximum plus short bio, to adrresearchnetwork@gmail.com)

Date for notification of proposal acceptance: Monday, 7 September 2026

Draft (full) papers + blog post due: 30 October 2026 (to send to participants early Nov.)

For further information, please contact:

Kathy Douglas and Lola Akin Ojelabi via adrresearchnetwork@gmail.com

2026 Roundtable Conveners: Kathy Douglas and Lola Akin Ojelabi

Important Dates

WHEN: 18-19 November 2026
WHERE: RMIT University (City Campus), Melbourne (Australia)

DEADLINE FOR PAPER PROPOSALS: 17 August 2026
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: 7 September 2026
FULL PAPERS & BLOG POST DUE: 30 October 2026

About the Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network

The Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network brings together leading dispute resolution scholars and 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. 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.

Network activities include maintaining this ADR Research Network at www.adrresearch.net, a lively LinkedIn discussion group, Facebook Page, X (formerly Twitter) and conducting annual scholarly roundtables of work in progress since 2012.

Guest blog post proposals are always welcome. Contact our blog Editor-in-Chief, Milan Nitopi, at manitopi@outlook.com

Membership of Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network

The way to become a member of the ADR Research Network is to subscribe to the blog. This is our primary means of communication. Subscription will mean that every time a post is made on the blog you will receive a notification alert to your email address.

Other ways to follow blog activity is through our LinkedIn discussion group, Facebook Page “ADR Research Network” and X (formerly Twitter), but engagement on these platforms is not necessary to keep track of blog activity.

Announcement: 14th Roundtable at RMIT in Melbourne

Posted on 12/03/2026 by Dr Kathy Douglas

I am pleased to announce the details of the 14th Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network roundtable. It will be held at RMIT University on the 18th and 19th November 2026 at our city campus. Thanks again for the hard work of the organizers for the 13th roundtable which was a big success!

RMIT last hosted our community of ADR scholars in 2014, and after many years, I am so pleased to have the opportunity to again host ADR researchers. In 2012, Professor Rachael Field and I co-organized an important ADR forum at RMIT where we welcomed presentations relating to ADR in Legal Education and Promoting Student Well-Being (see attached agenda). While of course supporting all current ADR research for our 2026 gathering, I would like to devote a section of the roundtable (an afternoon) to the evolving story of ADR in Legal Education. Current links between ADR and Student Well-Being would also be valuable to explore.

Please book a placeholder in your diaries for our annual event.

Best
Kathy.

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Save the date, Lucky 13th Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network Roundtable, 27-28 November 2025, Monash University

Posted on 17/02/2025 by Associate Professor Becky Batagol

The Faculty of Law, Monash University is proud to host the 13^th Australian Dispute Resolution Research Network Roundtable on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 November 2025 at the Monash University Clayton Campus (approx. 30 minutes from Melbourne CBD). There are many public transport options to Monash from inner city Melbourne and we will share details for attendees from afar.

The Roundtable is an opportunity to present work in progress and receive feedback and critique in a supportive and friendly environment, and to network with leading dispute resolution academics. We have honed our format over the years and will adopt the following approach:

a focus on work in progress (ie, it’s not a conference, but a collaborative workshop around a table of supportive peers)
a limited number of papers selected for in-depth discussion
there is at least one appointed commentator for each paper
attendance is limited to people who are presenting or commentating upon papers
full papers must be submitted for distribution one month prior to the roundtable
publication of a blog post based upon the paper is expected for all presenters

Anyone working in civil justice and any form of dispute resolution including mediation, conciliation, negotiation and arbitration is encouraged to attend. Scholars from outside Australia are also welcome to attend.

Early Career Researchers and PhD students are particularly encouraged to participate. We are a kind and supportive group of scholars and are very welcoming of newcomers.

The call for papers will be released in June or July.

Queries can be directed to the convenor and co-President of the ADRRN: Becky Batagol (Monash University) Becky.Batagol@monash.edu.

This roundtable will be supported by the Australian Centre for Justice Innovation