Conflict Resolution: Theory, Research, and PracticeBroadly 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. |
Contents
The Field of Conflict Studies | 7 |
Conflict Resolution Research | 17 |
Individual Characteristics Theories | 39 |
Social Process Theories | 59 |
Formal Theories | 103 |
Coercion | 119 |
Negotiation and Bargaining | 135 |
Adjudication | 155 |
Mediation | 173 |
Arbitration | 193 |
Many Roads to Resolution | 207 |
A Debate | 215 |
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