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25 Int'l Negotiation 1 (2020)

handle is hein.intyb/intnegb0025 and id is 1 raw text is: INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATION 25 (2020) 1-3 Intemati al BRILL Negotiai NIJHOFF brili.com/iner International Negotiation: A Quarter Century of Research Much can change over 25 years. When International Negotiation was estab- lished in 1996, it was just a few years after the breakup of the Soviet Union, the disintegration of the Eastern Bloc, and the founding of the European Union. Within a few years after publication began, international terrorist incidents grew rapidly, populist citizen-led protests resulted in the downfall of many governments, the use of information technology and social media mush- roomed yielding countless new channels to communicate and organize, many new multinational regimes were formulated, and the rise of the Global South resulted in an upsurge of cooperation among developing countries, to name a few momentous events and trends. Many more critical changes in the global arena can be listed, all having important impacts on the processes and out- comes of international negotiation and mediation. There are always new political, economic and social factors that can affect international negotiations. So, it is important for researchers and diplomats to stay attuned to changing situations and anticipate what they might mean for the detailed give-and-take of particular upcoming negotiations. Through its special thematic issues, as well as its unsolicited articles, the journal has sought to publish research that is evidence-based, forward-looking and prac- tical, while pushing the boundaries of theory. At the same time, the journal has been proactive in looking back and reanalyzing several key areas in the international negotiation literature, to assess their continued relevance and add to our understanding. This includes articles on justice and fairness, post- agreement negotiation, preventive diplomacy, negotiation styles and culture, and training and research methods, for example. Change reveals itself in the what (different sectors and policy areas), the where (involving new countries and coalitions), the who (with greater inclu- sion of different stakeholders), and the why (for example, new threats or problem areas) of negotiation and how that impacts on ways the negotiation process unfolds. We have seen in recent years how the use of new social media technologies (Twitter and Facebook, for example) can influence elections, spur trade wars, and undo existing agreements, with little regard for country borders. We have seen how the emergence of populist leaders sometimes leads ( KONINKLIJKE BRILL NV, LEIDEN, 2020 1 DOI:10.1163/15718069-24011173

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