UNDERSTANDING APPROACHES TO CONFLICT MANAGEMENT:: early mediation of problem situations

With its many case law references and extensive appendices, this book is aimed at a very broad readership. Its highly instructive content will appeal to legal practitioners, the entire peacemaking community (lawyers, judges, criminologists, facilitators, etc.), researchers in peace and conflict management, as well as anyone wishing to discover or deepen their knowledge of this promising new approach to conflict resolution, particularly with a view to managing or preventing disputes.This book, which provides a condensed overview of the different types of conflict, also attempts to describe the different conflict situations, their sources, personal origins and consequences. To help readers understand the general approach to conflict management, the author focuses on problem identification, the role of personality in conflict, prevention, the functions of conflict, the problem-solving approach and the different reactions to conflict. Alternative methods of conflict resolution are also clearly described.

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