There are few true scholar-practitioners in the field of peace-building who have contributed significantly to both sides of the scholar-practice equation. Herbert Kelman is indeed one of the few and one of Psicologia the best. This compendium of his writings both classic and contemporary is a must-read for any serious peace-builder working today. Professor Kelmans thinking, research, practice, and writing have provided a basic scaffolding for the work of peacemakers and peace-builders for half a century, and finally his work is presented to us in one thoughtful and coherent volume. His work on peace has been masterful, and this volume helps to shine his light.
Peter T. Coleman, Columbia University, USA
This comprehensive yet accessible volume captures the themes and essence of Kelmans legacy for understanding and addressing intergroup conflict and cultivating peace. It brings us full circle by locating Kelmans intellectual contributions in the context of his life experiences and work for change, and it reveals the intellectual debt we owe to his conceptions and frameworks for grounding our current peace practices.
Tamra Pearson dEstree, University of Denver, USA
The volume contains a variety of Herbert Kelmans seminal articles that trace the development of informal, problem solving approaches to intractable conflicts. These are not merely the result of hard thinking and clear analysis, but of the authors direct, practical experience of working as a facilitator of processes involving hostile and mistrustful parties, often unwilling initially even to speak with one another.
Christopher Mitchell, Emeritus Professor, George Mason University, USA
Resolving Deep-Rooted Conflicts
This book is a collection of articles and essays by Professor Herbert C. Kelman, a leading figure in the conflict resolution community and one of the most influential peace researchers.
Professor Kelman, a social psychologist, has been a pioneer of conflict resolution and peace research, and his work in conflict resolution has included a decades-long action research program on the Arab- Israeli conflict which has seen the development of Interactive Problem- Solving Workshops, an approach that has had a deep impact not only on research, but also on the practice of conflict resolution around the world, and especially in the Middle East. Focusing on Kelmans conflict resolution-related work, this volume comprises an important collection of articles written by Kelman across his career as an academic and practitioner. By bringing together these carefully selected articles the book offers a concise overview of the body of Kelmans work and his intellectual biography. It traces the origins of the field of conflict resolution, the development of the study and practice of Interactive Problem- Solving Workshops, and the wider challenges faced by conflict resolution research and practice.
This book will be of much interest to students of peace and conflict studies, conflict resolution, psychology, and international relations (IR) in general.
Herbert C. Kelman is Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics, Emeritus, at Harvard University, USA, and author of several books on social psychology, social ethics and international relations.
Werner Wintersteiner is Professor and founding director of the Centre for Peace Research and Peace Education, Klagenfurt University, Austria.
Wilfried Graf, is Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Herbert C. Kelman Institute for Interactive Conflict Transformation (HKI) Vienna, and Senior Research Affiliate at the Centre for Peace Research and Peace Education, Klagenfurt University, Austria.
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Arab Approaches to Conflict Resolution
Mediation, negotiation and settlement of political disputes
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UN Peace Operations and International Policing
Negotiating complexity, assessing impact and learning to learn
Charles T. Hunt
Civil Resistance and Conflict Transformation
Transitions from armed to nonviolent struggle
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Communication and Peace
Mapping an emerging field
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Migration and Security in the Global Age
Diaspora communities and conflict
Feargal Cochrane
Gender, Peace and Security
Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325
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Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation
Multi-level challenges in deeply divided societies
Sarah Maddison
International Intervention, Identity and Conflict Transformation
Bridges and walls between groups
Timea Spitka
Peacebuilding and Friction
Global and local encounters in post conflict societies
Edited by Annika Bjrkdahl, Kristine Hglund, Gearoid Millar, Jar van der Lijn and Willemijn Verkoren
Resolving Deep- Rooted Conflicts
Essays on the theory and practice of interactive problem-solving
Herbert C. Kelman
Edited by Werner Wintersteiner and Wilfried Graf
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Names: Kelman, Herbert C., author. | Wintersteiner, Werner, 1951 editor. |
Graf, Wilfried, editor.
Title: Resolving deep-rooted conflicts : essays on the theory and practice of
interactive problem-solving / Herbert C. Kelman ; edited by Werner
Wintersteiner and Wilfried Graf.
Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2016. | Series: Routledge studies
in peace and conflict resolution | Includes bibliographical references and
index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016007305| ISBN 9781138961630 (hardback) |
ISBN 9781315659664 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Peace-building. | Conflict management. | Social
psychology.
Classification: LCC JZ5538 .K45 2016 | DDC 303.6/9dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016007305
ISBN: 978-1-138-96163-0 (hbk)