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"Alex Austin gives an introduction to early warning activities. The author critically discusses whether early warning systems can a) identify the causes of conflict, b) predict the outbreak of conflict and c) mitigate conflict. He argues that unless the early warning system has a mechanism to mitigate the conflict, there is little utility to be gained in refining the accuracy of current models. The article outlines the state of the art in the field of early warning and identifies the different areas of focus, methodologies and mechanisms employed. It ends by summarising these mechanisms into a model for early warning and outlines the major challenges facing the transition from early warning to early response." (author's abstract)

"Demonstrates how micro-interaction between people shapes larger patterns of peace and conflict. This book features chapters on the methods of micro-sociology (including Video Data Analysis) as well as analytical chapters on violence, nonviolence, conflict transformation, peace talks and international meetings"--

What is dispute system design? -- Analytic framework for dispute system design -- System building blocks : processes for preventing, managing, and resolving conflict -- System design practice -- Accountability : evaluating dispute system design -- Ethics in system design -- Court programs -- Claims facilities -- Communities and justice -- Labor relations : the birthplace of dispute system design -- Managing conflict in employment -- Arbitration in commercial and employment designs -- Commercial disputes -- Consumer disputes -- Transitional justice -- International dispute resolution -- Collaborative governance and dispute system design -- Designing dispute systems for the environment.

A new direction for the conflict field -- Conflict and engagement -- Escaping the avoidance trap -- Working the conflict narrative -- Communicating in enduring conflict -- Using power and escalation -- Agreements in ongoing conflict -- Taking a sustainable approach to enduring conflict -- Conflict specialists and enduring conflict -- Epilogue: the dynamic nature of enduring conflict

"Cordula Reimann offers a general overview and a tentative interpretation of the state of the art in the field of conflict management. This includes a review of the field's research agenda and research questions on the one hand and an analysis of the role of theory and research methods on the other. The author introduces three distinct approaches: conflict settlement, conflict resolution and conflict transformation. One of the most important conclusions is that the concepts of conflict resolution and conflict settlement do not address the complexity of most protracted, intractable inter-state conflicts. Therefore it is necessary to synthesise and integrate different theoretical frameworks with actors and strategies. The author's discussion of the role of theory and research methods in the overall field makes clear why, and to what extent, theoretical complementarity must be given in ontological (the study of what is being analysed) and epistemological (the study of how it is being analysed) terms." (author's abstract)

Main description: Intercultural dialogue is often invoked in vague reference to a method that can build cross-cultural understanding and facilitate global policy-making. This book clarifies the theoretical foundations of intercultural dialogue and demonstrates the practical significance of intercultural value inquiry, combining the perspectives of philosophy, conflict research, religious studies, and education.

"Much research into the relationship between democratization and conflict argues that holding elections soon after civil war, when nationalist issues still resonate, is likely to see voters elect to fight. This paper explores a case where elections had the opposite effect. Examination of the relationship between election results and political developments, as well as geographical voting patterns, demonstrates that elections were the primary mechanism for the deradicalization of Irish politics after the civil war of 1922-23. Elections served as a mechanism for arbitration, selection, and coordination between more and less radical elites and their bases of support. Once the new state had shown its strength it had to accommodate gradual change, while electoral losers had to show they could reconcile change with stability. Elections helped establish credibility in both respects without altering the state-society relationship, suggesting that deradicalization was dependent on state performance, and thus on some shared conception of the state. This combination of credibility, electoral legitimacy, and state performance, enabled a revolutionary elite, schooled in both constitutional and revolutionary politics, to deradicalize Irish nationalism after independence." (author's abstract)