Assignment:
Negotiations in the popular press and from comic strips
Pang sun
Negotiation is an art and a science of acquiring an agreement or solving disagreements between dependent parties. People negotiate all the time, especially in the business settings, at their workplaces, in the markets, in their homes, etc. Negotiations are for different reasons e.g. to determine prices for purchasing goods, salary increments and compensations. During these negotiations, people get their way at times, but at other times, they get frustrated. Frustrations come about when one is unable to meet a resolution. To achieve one's objectives during negotiations, an individual should develop the expertise required in the management of negotiations. Analytical skills are crucial for managing negotiations to determine the ideal solutions to problems that arise during negotiations.
Negotiation skills help individuals accept and implement the possible solutions to a problem.
An example of a negotiation in the popular press is The Greatest Problem; Religion and State Formation in Japan, Meiji, by Trent E. Maxey. In 1868, the modern state of Japanese made policies and established institutions that did not have a clear foundation of religion. In the 1880's the modern state's architects created a religious settlement and designed a constitutional order, which resulted to the country's cardinal institutions defining to a religion opposition, especially the imperial system.
Trent E. Maxey documented how the modern Japanese state's architects viewed the original group of worship as the "greatest problem." He got his information from a collection of primary sources e.g. the internal debates of the government, popular press and the political negotiations. In Meiji, Japan, religion resisted the state's control and was labeled as diverse, cognitive and social. It also gave the state of Meiji a way to contain the plurality, this helped monitor and make neutral the diversity (Diamond, 2010).
An example of a negotiation from a comic strip is The Comic Strip. An article about a group of comedians in British, who have earned a reputation since 1980's. The comics are known for the TV series The Comic Strip Presents ..... Their series was labeled a disturbing scene for alternative comedy. The series has two double acts; one act with two comedians acting under the name "20th Century Coyote" and the other with two others acting as "The Outer Limits."
The actors started performing in the mid-1980's, in London, at the Comedy Store. They acted alongside a London's resident, who had lived there since 1970 when the Comedy Store opened. They concurrently searched for a venue to mount the play they had produced. They planned to run The Comic Strip late at night after the play's performances. They, therefore, sourced the Raymond Revue Bar in Soho but realized it was unsuitable for a theatrical production. Running out of enthusiasm for the play, they decided to continue with the idea of a cabaret night. They were persuaded to move from the Comedy Store along with an older standup comic who did not fit into the alternative comedy scene. They again resumed their compere duties and decided to run orders, behind the scenes control. They put out an advert for female performers and prompted members to sign a contract to signify their attachment to the group.
Their comedy The Comic Strip opened in October 1980 and ran until 1981. The team went on several tours which gave them more exposure. Other actors turned up to watch their half-hour television documentary about The Comic Strip, broadcasted in 1981. They approached the producer for Channel Four youth and entertainment commissioning editor to propose a series of Comic Strip films for the channel. The producer agreed to this proposal, and the board for the station approved the budget. They negotiated a deal with the channel for six self-contained half-hour films, using the group as actors rather than stand up performers. Almost simultaneously, the BBC signed them to star in The Young Ones, a sitcom in the same anarchic style as the Comic Strip (Kibble-White, 2005).
References
Diamond, S. (2010). Getting more: How to negotiate to achieve your goals in the real world. New York: Crown Business.
Kibble-White, G. (2005). The ultimate book of British comics. London: Allison & Busby.