Interactive Conflict ResolutionInteractive Conflict Resolution is the first book to comprehensively examine this innovative technique for peacebuilding: impartial third parties—through facilitated dialogue and focused analysis—bring together unofficial representatives of groups or nations engaged in protracted, violent conflict. Ronald J. Fisher discusses the works of major theorists as they have applied this technique to situations in Israel-Palestine, Northern Ireland, India-Pakistan, and Cyprus, among others. He describes various methods, including intercommunal dialogue, interactive problem solving, third-party consultation, and the psychodynamic approach. Comprehensive in scope, Interactive Conflict Resolution also explores how this technique can be used in conjunction with official diplomacy and other methods of third party negotiations, including mediation and prenegotiations. Fisher also addresses the critical areas which threaten the field, such as funding and institutionalization, and pinpoints the major challenges he sees in the years ahead. |
Contents
Figures | 3 |
John Burton | 19 |
Leonard Doob | 37 |
Herbert Kelman | 56 |
Edward Azar | 77 |
The Psychodynamic Approach | 98 |
Intercommunal Dialogue | 121 |
Third Party Consultation | 142 |
A Contingency Approach to Third Party Intervention | 163 |
Assessment | 187 |
Critical Issues for Interactive Conflict Resolution | 213 |
Challenges for Practice and Policy | 229 |
Conclusion | 253 |
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