Using Conflict Theory

ISBN-13: 9780521791168 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 232 str.

Otomar J. Bartos; Paul Wehr

Opis

From family feuds to labor strikes and international warfare, human conflict is an ever-present and universal social problem and the methods to manage it are a challenge for everyone, from average citizens to policymakers and social theorists. This study will educate students about how and why conflict erupts, and under what conditions it can be managed. It is a unique classroom book blending theory and practical application and the first to bridge the science of social theory and the art of practice for students.

Recenzje

'Bringing this wide array of material together succinctly is difficult, but the authors succeed … the book is clearly written and speaks directly to the reader, offering suggestions about how to pursue conflicts constructively; it should prove accessible to college students. This is a useful introduction that would serve as a good text for various courses relating to social conflicts and which could be complemented by other theoretical work and by details accounts of particular conflicts.' Journal of Peace Research

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Understanding conflict; 3. Development of incompatible goals; 4. Application to the civil rights struggle; 5. Emergence of overt conflicts; 6. Application to a university conflict; 7. Escalation and de-escalation; 8. Application to conflict in Bosnia; 9. Making conflict work economically; 10. Understanding and managing conflicts.