Conflict resolution theory and practice : integration and application / edited by Dennis J.D. Sandole and Hugo van der Merwe ; foreword by Herbert C. Kelman.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Paradigms, theories, and metaphors in conflict and conflict resolution : coherence or confusion? / Dennis J.D. Sandole -- An analytical research agenda for conflict and conflict resolution / Daniel Druckman -- Symptoms of cultural pathologies : a hypothesis / Mary Clark -- Conflict resolution as a political philosophy / John W. Burton -- Complexity and cognitive equilibrium : experimental results and their implications / John N. Warfield -- Problem-solving exercises and theories of conflict resolution / Christopher R. Mitchell -- Managing differences in conflict resolution : the role of relational empathy / Benjamin J. Broome -- The healing function in political conflict resolution / Joseph V. Montville -- Conflict resolution in intercultural settings : problems and prospects / Kevin Avruch and Peter W. Black.

The analyzing and resolving of class conflict / Richard E. Rubenstein -- Public organizations and policies in conflict : notes on theory and practice / Brack Brown -- Public-policy conflict resolution : the nexus between culture and process / Wallace Warfield -- States, boundaries, and environmental security / Elise Boulding -- Theory and alternative dispute resolution : a contradiction in terms? / Joseph A. Scimecca -- Using theory in conflict resolution practice / John S. Murray -- From theory to practice in environmental dispute resolution : negotiating the transition / Marcelle E. DuPraw -- International conference diplomacy : four principles / John W. McDonald -- Relating theory to the practice of conflict resolution in South Africa / Hugo van der Merwe -- Epilogue : future directions in theory and research / Dennis J.D. Sandole.