Presents all the information practitioners and scholars need to stay current in the field, with contributions by researchers, trainers and practitioners addressing a full range of essential topics, detailing the development of the theory behind mediation practice.
Making Peace and Doing Justice After Civil Conflict, Expanded and Update
This work asks "How do newly democratic nations put to rest the conflicts of the past?" Beginning with an examination of reconciliation on the political and psychological level, it covers the quality of peace as it has been forged in the civil conflicts in Rwanda, South Africa, Chile and Guatemala.
Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Voices from the Ground and Visions for the
In this collection of essays, the authors have brought together a group of peacemakers - Christian, Jewish, and Muslim - whose religious convictions compel them towards peace in Israel/Palestine.
In a nation where nearly one-half of all households have firearms, the gun control issue has never been more relevant. This study examines the arguments used by advocates and opponents of gun control, identifies crucial factual assumptions behind the arguments, and addresses these assumptions using evidence from the best research.
How are some processes cultured, gendered, or racialized? In what ways do certain groups and cultures define such concepts as justice and fairness differently? Do women and men perceive events in similar fashion, use different reasoning, or emphasize disparate values and goals? This book deals with these questions.
How are some processes cultured, gendered, or racialized? In what ways do certain groups and cultures define such concepts as justice and fairness differently? Do women and men perceive events in similar fashion, use different reasoning, or emphasize disparate values and goals? This book deals with these questions.
or A Non-Adversarial Approach to Sexual Harassment
Does it really help women to think of sexual harassment primarily as a legal issue? This text questions the assumption that women are passive victims and instead explores strategies for providing a balanced workplace and applies these strategies to a variety of workplaces.
Elections have been used as a mechanism to institutionalize a new political order following internal conflict in Cambodia, El Salvador, Angola, Mozambique, Bosnia, and now Liberia.
Ethnic conflict in Africa is reaching critical levels. Governments are being toppled. National economies are collapsing. And the potential for civil unrest--even violent encounters--throughout the continent threatens to engulf not only Africa, but much of the world.
