The New Politics of Conflict Resolution - Responding to Difference

This book shows that the conflict resolution field often denies difference even as it attempts to implement a progressive and responsive politics. Innovative theoretical analysis suggests ways of responding anew across difference and beyond dominant ways of thinking about political community and conflict.

List of contents

Introduction PART I: ORDERING DIFFERENCE The Culture Challenge Governing Difference Sovereign Selves PART II: EXPLORING RELATEDNESS Recognition and Relatedness Responding Anew Conclusion

About the author

MORGAN BRIGG is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia. His research explores questions of culture, governance and selfhood in conflict resolution, development studies and political theory.

Summary

This book shows that the conflict resolution field often denies difference even as it attempts to implement a progressive and responsive politics. Innovative theoretical analysis suggests ways of responding anew across difference and beyond dominant ways of thinking about political community and conflict.

Additional text

'...Dr. Brigg's facility with language is remarkable...' Mohd. Moazzam Ali, University of Hyderabad, Journal of Intercultural Studies

Report

'...Dr. Brigg's facility with language is remarkable...' Mohd. Moazzam Ali, University of Hyderabad, Journal of Intercultural Studies

Product details

• Authors: M. Brigg, Morgan Brigg
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9781349999743
• ISBN: 978-1-349-99974-3
• No. of pages: 210
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 12 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 288 g
• Illustrations: XI, 210 p.
• Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies; Rethinking Peace and Conflict; Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Peace, Political Science, International Relations, Social Work, Warfare & defence, Political science & theory, Economic development, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Development Studies, Peace studies, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Politics and war, Military and Defence Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies, conflict;Conflict Resolution;politics