Intractable conflicts : socio-psychological foundations and dynamics / Daniel Bar-Tal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bar-Tal, Daniel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management.

Social psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 572 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and holistic analysis of the socio-psychological dynamics of intractable conflicts. Daniel Bar-Tal's original conceptual framework is supported by evidence drawn from different disciplines, including empirical data and illustrative case studies. His analysis rests on the premise that intractable conflicts share certain socio-psychological foundations, despite differences in context and other characteristics. He describes a full cycle of intractable conflicts - their outbreak, escalation and reconciliation through peace building. Bar-Tal's framework provides a broad theoretical view of the of the socio-psychological repertoire that develops in the course of long-term and violent conflicts, outlines the factors affecting its formation, demonstrates how it is maintained, points out its functions and describes its consequences. The book also elaborates on the contents, processes and other factors involved in the peace building process.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I: 1. Nature of intractable conflicts; 2. Eruption of intractable conflicts; 3. Escalation of intractable conflicts; Part II: 4. Collective memory of intractable conflicts; 5. Ethos of conflict; 6. Collective emotional orientations in intractable conflicts; Part III: 7. Institutionalization of the culture of conflict; 8. Socio-psychological barriers to peaceful conflict resolution; Part IV: 9. Breaking the cycles of intractable conflict; 10. Peace building: concepts and their nature; 11. Peace building: processes and methods; Epilogue; References.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-35713-6

1-107-23358-5

1-107-34867-6

1-107-56254-6

1-107-34126-4

1-107-34751-3

1-139-02519-8

1-107-34501-4

1-107-34376-3

OCLC:

857463317