|
Name:
John B. Stephens |
| Title:
Associate Professor of Public Administration and Government |
| Phone:
919.962.5190 |
| E-mail: stephens@sog.unc.edu |
| Areas
of Interest: Inter-agency and public policy dispute resolution; citizen participation; group collaboration and facilitation; editor, Popular Government |
John Stephens joined the Institute of Government in 1996. Prior to that, he was research director of the Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management. Previously he had managed political campaigns, worked for a congressman, and was a lobbyist for the Home Builders Association of St. Louis, Missouri. His
publications include Guidebook to Public Dispute Resolution in North Carolina and Public Management Bulletin: Using a Mediator in Public Disputes. He is co-author of Reaching for Higher Ground: Tools for Powerful Groups and Communities; Listening to Citizens: County Commissioners on the Road; and School Funding Disputes: Mediate, Don't Litigate. He is also editor of Popular Government and co-chair of the Environment and Public Policy Section, Association for Conflict Resolution. Stephens earned a BA from Earlham College, a Master of Philosophy from The City University, London, and a PhD from George Mason University's Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution.
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