Introduction to Conflict Resolution: Discourses and Dynamics

by Sara B Cobb (Editor), Sarah Frederman (Contributor), Alison Castel (Contributor)

The field of conflict resolution has evolved dramatically during the relatively short duration of the discipline’s existence. Each generation of scholars has struggled with the major puzzles of their era, providing theories and solutions that meet the needs of the time, only to be pushed forward by new insights and, at times, totally upended by a changing world.

This introductory course text explores the genealogy of the field of conflict resolution by examining three different epochs of the field, each one tied to the historical context and events of the day. In each of these epochs, scholars and practitioners worked to understand and address the conflicts that the world was facing, at that time.

This book provides a framework that students will carry with them far into their careers, enriching their contributions and strengthening their voices. Rather than a didactic approach to the field, students will develop their critical analytical skills through an inductive inquiry. Students will broaden their vocabulary, grapple with argumentation, and develop critical reading skills.

864 pages, ebook

Published July 2, 2019

Reviews

[Maxwell Botrous · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's an amazing comprehensive collection of how conflict analysis field has developed since 1945 and grouped into three epochs each with its own defining characterstics/aspects

[Luke Bausler · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a lot of great information and strategies for resolving conflict utilizing variety of methods and scholars. I found this book to be more of a culmination of essays that showed these varying methods, rather than a book that followed a clear framework. A conclusive chapter would have been beneficial.

Many of the chapters were redundant. The book could be significantly slimmed down from 885 pages.