| Introduction to Conflict Resolution: Discourses and Dynamics Contributor(s): Cobb, Sara (Editor), Federman, Sarah (Editor), Castel, Alison (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1786608529 ISBN-13: 9781786608529 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $52.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | Peace - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 303.69 |
| LCCN: 2018046342 |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 7" W x 10" (3.41 lbs) 912 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The field of conflict resolution has evolved dramatically during the relatively short duration of the discipline's existence. Each generation of scholars has struggled with the major puzzles of their era, providing theories and solutions that meet the needs of the time, only to be pushed forward by new insights and, at times, totally upended by a changing world. This introductory course text explores the genealogy of the field of conflict resolution by examining three different epochs of the field, each one tied to the historical context and events of the day. In each of these epochs, scholars and practitioners worked to understand and address the conflicts that the world was facing, at that time. This book provides a framework that students will carry with them far into their careers, enriching their contributions and strengthening their voices. Rather than a didactic approach to the field, students will develop their critical analytical skills through an inductive inquiry. Students will broaden their vocabulary, grapple with argumentation, and develop critical reading skills. |
Contributor Bio(s): Castel, Alison: - Alison Castel is Core Instructor for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. She was previously Dean's Fellow at the School of Conflict Analysis and Peace at George Mason University. Before that, Alison was a Rotary Peace Fellow in 2009 at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, involved in field studies on the Thai-Burma border and in Cambodia. She most recently was the International Program Coordinator at Haverford College's Center for Peace and Global Citizenship.Federman, Sarah: - Sarah Federman is Presidential Scholar at George Mason University USA, the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Her studies in Intellectual History helped prepare her for the genealogical positioning of this book. Her contribution to the learning design of this project is based on over twenty-years work as a freelance writer for Bedford/St. Martin's writing the instructors manuals to their best-selling writing anthology textbooks for college studies (Language Awareness, Models for Writers, and Subject & Strategies). As the school's Presidential Scholar, Dr. Federman studied under Dr. Cobb as well as anthropologists, political scientists, sociologists and others. Her practical experience in conflict resolution comes from her decade-long career as a global advertising executive building and maintaining profitable business partnerships with businesses in Spain, UEA, France, South Africa, China as well as the United States and Canada. She also has an avid interest in the role of language in conflict. Her blog www.languageofconflict.com considers the role of language across a variety of personal and international contexts.Cobb, Sara: - Sara Cobb is Drucie French Cumbie Professor at The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR), George Mason University, where she was also the Director for 8 years. In this context she teaches and conducts research on the relationship between narrative and violent conflict; she is also the Director of the Center for the Study of Narrative and Conflict Resolution at S-CAR that provides a hub for scholarship on narrative approaches to conflict analysis and resolution. |