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Context and pretext in conflict resolution

Culture, identity, power, and practice

Kevin Avruch

Buch

englisch

Avruch, Kevin (Verfasser/-in) DNB

Paradigm Publishers

Boulder

2013

229 p.

978-1-61205-060-7

Includes bibliographical references and index

conflict
culture
social conflict
conflict resolution
identity

Contents:
Foreword Acknowledgments Part 1 Culture and Conflict Resolution 1 Introduction: Culture, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution 2 Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution 3 Culture, Relativism, and Human Rights 4 Constructing Identity 5 Type I and Type II Errors in Culturally Sensitive Conflict Resolution Practice Part 2 Culture and Identity, Dilemmas of Power 6 Culture Theory, Culture Clash, and the Practice of Conflict Resolution 7 Negotiating Beyond Interests: The Poverty of Buyer and Seller 8 After Violence: TRCs and Reconstructing Identity 9 Conflict Resolution and the Dilemma of Power Afterword Note References Cited Index About the Author

Summary:
Written by a distinguished scholar, this book explores themes of culture, identity, and power as they relate to conceptions of practice in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Among the topics covered are ethnic and identity conflicts; culture, relativism and human rights; post-conflict trauma and reconciliation; and modeling varieties of conflict resolution practice. Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution is the winner of the 2014 Conflict Research Society Book of the Year Prize.

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