Constructive Conflicts - From Escalation to Resolution

Informationen zum Autor Louis Kriesberg is professor emeritus of sociology and Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Social Conflict Studies at Syracuse University. He is the founding director of the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts and past president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Bruce W. Dayton is associate director and senior research scholar at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs in The Maxwell School at Syracuse University! and co-research director of the international and inter-state conflicts program at Maxwell's Program for the Advancement of Research on Collaboration and Conflicts. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Tables List of Acronyms Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Analyzing Social Conflicts Defining Social Conflicts Five Core Ideas about Social Conflicts Varieties of Conflicts Combinations Constituting Destructiveness and Constructiveness Chapter 2: Bases of Social Conflicts Internal Factors System Context Relations between Adversaries Synthesis Chapter 3: The Emergence of Conflicts Identities of Self and Others Grievance Forming Contentious Goals Believing Redress is Possible Conclusions Chapter 4: Alternative Conflict Strategies Types of Inducements Strategies and Modes of Struggle Illustrative Strategies Conclusions Chapter 5: Adopting Conflict Strategies Partisan Goals Partisan Characteristics Relations Between Adversaries Social Context Conclusions Chapter 6: Escalation of Conflicts Dimensions of Escalation Processes of Escalation Policies and Conditions Shaping Escalation Conclusions Chapter 7: The De-escalation of Conflicts Processes of De-Escalation Changing Conditions De-Escalation Policies Conclusions Chapter 8: Mediation in Conflicts Mediation Defined Social Roles Shapers of Mediator Roles Assessing Mediation Contributions Conclusions Chapter 9: Settling Conflicts through Negotiated and Nonnegotiated Means Variations in Settlement Outcomes Paths to Settlement Forms and Stages of Negotiation Conclusions Chapter 10: Outcomes and Post-Termination Sequences Variations in Outcomes Variations in Post-Termination Sequences Internal Consequences Consequences for the Social Context Constructive Transformations Conclusions Chapter 11: Synthesis! Specifications! and Challenges Synthesis Specifications Challenges Conclusions Appendix A: Selected Organizations in the Field of Constructive Conflicts Appendix B: Selected Websites Relating to Social Conflicts ...

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• Authors: Bruce W. Dayton, Louis Kriesberg, Louis Dayton Kriesberg, Louis/ Dayton Kriesberg, KRIESBERG LOUIS DAYTON BRUCE W
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2011
• EAN: 9781442206847
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0684-7
• No. of pages: 428
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries