Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution: Culture, Identity, Power, and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781612050607 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 256 str.

Kevin Avruch

Opis

Written by a distinguished scholar, this book explores themes of culture, identity, and power as they relate to conceptions of practice in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Among the topics covered are ethnic and identity conflicts; culture, relativism and human rights; post-conflict trauma and reconciliation; and modeling varieties of conflict resolution practice.

Spis treści

Foreword Acknowledgments Part 1 Culture and Conflict Resolution 1 Introduction: Culture, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution 2 Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution 3 Culture, Relativism, and Human Rights 4 Constructing Identity 5 Type I and Type II Errors in Culturally Sensitive Conflict Resolution Practice Part 2 Culture and Identity, Dilemmas of Power 6 Culture Theory, Culture Clash, and the Practice of Conflict Resolution 7 Negotiating Beyond Interests: The Poverty of Buyer and Seller 8 After Violence: TRCs and Reconstructing Identity 9 Conflict Resolution and the Dilemma of Power Afterword Note References Cited Index About the Author

O autorze

Kevin Avruch