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978-1-4985-1501-6 • Hardback • November 2016 • $154.00 • (£119.00)
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Peter M. Kellett is associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
Thomas G. Matyók is associate professor and head of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
Chapter One Contradictions and Dialectics as Keys to Conflict Transformation
Chapter Two Compassion and Mindfulness in Conflict Transformation
Chapter Three Transforming Indian Dowry Conflict: A Shero’s Narrative
Chapter Four Transformation of Persecution in Holocaust Survivor Testimonies
Chapter Five Communication and Conflict: An Intersectional Lens
Chapter Six My Work Ethic--My Everything: A Personal Narrative of Conflict Transformation in Service Industry Work
Chapter Seven A Bona Fide Perspective of Restorative Justice: Implications for
Researchers and Practitioners
Chapter Eight Transforming Marital Conflict through Restorative Justice
Chapter Nine Disputant Storytelling and Conflict Transformation in Mediation
Chapter Ten Formulation Sequences in Mediation: One Locus of Conflict
Transformation
Chapter Eleven Segmented Silence in Mediation: Mitigating the Effects of Cognitive
Overload
Chapter Twelve Family Communication Environment and Communication Behavior in
Conflicts: Reports from Parents and their Young-Adult Children
Chapter Thirteen Emotional Intelligence and Conflict in Romantic Relationships among
College Students
Chapter Fourteen Promoting Ontological Insecurity to Transform the Governance of Science
Chapter Fifteen Emergent Paradigms of Organizational Justice:
Legalistic, Restorative, and Retributive Justice in the Workplace
Chapter Sixteen“Socializing” Ideas: Exploring the Transformational Impact of Leadership and Conflict Practices
Chapter SeventeenGratitude Communication as Workplace Conflict Management:
Advancing a Strategy and Tactic for Positive Narrative Expansion
Chapter Eighteen Art as an Aid to Solidify Students’ Understanding of How Narrative Theory Helps Uncover Relational Conflict Dynamics
Chapter Nineteen Conflict Games: A Framework and Case Study of Sport for Development and Peace
Chapter Twenty Transforming Conflict in the Classroom: Best Practices for Facilitating Difficult Dialogues and Creating an Inclusive Communication Climate
An important volume that once again demonstrates the immense value of a communication perspective on conflict. Throughout the chapters there are useful insights for conflict scholars, practitioners, and stakeholders.
— Joseph P. Folger, co-author, The Promise of Mediation: The Transformative Approach to Conflict