Root Narrative Theory and Conflict Resolution: Power, Justice and Values

ISBN-13: 9780367422073 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 226 str.

Solon J. Simmons

Opis

This book introduces Root Narrative Theory, a new approach for narrative analysis, decoding moral politics, and for building respect and understanding in conditions of radical disagreement.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Radical disagreement and root narratives  2. Root narrative theory: between social power and scales of justice  3. The story system: deep structures of the moral imagination  4. Critics of power, prophets of peace: Hobbes, Locke, Marx, Fanon  5. Imagining security: Defense, Unity, Stability  6. Imagining liberty: Consent, Property, Merit  7. Imagining equality: Reciprocity, Nation, Accountability  8. Imagining dignity: Recognition, Liberation, Inclusion  9. Conclusion: From root narrative theory to root narrative practice

O autorze

Solon Simmons is Associate Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, USA.