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Conflict Resolution : Theory, Research, and Practice

by James A. Schellenberg
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Broadly defining "conflict resolution," James A. Schellenberg gives systematic coverage to five main ways people may try to resolve their conflicts: coercion, negotiation, adjudication, mediation, and arbitration. The main theories of conflict, both classic and contemporary, are reviewed under four main categories: individual characteristics theories, social process theories, social structural theories, and formal theories.

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Shellenberg (sociology, Indiana State U.) identifies the five main ways people try to resolve their conflicts: coercion, negotiation, adjudication, mediation, and arbitration. Then he reviews both classic and contemporary theories, including individual characteristics, social process, social structural, and formal. He draws on case studies ranging from individuals to states. Not a how-to manual. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Book Details

Published
October 1, 1996
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Pages
247
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780791431016

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