Dimensions
156 x 234 x 32mm
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 of this volume, 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, structural, strategic and cultural, on conflict.
They go on to explore the management and resolution of conflict, discussing negotiation, mediation and peacebuilding.