Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution - Softcover

Kriesberg, Louis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0742544230 ISBN 13: 9780742544239

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2006

Synopsis

Highly regarded by instructors as the most comprehensive and insightful textbook on conflict resolution, Constructive Conflicts has been significantly revised and updated in this third edition. The new edition builds on the strengths of the first two, especially its organization around the different stages at which conflicts emerge, escalate, and resolve. Kriesberg's analysis utlizes diverse theoretical perspectives and data and is relevant for strategies that a variety of people can employ to foster the resolution of conflicts.

About this title

About the Author

Louis Kriesberg is professor emeritus of sociology and Maxwell Professor Emeritus of Social Conflict Studies at Syracuse University. He was founding director of the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (1986-1994) and continues as an associate of PARC. In addition to over 100 book chapters and articles, his published books include: Social Processes in International Relations (ed.), Mothers in Poverty, Social Conflicts, Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change (ed., Vols. 1-14, 1978-1992) and Social Inequality. He was President of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (1983-1984), and he lectures, consults, and provides training regarding conflict resolution, security issues, and peace studies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742544230
• ISBN 13: 9780742544239
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 450