Guy Olivier Faure


Guy Olivier Faure, professor of International Negotiation.

Academic and field work

Faure is a professor and researcher on “International Negotiation”, “Conflict Resolution”, and “Strategic Thinking and Action”, which are subjects he has introduced and taught at the Sorbonne University, Paris. He is a member of the editorial board of the three major international journals dealing with negotiation theory and practice: Group Decision and Negotiation,Group Decision and Negotiation, International Negotiation and Negotiation Journal . He is a member of the editorial boards of two major scientific book series: International Negotiation ; Advances in Group Decision and Negotiation.
He is a member of the steering committee of PIN/GIGA, Hamburg, a program on international negotiation processes that links together 3000 people involved in the domain. He has worked on peace issues, especially in French-German cooperation programs within the framework of the international treaty of friendship and cooperation signed in 1963 between these two countries. He has also contributed to field actions on peace making and reconciliation with NGOs in the Middle East.
His major research interests are in diplomatic negotiations, focusing on strategies and intercultural issues. For over 20 years he has been involved with Chinese business issues at the CEIBS. He has published research on multilateral negotiations, problem resolution and problem transformation. He is also concerned with developing interdisciplinary approaches in such domains as terrorism, and engages in consulting and training activities with governments and international organizations. Among them: The United Nations; UNESCO; the European Union; the World Trade Organization .
He is referenced in the Diplomat’s Dictionary'' published by the National Defense University Press, Washington, 1994. He has authored, co-authored and edited 19 books and over 120 articles. His works have been published in twelve different languages.
He was quoted among the "2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21st Century" by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge .
Faure has conducted negotiation training and consulting projects for major Western and Chinese companies such as Générale des Eaux, Framatome, Thomson-CSF, Spotimage, Alcatel, Dassault, Lafarge, GEC-Alsthom, SNECMA, Air Liquide, Cegelec, Carrefour, Chargeurs, Camaïeu, L’Oreal, Chanel, Schlumberger, Schneider Electric, Thalès, Bongrain, Auchan, Nestlé, ICI, General Electric, Bayer, Philips, AT&T, Siemens, Henkel, General Motors, Lucent Technologies, Gillette, TCL, CNOOC-Shell, CITIC, China Telecom and XENIRO.

Published books and articles