Contents

Author Biographies x

Acknowledgements xix

INTRODUCTION: The Nature of Conflict and Conflict Resolution 1

Jacob Bercovitch, Victor Kremenyuk, and I. William Zartman

PART I: HISTORY AND METHODS OF STUDY 13

1.

Louis Kriesberg

2. Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution 33

Christer Jonsson and Karin Aggestam

3. Conflict Resolution in the International System: A Quantitative Approach 52

J. David Singer and Shahryar Minhas

4. Case Studies and Conflict Resolution 72

Jack S. Levy

5. Game Theory as an Approach to Conflict Resolution 86

RudolfAvenhaus

6. Experimental Research on Social Conflict 102

Dean G. Pruitt

7. DoingConflictResearchThroughaMulti-MethodLens 119

Daniel Druckman

8. Problem-Solving Approaches 143

Tamra Pearson d’Estree

9. Constructivism and Conflict Resolution 172

Richard Jackson

PART II: ISSUES AND SOURCES OF CONFLICT 191

10. Territory as a Source of Conflict and a Road to Peace 193

John A. Vasquez and Brandon Valeriano

11. Economic and Resource Causes of Conflicts 210

Philippe Le Billon

12. Resolving Ecological Conflicts: Typical and Special Circumstances 225

Gunnar Sjostedt

13. Ethnicity, Negotiation, and Conflict Management 246

Donald Rothchild

14. Ethno-Religious Conflicts: Exploring the Role of Religion in Conflict Resolution 264 S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana

PART III: METHODS OF MANAGING CONFLICT 285

15. Conflict Prevention: Theory in Pursuit of Policy and Practice 287

Michael S. Lund

16. ConflictResolutionandNegotiation 322

I. William Zartman

17. Mediation and Conflict Resolution 340

Jacob Bercovitch

18. The Settlement of International Disputes by Legal Means - Arbitration and

Judicial Settlement 358

Franz Cede

19. Dialogue as a Process for Transforming Relationships 376

Harold H.

20. NGOs and Conflict Resolution 392

Andrea Bartoli

21. United Nations Mediation Experience: Practical Lessons for Conflict Resolution 413 Connie Peck

PART IV: CURRENT FEATURES AND DILEMMAS IN THE STUDY OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION 435

22. Terrorism and Conflict Resolution 437

William A. Donohue

23. Media and Conflict Resolution 455

Eytan Gilboa

24. Democracy and Conflict Resolution 475

David Kinsella and David L. Rousseau

25. Why Mediation Matters: Ending Intractable Conflicts 492

Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson, and Pamela Aall

26. Culture and Conflict Resolution 506

Guy Olivier Faure

27. Peacekeeping and Beyond 525

Paul F. Diehl

28. Reconciliation as a Peace-Building Process: Scope and Limits 543

Valerie Rosoux

29. Assessing Outcomes: Conflict Management and the Durability of Peace 564

Scott Sigmund Gartner and Molly M. Melin

30. Peace vs. Justice - and Beyond 580

Cecilia Albin

31. TheSpreadofCivilWar 595

Kristian Skrede Gleditsch

32. Conflict Resolution and Human Rights: The State of the Art 613

Eileen F. Babbitt

33. Resolution of Military Conflicts and Confrontations (Force and Arms Control) 630 Victor Kremenyuk

34. Training and Education 645

Paul Meerts

Conclusion: Emerging Problems in Theory and Practice 669

Jacob Bercovitch, Victor Kremenyuk, and I. William Zartman

Index

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