The SAGE handbook of conflict resolution / edited by Jacob Bercovitch, Victor Kremenyuk, and I. William Zartman.

Includes index.

Introduction. The Nature of Conflict and Conflict Resolution / Jacob Bercovitch, Victor Kremenyuk and I. William Zartman -- Pt. I. History and Methods of Study -- 1. The Evolution of Conflict Resolution / Louis Kriesberg -- 2. Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution / Christer Jonsson and Karin Aggestam -- 3. Conflict Resolution in the International System: A Quantitative Approach / J. David Singer and Shahryar Minhas -- 4. Case Studies and Conflict Resolution / Jack S. Levy -- 5. Game Theory as an Approach to Conflict Resolution / Rudolf Avenhaus -- 6. Experimental Research on Social Conflict / Dean G. Pruitt -- 7. Doing Conflict Research Through a Multi-Method Lens / Daniel Druckman -- 8. Problem-Solving Approaches / Tamra Pearson d'Estree -- 9. Constructivism and Conflict Resolution / Richard Jackson -- Pt. II. Issues and Sources of Conflict -- 10. Territory as a Source of Conflict and a Road to Peace / John A. Vasquez and Brandon Valeriano -- 11. Economic and Resource Causes of Conflicts / Philippe Le Billon -- 12. Resolving Ecological Conflicts: Typical and Special Circumstances / Gunnar Sjostedt -- 13. Ethnicity, Negotiation, and Conflict Management / Donald Rothchild -- 14. Ethno-Religious Conflicts: Exploring the Role of Religion in Conflict Resolution / S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana -- Pt. III. Methods of Managing Conflict -- 15. Conflict Prevention: Theory in Pursuit of Policy and Practice / Michael S. Lund -- 16. Conflict Resolution and Negotiation / I. William Zartman -- 17. Mediation and Conflict Resolution / Jacob Bercovitch -- 18. The Settlement of International Disputes by Legal Means - Arbitration and Judicial Settlement / Franz Cede -- 19. Dialogue as a Process for Transforming Relationships / Harold H. Saunders -- 20. NGOs and Conflict Resolution / Andrea Bartoli -- 21. United Nations Mediation Experience: Practical Lessons for Conflict Resolution / Connie Peck -- Pt. IV. Current Features and Dilemmas in the Study of Conflict Resolution -- 22. Terrorism and Conflict Resolution / William A. Donahue -- 23. Media and Conflict Resolution / Eytan Gilboa -- 24. Democracy and Conflict Resolution / David Kinsella and David L. Rousseau -- 25. Why Mediation Matters: Ending Intractable Conflicts / Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall -- 26. Culture and Conflict Resolution / Guy Olivier Faure -- 27. Peacekeeping and Beyond / Paul F. Diehl -- 28. Reconciliation as a Peace-Building Process: Scope and Limits / Valerie Rosoux -- 29. Assessing Outcomes: Conflict Management and the Durability of Peace / Scott Sigmund Gartner and Molly M. Melin -- 30. Peace vs. Justice - and Beyond / Cecilia Albin -- 31. The Spread of Civil War / Kristian Skrede Gleditsch -- 32. Conflict Resolution and Human Rights: The State of the Art / Eileen F. Babbitt -- 33. Resolution of Military Conflicts and Confrontations (Force and Arms Control) / Victor Kremenyuk -- 34. Training and Education / Paul Meerts -- Conclusion. Emerging Problems in Theory and Practice / Jacob Bercovitch, Victor Kremenyuk and I. William Zartman.

"Conflict Resolution is one of the fastest growing academic fields in the world today. Although it is a relatively young discipline, having emerged as a specialized field in the 1950s, it has rapidly grown into a self-contained, vibrant, interdisciplinary field." "The SAGE Handbook of Conflict Resolution brings together all the conceptual, methodological, and substantive elements of Conflict Resolution into one volume of 35 specially commissioned chapters, The Handbook is designed to reflect where the field is today by drawing on the contributions of experts from different fields, presenting, in a systematic way, the most recent research and practice."--BOOK JACKET.