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This book explores how large-scale conflicts can be waged more constructively. An introduction presents key concepts in positive conflict resolution, and chapters from esteemed contributors illustrate these theories in action, with cases ranging from Israel to North Korea. The book offers diverse perspectives and concrete ideas for positive change.
List of contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
Bruce W. Dayton and Louis Kriesberg
Chapter 2
Communication, Constructiveness, and Asymmetry in Nonviolent Action Theory and Practice
Patrick G. Coy
Chapter 3
Transitional Justice and Reconciliation: Prerequisite or Burden for Constructive Conflict Transformation?
Martina Fischer
Chapter 4
Strategic Nonviolent Action: Waging Constructive Conflict against Authoritarianism
Steven Zunes
Chapter 5
Peaceful Separation: The Politics of Constructive Dissolution
Christopher Mitchell
Chapter 6
Factors for De-escalation: Israel and a Shift to Constructive Conflict
Galia Golan
Chapter 7
The State of Constructive Conflict in Northern Ireland
Lee A. Smithey
Chapter 8
What Is a Constructive Peace Process?: Inclusion in Peace Negotiations
Çerä Esra Cuhadar and Thania Paffenholz
Chapter 9
Non-Provocative Defense in the Asia-Pacific Region
Robert Murrett
Chapter 10
Global Contexts for Waging Conflicts Constructively
Louis Kriesberg
About the author
Bruce W. Dayton is associate professor of peacebuilding and conflict transformation and director of the CONTACT Peacebuilding Program at the SIT Graduate Institute, School for International Training.
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.
Together, Kriesberg and Dayton are the authors of Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution, now in its fifth edition.
Summary
This book explores how large-scale conflicts can be waged more constructively. An introduction presents key concepts in positive conflict resolution, and chapters from esteemed contributors illustrate these theories in action, with cases ranging from Israel to North Korea. The book offers diverse perspectives and concrete ideas for positive change.
