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Constructive conflicts : from escalation to resolution / Louis Kriesberg and Bruce W. Dayton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kriesberg, Louis.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social conflict.
- Conflict management.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 431 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2012]
- Summary:
- This comprehensive and highly regarded book provides a framework for analyzing diverse social conflicts. Updates for the fourth edition include a more reader-friendly first chapter, new examples such as the Arab Spring, and new developments in waging conflicts.
- Contents:
- 1 Analyzing Social Conflicts 1
- Defining Social Conflicts
- Five Core Ideas about Social Conflicts
- Varieties of Conflicts
- Combinations Constituting Destructiveness and Constructiveness
- 2 Bases of Social Conflicts 23
- Internal Factors
- System Context
- Relations between Adversaries
- Synthesis
- 3 The Emergence of Conflicts 49
- Identities of Self and Others
- Grievance
- Forming Contentious Goals
- Believing Redress Is Possible
- Conclusions
- 4 Alternative Conflict Strategies 85
- Types of Inducements
- Strategies and Modes of Struggle
- Illustrative Strategies
- 5 Adopting Conflict Strategies 113
- Partisan Goals
- Partisan Characteristics
- Social Context
- 6 Escalation of Conflicts 143
- Dimensions of Escalation
- Processes of Escalation
- Policies and Conditions Shaping Escalation
- 7 De-escalation of Conflicts 177
- Processes of De-escalation
- Changing Conditions
- De-escalation Policies
- 8 Mediation in Conflicts 215
- Mediation Defined
- Social Roles
- Shapers of Mediator Roles
- Assessing Mediation Contributions
- 9 Settling Conflicts through Negotiated and Nonnegotiated Means 247
- Variations in Settlement Outcomes
- Paths to Settlement
- Forms and Stages of Negotiation
- 10 Outcomes and Post-Termination Sequences 277
- Variations in Outcomes
- Variations in Post-Termination Sequences
- Internal Consequences
- Consequences for the Social Context
- Constructive Transformations
- 11 Synthesis, Specifications, and Challenges 315
- Specifications
- Challenges
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781442206830
- 1442206837
- 9781442206847
- 1442206845
- 9781442206854
- 1442206853
- OCLC:
- 747947324
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