Integral conflict : the new science of conflict / Richard J. McGuigan and Nancy Popp ; foreword by Ken Wilber and Vern Neufeld Redekop.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGuigan, Richard J., 1952- author.

Popp, Nancy, 1955- author.

Contributor:

Wilber, Ken, writer of foreword.

Redekop, Vern Neufeld, writer of foreword.

Series:

SUNY series in integral theory.

SUNY series in Integral Theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores conflict through the discerning lens of Integral Theory, applying Ken Wilber's AQAL model to a real-life case study, the River Conflict. Coauthor Richard J. McGuigan was a mediator in this ongoing dispute over fishing rights on the Fraser River in British Columbia, a situation where commercial, recreational, and First Nations fishing interests clashed. Voices of the various stakeholders are featured prominently, giving a vivid sense of a seemingly intractable situation. McGuigan and Nancy Popp set the stage for their Integral analysis of the River Conflict, then move expertly through four chapters aimed at understanding the conflict from the four dimensions of human experience: individual, collective, interior, and exterior. The result is a powerful picture of just how "integral" conflict is. This quadrant-by-quadrant analysis is well-punctuated by sidebar observations, insights, and tips for conflict practitioners or students, giving readers new to Integral Theory additional support in understanding and applying the AQAL model to their work.

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Figures; Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Why Write This Book?; AQAL: The New Science of Conflict; Who Is Ken Wilber?; 2. The Conflict Field; Increasing Disorder, Chaos, and Crisis; Environment and Resource Conflict; International Conflict; National-Social Conflict; These are Wicked Problems and Conflicts; Complexity; Going Backward in Responding to Wicked Problems; The Dream of an Integrated Approach to Understanding Conflict; The Tower of Babel; Wave I: The Founders' Vision-A Unified Theory of Conflict

Wave II: The Rise of the Contemporary Conflict MovementAlternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)/Negotiation/Mediation; Analytical or Interactive Conflict Resolution; Forgiveness and Reconciliation; Political and Public Policy Conflicts; Structural Transformation; Additional Ways to Slice up the Current Field; Problems with Violence and with Theory Development; The Dream Remains Unrealized; We Need a New, Radically Different Vision of the Present World; Wave III: Building Bridges: Realizing the Founders' Vision; The New Science of Conflict: The Inside and the Outside

3. Overview of the New Science of ConflictApplications of Integral Theory/AQAL; An Evolutionary Vision; Integralism as a Transdisciplinary Model; Consciousness and Conflict; The New Science of Conflict: An AQAL Model; The AQAL Model of Conflict; The Five Elements of Integral Conflict; Element 1: The Four Quadrants; Element 2: Levels or Stages of Development; Element 3: Lines of Development; Element 4: States of Conflict; Element 5: Typologies; Different Ways of Investigating a Conflict; Paradigms and Zones of Inquiry; 4. The Fraser River Conflict; The River Conflict

Some Voices in the River ConflictThe Commercial Fishing Industry; The Sports Fishery; The Environmental Community; Conservation and Protection Officers (C&P); Conclusion; Introduction to the Four Quadrants of Conflict-Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8; Introduction to the Left-Hand of Conflict-Chapters 5 and 6; 5. The Upper-Left Quadrant (UL); The Hidden Curriculum of Conflict; Meaning-Making: Constructing Realities; Identity Conflict Theories; The Evolution of Identity and Meaning-Making; An Evolutionary Lens: Understanding the Meaning of Fish; Mindsets in the River Conflict; The Instrumental Mindset

The Socialized MindsetMaking Sense of the Voices; Identity Needs and Meaning-Making; Weaving in the Lines of Adult Development; Guidance from and for the Upper-Left-Hand of Conflict; Meaning-Making; Reflective Practices; Mindful Action; Conclusion to the Upper-Left Quadrant; 6. The Lower-Left Quadrant (LL); Cultural Evolution; Cultural Evolutionary Philosophers; Critiques of Cultural Evolution; Concern #1: Evolutionary Models Are Hierarchical; Concern #2: Obtaining Sufficient Data Is Impossible; Concern #3: Indigenous Cultures Are Seen as Mere Stepping Stones to Greater Cultural Complexity

Advances and Regressions in Evolution

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4384-6067-8