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...Nicholas Dunlop and William Ury were deep in typically wonkish chat as they walked near England's white cliffs of Dover on a blustery afternoon in early 2001. The main topic of conversation, says Dunlop, a New Zealander and longtime leader of international political networks: "How could we help democratize global institutions?" He and Ury, an American and a co-founder of Harvard Law School's negotiation program, popped into a pub to warm up over tea. Then the pair came up with the idea for the eParliament...
...intranets to serve members, several hundred lawmakers have already signed on, representing countries from Brazil to India. Nonlegislators can join a related forum, paying a fee that depends on the size of their organization. The goal: to devise common solutions to common challenges. Collective problem solving makes sense, says Dunlop, the body's secretary-general: "If you were a management consultant advising legislators, you wouldn't say, 'Divide up into 130 groups and solve a problem 130 times without communicating.'" So the eParliament is setting up a database that will allow legislators to search for like-minded colleagues--those working...
...Dunlop was born in Placerville, California in 1914, the oldest of 7 children...
...Dunlop held a number of other government positions including director of the Cost of Living Council (1973-74), chair of the Construction Industry Stabilization Committee (1971-1974), and chair of the Commission of the Future of Worker / Management Relations...
After finishing high school there, Dunlop entered Marin Community College in California, shortly thereafter transferring to the University of California at Berkeley, where he earned his bachelors degree in 1935 and his Ph.D...