Transforming conflict through insight / Kenneth R. Melchin and Cheryl A. Picard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Melchin, Kenneth R., 1949-

Contributor:

Picard, Cheryl A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management.

Insight.

Lonergan, Bernard J. F.

Physical Description:

xii, 156 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2008]

Contents:

1 Conflict and Insight: Setting the Stage 3

Snapshot #1 Everyday Conflict 6

Snapshot #2 Conflict and Justice 9

Snapshot #3 Conflict and Democracy 11

Conflict, Participation, and Learning 13

The Growing Interest in Conflict 15

Transformation through Learning 18

Conflict and Learning: Contributions from Lonergan's Insight Theory 21

Now that the Stage Is Set 24

2 Studying Conflict: Where Have We Arrived and Why Think About Insight? 26

Conflict as a Positive Experience 28

Cooperation and Conflict: Game Theory 32

The Experience of Conflict Practitioners: Interest Theory 35

The Intractability of Conflict: Human Needs Theory 37

The Complexity of Conflict: Communication Theory 38

Responding to Conflict: The Growing Use of Mediation 40

Models of Mediation: Interest-Based, Transformative, and Narrative 43

Advancing Our Knowledge: Conflict, Learning, and Insight Theory 46

3 Insight Theory: Transformation through Learning 49

Lonergan's Method of Self-Understanding: Gaining Insight into Insights 50

Insight Theory: The Curious Nature of Insight 54

The Role of Experiences and Questions in the Learning Process 57

The Direct Insight: The 'Aha' Moment of the Learning Process 61

The Inverse Insight: Changing Directions When We Can't Get There from Here 63

Verifying Insights: Asking the 'Is it So?' Question 67

The Role of Feelings and Values in Insight Theory 70

4 Insight Mediation: Applying Insight Theory to Mediation 76

Steps in the Insight Mediation Process 79

Principles of Insight Mediation 81

Feelings as Carriers of Values, Cares, and Threats 84

The Strategy of Linking: Gaining Direct Insights into Cares and Threats 90

The Strategy of De-Linking: Overcoming Barriers through Inverse Insight 94

The Strategy of Verification: Ensuring Insights are Correct 98

5 Insight, Conflict, and Justice: Two Case Studies 102

The Story of Elizabeth and Charles: A Victim-Offender Post-Sentence Mediation 104

Analysis: Applying Insight Theory to the Story of Elizabeth and Charles 107

The Quest as Question 107

Feelings and Values 108

Direct Insights 109

Inverse Insights 110

Verification 110

Charles the Offender 111

The Story of Allan: A Sentencing Circle 112

Analysis: Applying Insight Theory to the Story of Allan 116

The Question and the Questioning 116

Direct Insights 118

Inverse Insights 119

Feelings and Values 120

Learning and Community 121.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [141]-149) and index.

ISBN:

9780802091758

080209175X

OCLC:

227928866