Guide to Trauma-Informed and Emotionally Mindful Conflict Practice

This book moves past interest-based negotiation and needs-based conflict resolution to explore emotions and trauma as critical variables in successful conflict work. It integrates the theory and practice of trauma-informed approaches using cultural framing, storytelling, resilience, and emotional human connection to chart new ways toward peace.

List of contents

Introduction - Centering Trauma and Storytelling in Conflict Intervention Practice.
Chapter 1 -Trauma, Identity, and Sense of Victimhood: Conflict Dynamic Processes Conflict Resolution, and Conflict Transformation.
Chapter 2 - Developing a Trauma-informed Lens: Narrating and Listening to Narration
Chapter 3 - Challenging Hierarchies through Trauma Stories: What Does it Take to be an Effective Survivor?
Chapter 4 - How to Address Collective Injustice without Destroying the System: The Theory and Practice of Addressing Injustice and Systems Maintenance
Chapter 5 - Building a Toolbox for Trauma-informed Conflict Practice
Conclusion - Respecting Traumatic Story as Resistance and Resilience Practice for Change

About the author

Jeremy A. Rinker is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina Greensboro's Department of Peace and Conflict Studies. He is the editor of the Journal of Transdisciplinary Peace Praxis.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy A. Rinker, Rinker Jeremy A.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2024
• EAN: 9781538168608
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6860-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, Psychology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Applied Psychology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Conflict Resolution & Mediation, Business & management, Social Work, Communication Studies, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Arbitration, mediation & alternative dispute resolution