The Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice

by Peter T. Coleman (Editor), Morton Deutsch (Editor), Eric C. Marcus (Editor)

Written for both the seasoned professional and the student who wants to deepen their understanding of the processes involved in conflicts and their knowledge of how to manage them constructively, this book provides an understanding for managing conflicts at all levels—interpersonal, intergroup, organizational, and international. Each chapter focuses around a central case or illustration of the practice with a discussion for both training and direct intervention.  This new edition includes companion downloadable chapters and new information on conflict resolution and IT, social networks, schools, families, environment and much more.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

1266 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Dr. Peter T. Coleman holds a Ph.D. in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. He is Professor of Psychology and Education at Columbia University where he holds a joint-appointment at Teachers College and The Earth Institute and teaches courses in Conflict Resolution, Social Psychology, and Social Science Research. He currently conducts research on peace and conflict, including on optimality of motivational dynamics in conflict, power asymmetries and conflict, intractable conflict, multicultural conflict, injustice and conflict, adaptive mediation dynamics, and sustainable peace.

In 2003, he became the first recipient of the Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association (APA), Division 48: Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence, and in 2015 was awarded the Morton Deutsch Conflict Resolution Award by APA and a Marie Curie Fellowship from The EU. Dr. Coleman edits the award-winning Handbook of Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice (2000, 2006, 2014) and his other books include The Five Percent: Finding Solutions to Seemingly Impossible Conflicts (2011); Conflict, Justice, and Interdependence: The Legacy of Morton Deutsch (2011), Psychological Components of Sustainable Peace (2012), and Attracted to Conflict: Dynamic Foundations of Destructive Social Relations (2013). His most recent book, Making Conflict Work: Navigating Disagreement Up and Down Your Organization (2014), won the 2016 Outstanding Book Award from The International Association of Conflict Management.

He has also authored over 100 articles and chapters, is a member of the United Nation Mediation Support Unit’s Academic Advisory Council, is a founding board member of the Gbowee Peace Foundation USA, and is a New York State certified mediator and experienced consultant. He also founded the MD-ICCCR Science-Practice Blog, the WKCR (89.9 FM) monthly radio program Peace and Conflict at Columbia: Conversations at the Leading Edge, and is a frequent blogger on Huffington Post and Psychology Today. Dr. Coleman’s work has also been featured in media outlets such as Harvard Business Review, Forbes, This American Life, Time Magazine, Fox Business, CBS, Fast Company, and Chicago Public Radio.

Reviews

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Contents

Coleman PT, Deutsch M, & Marcus EC (editors) (2014) (47:28) Handbook of Conflict Resolution, The - Theory and Practice (3e)

Preface
Introduction :: Morton Deutsch

Part I: Interpersonal and Intergroup Processes

01. Cooperation, Competition, and Conflict :: Morton Deutsch

02. Justice and Conflict :: Morton Deutsch

03. A Delicate and Deliberate Journey toward Justice: Challenging Privilege: Building Structures of Solidarity :: Michelle Fine, Alexis Halkovic

04. Constructive Controversy: The Value of Intellectual Opposition :: David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson, Dean Tjosvold

05. Trust, Trust Development, and Trust Repair :: Roy J. Lewicki, Edward C. Tomlinson

06. Power and Conflict :: Peter T. Coleman

07. Communication and Conflict :: Robert M. Krauss, Ezequiel Morsella

08. Language, Peace, and Conflict Resolution :: Francisco Gomes de Matos

09. The PSDM Model: Integrating Problem Solving and Decision Making in Conflict Resolution :: Eben A. Weitzman, Patricia Flynn Weitzman

10. Intergroup Conflict :: Ronald J. Fisher

Part II: Intrapsychic and Intragroup Processes

11. Judgmental Biases in Conflict Resolution and How to Overcome Them :: Leigh L. Thompson, Brian J. Lucas

12. Emotion and Conflict: Why It Is Important to Understand How Emotions Affect Conflict and How Conflict Affects Emotions :: Evelin G. Lindner

13. Self-Regulation in the Service of Conflict Resolution :: Walter Mischel, Aaron L. DeSmet, Ethan Kross

14. Group Decision Making in Conflict: From Groupthink to Polythink in the War in Iraq :: Alex Mintz, Carly Wayne

Part III: Personal Differences

15. Natural-Born Peacemakers? Gender and the Resolution of Conflict :: Mara Olekalns

16. Resolving Intractable Intergroup Conflicts: The Role of Implicit Theories about Groups :: Eran Halperin, James J. Gross, Carol S. Dweck

17. Personality and Conflict :: Sandra V. Sandy, Susan K. Boardman, Morton Deutsch

18. The Development of Conflict Resolution Skills: Preschool to Adulthood :: Sandra V. Sandy

Part IV: Creativity and Change

19. Creativity and Conflict Resolution: The Role of Point of View :: Howard E. Gruber

20. Some Guidelines for Developing a Creative Approach to Conflict :: Peter T. Coleman, Morton Deutsch

21. Creativity in the Outcomes of Conflict :: Peter J. Carnevale

22. Change and Conflict: Motivation, Resistance, and Commitment :: Eric C. Marcus

23. Changing Minds: Persuasion in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution :: Alison Ledgerwood, Shannon P. Callahan, Shelly Chaiken

24. Learning through Reflection on Experience: An Adult Learning Framework for How to Handle Conflict :: Victoria J. Marsick, Dorothy E. Weaver, Lyle Yorks

Part V: Culture and Conflict

25. The Alchemy of Change: Cultural Fluency in Conflict Resolution :: Michelle LeBaron

26. Indigenous Lessons for Conflict Resolution :: Geneviève Souillac, Douglas P. Fry

27. Multiculturalism and Conflict :: Mekayla K. Castro, Peter T. Coleman

28. Cooperative and Competitive Conflict in China :: Dean Tjosvold, Kwok Leung, David W. Johnson

Part VI: Difficult Conflicts

29. Aggression and Violence: Causes and Correctives :: Wen Liu, Susan Opotow

30. Intractable Conflict :: Peter T. Coleman

31. The Pragmatics of Peace with Justice: The Challenge of Integrating Mediation and Human Rights :: Eileen F. Babbitt

32. Terrorism: Negotiating at the Edge of the Abyss :: Guy Olivier Faure

Part VII: Models of Practice

33. Negotiation :: Roy J. Lewicki, Edward C. Tomlinson

34. The Mediation of Conflict: Context, Cognition, and Practice :: Kenneth Kressel

35. Teaching Conflict Resolution Skills in a Workshop :: Susan W. Coleman, Yaron Prywes

36. Creating Constructive Communication through Dialogue :: Beth Fisher-Yoshida

37. An Empirically Based Approach to Couples’ Conflict :: John Gottman, Julie S. Gottman, Andy Greendorfer, Mirabai Wahbe

38. Managing Conflict through Large Group Methods :: Barbara Benedict Bunker, Susan W. Coleman

39. Group Relations and Conflict Resolution :: Sarah J. Brazaitis

40. Reconciliation between Groups: Preventing New Violence and Improving Lives :: Ervin Staub

41. Social Networks, Social Media, and Conflict Resolution :: James D. Westaby, Nicholas Redding

42. Using Research Findings in Practice: From Knowledge Acquisition to Application :: Daniel Druckman

43. Nonviolent Struggle: An Overview :: Gene Sharp

Part VIII: Looking to the Future

44. A Framework for Thinking about Research on Conflict Resolution Initiatives :: Morton Deutsch, Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, Christine T. Chung

45. Some Research Frontiers in the Study of Conflict and Its Resolution :: Dean G. Pruitt, Katharina G. Kugler

Concluding Overview :: Peter T. Coleman, Eric C. Marcus

About the Editors
About the Contributors
Name Index
Subject Index

Part IX: Domain Specific

Chapters 46 through 56 are available exclusively as online downloads. Visit www.wiley.com/go/coleman for more information.

46. Gender Conflict in Marriage :: Janice M. Steil, Beth Turetsky

47. Conflict Resolution in Schools :: David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson

48. Conflict in Organizations :: W. Warner Burke

49. Labor Relations and Conflict :: Christopher Honeyman

50. Alternative and Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Context: Formal, Informal, and Semiformal Legal Processes :: Carrie Menkel-Meadow

51. Police and Conflict Resolution: Some Observations :: Maria R. Volpe

52. Participatory Action Research, Conflict Resolution, and Communities :: Claudia E. Cohen, Rebecca Neshkes, Michelle Pryce-Screen, Elizabeth Hernandez, Micaela Linder, Megan Doherty-Baker

53. Faith Matters: Religion as a Third Side for Peace :: Bridget Moix

54. Nongovernmental Organizations as a Vehicle for Collective Action :: Andrea Bartoli, Borislava Manojlovic, Mark Magellan

55. Managing Environmental Conflict :: Joshua Fisher

56. International Conflict Resolution: From Practice to Knowledge and Back Again :: Anthony Wanis-St. John, Suzanne Ghais

[Jessie]

Well written, overall understanding of how to approach different types of conflict and different approaches.