Perspectives in Waging Conflicts Constructively (eBook)

Cases, Concepts, and Practice

Bruce W. Dayton, Louis Kriesberg (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
234 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-6552-3 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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Perspectives in Waging Conflicts Constructively offers diverse perspectives on how large-scale conflicts can be conducted with more positive benefits, minimizing their destructiveness. Distinguished analysts and practitioners review the core ideas of the innovative ';constructive conflict approach' and examine cases where conflicts have been waged with fewer destructive consequences. An introduction presents key concepts in constructive conflict resolution, and chapters offer cases of these theories in action. Cases feature both global and regional examples ranging from Israel to North Korea. The book also contains recommendations for policy makers, non-governmental organizations, and citizens about how stakeholders at all levels might help avoid destructive patterns that are common in large-scale conflict while working for positive change.Contributors include Patrick G. Coy, Esra Cuhadar, Bruce W. Dayton, Martina Fischer, Galia Golan, Louis Kriesberg, Christopher Mitchell, Robert Murrett, Thania Paffenholz, Lee Smithey, and Steven Zunes.

Autor

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.

Inhalt

Chapter 1IntroductionBruce W. Dayton and Louis KriesbergChapter 2Communication, Constructiveness, and Asymmetry in Nonviolent Action Theory and PracticePatrick G. CoyChapter 3Transitional Justice and Reconciliation: Prerequisite or Burden for Constructive Conflict Transformation?Martina FischerChapter 4Strategic Nonviolent Action: Waging Constructive Conflict against AuthoritarianismSteven ZunesChapter 5Peaceful Separation: The Politics of Constructive Dissolution Christopher MitchellChapter 6Factors for De-escalation: Israel and a Shift to Constructive ConflictGalia GolanChapter 7The State of Constructive Conflict in Northern IrelandLee A. SmitheyChapter 8What Is a Constructive Peace Process?: Inclusion in Peace NegotiationsÇerağ Esra Cuhadar and Thania PaffenholzChapter 9Non-Provocative Defense in the Asia-Pacific RegionRobert MurrettChapter 10Global Contexts for Waging Conflicts ConstructivelyLouis Kriesberg

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.1.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 4 Illustrations including: - 1 Charts; - 3 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Politik / Gesellschaft
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-6552-3 / 1442265523
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-6552-3 / 9781442265523