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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
Çerag 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 (Ph.D., Syracuse University) serves as associate professor and chair of the Master of Peace and Justice Leadership, the Master of Diplomacy and International Relations, and Director of the CONTACT Peacebuilding Institute at the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA. Professor Dayton has been active in peacebuilding and conflict transformation work for over twenty years as a practitioner, a researcher, and an educator. His other books include Perspectives in Waging Conflicts Constructively and Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation, each co-authored withLouis Kriesberg is Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Social Conflict Studies, and founding director of the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (PARC), all at Syracuse University. His most recent books are: the 5th edition of Constructive Conflicts, co-authored with Bruce W. Dayton, published in 2017, Perspectives on Waging Conflicts Constructively: Concepts, Cases and Practice, Co-edited with Bruce Dayton. 2017;. Louis Kriesberg: Pioneer in Peace and Constructive Conflict Resolution Studies. Springer, 2016; Realizing Peace: A Constructive Conflict Approach, published by Oxford University Press, in 2015; and Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding: Moving from Violence to Sustainable Peace (co-ed. with Bruce Dayton, 2009). Among earlier books are: International Conflict Resolution (1992), Timing the De-Escalation of International Conflicts (co-ed., 1991; and Intractable Conflicts and Their Transformation (co-ed., 1989).
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.
