Conflict Resolution Theory and Practice

Part 1 Generic theory and practice in conflict resolution: paradigms, theories and metaphors in conflict and conflict resolution - coherence or confusion?, Dennis Sandole; an analytical research agenda for conflict and conflict resolution, Daniel Druckman; symptoms of cultural pathologies - a hypothesis, Mary Clark; conflict resolution as a political philosophy, John W.Burton; complexity and cognitive equilibrium - experimental results and their implications, John Warfield; problem-solving exercises and theories of conflict resolution, Christopher Mitchell. Part 2 Concepts and aspects of the resolution process: managing differences in conflict resolution - the role of relational empathy, Benjamin Broome; the healing function in political conflict resolution, Joseph Montville. Part 3 Theory and practice at different levels: conflict resolution in intercultural settings - problems and prospects, Kevin Avruch and Peter Black; the analyzing and resolving of class conflict, Richard Rubenstein; public organizations and policies in conflict - notes on theory and practice, Brack Brown; public policy conflict resolution - the nexus between culture and process, Wallace Warfield; states, boundaries and environmental security, Elise Boulding. Part 4 Relevance of theory to the practitioner: theory and alternative dispute resolution - a contradiction in terms?, Joseph Scimecca; using theory in conflict resolution practice, John Murray; from theory to practice in environmental dispute resolution - negotiating the transition, Marcelle DuPraw; international conflict diplomacy - four principles, John McDonald. Part 5 Feedback - what does it all mean? - relating theory to the practice of conflict resolution in South Africa, Hugo van der Merwe; future directions in theory and research, Dennis Sandole.