Conflict: From Analysis to Intervention
(Hardback)
Available Formats
Paperback, 2nd edition
Published: 4th March 2008
Hardback
Published: 13th June 2003
Paperback
Published: 13th June 2003
Publishing Details
Conflict: From Analysis to Intervention
By (Author) Professor Sandra I. Cheldelin
Edited by Daniel Druckman
Edited by Larissa Fast
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
13th June 2003
United Kingdom
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
303.69
Physical Properties
Hardback
392
820g
Description
This textbook is dedicated to an analysis of the emergent role of conflict analysis and resolution. What can this interdisciplinary field contribute to our understanding of, solutions to, or transformations of some of the most pressing problems confronting human societies The authors, a team of international experts with both academic and professional experience of the field, offer a broad range of geographical and disciplinary perspectives. Covering theory, research and practice, they provide a comprehensive typology of the types of conflict, and a through examination of influences - uctural, strategic and cultural - on conflict. They go on to explore the management and resolution of conflict, discussing negotiation, mediation and peacebuilding. This hopes to be a key text for undergraduates and postgraduates taking courses in the field, and also for professionals, both active and in training.
Reviews
"The new edition of Conflict has been developed to reflect the evolvingstate of art in the discipline of conflict analysis and resolution... It will prove useful as a general overview of the present state of the field, introducing students to the key concepts" Times Higher Education Supplement, September 2008
Author Bio
Sandra C. Cheldelin is the Vernon M. and Minnie I. Lynch Professor of Conflict Resolution at the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, USA. An expert in organizational conflict, she has worked with more than 150 organizations and has facilitated large-scale interethnic and interfaith community dialogues on topics of fear, terrorism, violence and suspicion. Her international work has taken her to Bosnia, Ukraine, Republic of Georgia, Tajikistan, Israel, and Liberia. Daniel Druckman splits his time between the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason and the University of Queensland Larissa Fast is at the University of Notre Dame.
