Transforming conflict through insight

Acknowledgments Conflict and Insight: Setting the Stage Snapshot #1: Everyday Conflict Snapshot #2: Conflict and Justice Snapshot #3: Conflict and Democracy Conflict, Participation, and Learning The Growing Interest in Conflict Transformation through Learning Conflict and Learning: Contributions from Lonergan's Insight Theory Now that the Stage is Set Studying Conflict: Where Have We Arrived and Why Think About Insight? Conflict as a Positive Experience Cooperation and Conflict: Game Theory The Experience of Conflict Practitioners: Interest Theory The Intractability of Conflict: Human Needs Theory The Completxity of Conflict: Communication Theory Responding to Conflict: The Growing Use of Mediation Models of Mediation: Interest-Based, Transformative, and Narrative Advancing Our Knowledge: Conflict, Learning, and Insight Theory Concluding Remarks Insight Theory: Transformation through Learning Lonergan's Method of Self-Understanding: Gaining Insight into Insights Insight Theory: The Curious Nature of Insight The Role of Experiences and Questions in the Learning Process The Direct Insight: The 'Aha' Moment of the Learning Process The Inverse Insight: Changing Directions When We Can't Get There from Here Verifying Insights: Asking the 'Is it So?' Question The Role of Feelings and Values in Insight Theory Concluding Remarks Insight Mediation: Applying Insight Theory to Mediation Steps in the Insight Mediation Process Principles of Insight Mediation Feelings as Carriers of Values, Cares, and Threats The Strategy of Linking: Gaining Direct Insights into Cares and Threats The Strategy of De-Linking: overcoming Barriers through Inverse Insight The Strategy of Verification: Ensuring Insights are Correct Concluding Remarks Insight, Conflict, and Justice: Two Case Studies The Story of Elizabeth and Charles: A Victim-Offender Post-Sentence Mediation Analysis: Applying Insight Theory to the Story of Elizabeth and Charles The Story of Allan: A Sentencing Circle Analysis: Applying Insight Theory to the Story of Allan Concluding Remarks Concluding Remarks Notes Bibliography Index