Peacemaking : Practicing at the Intersection Between Law and Human Conflict

by Noll, Douglas

• ISBN13: 9781931038119
• ISBN10: 1931038112
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Table of Contents

Foreword	15	(19)
Howard Zehr
Author's Preface	19	(2)
Introduction	21	(8)
PART ONE: THE LAW AND PEACEMAKING
Lawyers as Peacemakers	29	(20)
The Current, Narrow View of Lawyers as Peacemakers	29	(3)
The American Legal Profession---A Short History	32	(4)
The Adversary Ideology	36	(2)
The Myth of Redemptive Violence	38	(6)
Legal Training and Law Students	44	(1)
A New Paradigam	44	(4)
Reflections on Chapter 1	48	(1)
Concepts of Peacemaking	49	(16)
What Is Peacemaking?	50	(2)
Ten Principles of Peacemaking	52	(2)
Relationship Between Peace and Conflict	54	(2)
Reconciliation or Therapy?	56	(1)
Peacemaking and Mediation	57	(2)
The Lawyer as Counselor and Representative	59	(2)
Reflections on Chapter 2	61	(4)
PART TWO: CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROCESSES
Conflict Resolution Models and Processes	65	(15)
Introduction	65	(1)
The Four-Way Model of Conflict Resolution	66	(8)
Coercion
Controlled Escalation
Outside Authority
Agreement-Based Processes
Process Choice
Power, Rights, and Interests	74	(3)
Comparing the Models
Peacemaking---A Synthesis of Models	77	(1)
Conclusion	78	(1)
Reflections on Chapter 3	78	(2)
Mediation Orientation	80	(33)
Introduction	80	(2)
A Brief History	82	(3)
Orientation to Process	85	(15)
Some Terminology Issues
Riskin's Grid
Covet and Love's Model
Strategic Choice Model
Evaluative Mediation
Arguments Supporting Evaluative Mediation
Critiques of Evaluative Mediation
Facilitative Mediation
Orientation to Outcome	100	(6)
Problem-Solving Orientation
Transformative Orientation
Narrative Orientation
Comparison of Orientations
A Theory of Mediation	106	(2)
Conclusion	108	(1)
Reflections on Chapter 4	109	(4)
PART THREE: UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT
Human Nature	113	(37)
Philosophical Views of Humankind	113	(23)
Introduction
Early Views
Modern Views
Some Recurring Philosophical Themes
Psychological Views of Human Nature---Freud to Rogers	136	(9)
Freud
Harry Stack Sullivan-Interpersonal Psychoanalysis
Object Relations
Behaviorism
Humanistic Psychology
Synthesizing Perspectives on Human Nature	145	(1)
Reflections on Chapter 5	146	(4)
The Neuropsychology of Conflict	150	(36)
Orientation to Brain Function and Anatomy	151	(5)
Automaticity	156	(3)
The Cognitive Operators	159	(5)
Emotion	164	(14)
Historical Studies of Emotion
Characteristics of Emotion
Types of Emotion
Emotional Control
Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators	178	(5)
Conclusion	183	(2)
Reflections on Chapter 6	185	(1)
Identity	186	(22)
The Neurological Foundations of Identity	189	(3)
The Proto-Self
Core Consciousness
The Autobiographical Self
Cognitive Psychodynamics	192	(2)
Schemas
Relationships
Personal Identity, Face, and Impression Management	194	(6)
Social Identity	200	(5)
How the Legal System Escalates Identity Conflicts	205	(2)
Reflections on Chapter 7	207	(1)
Religion and Conflict	208	(25)
A True Story of Law and Religion	208	(3)
Introduction	211	(1)
Neurotheology	212	(5)
What Is Religion?	217	(1)
Religion and Cosmology	218	(3)
The Binary View: Good Versus Evil
The Abstractive View: Evil as the Corruption of Good
The Wholistic View: The Unitary Universe
Salvation	221	(3)
Judaism and Salvation
Christian Salvation
Islamic Concepts of Salvation
Hindu Concepts of Salvation
Religion, Politics, and Cultural Identity	224	(4)
Lawyers, Peacemaking, and Religion	228	(3)
Reflections on Chapter 8	231	(2)
Conflict and Culture	233	(29)
Defining Culture	233	(1)
Misconceptions About Culture	234	(2)
Analyzing Culture and Conflict	236	(3)
Culture and Emotion	239	(1)
Cultural Schemas	240	(4)
Gender and Conflict	244	(1)
Three Themes of American Culture	245	(15)
Competition and Conflict
Individualism and Conflict
Politics and Conflict
Conclusion	260	(1)
Reflections on Chapter 9	261	(1)
Justice	262	(26)
Introduction	262	(3)
Why Justice?
Common Threads of Justice
Classical Theories of Justice	265	(8)
The Positive Law Theory of Justice
The Social Good Theory of Justice
The Natural Right Theory of Justice
What Is Justice?
Classical Justice, and Peacemaking	273	(1)
Justice, Identity, and Cooperation	274	(4)
Can Peacemaking Provide Justice?---Critiques	278	(4)
Restorative Justice	282	(4)
Conclusion	286	(1)
Reflections on Chapter 10	287	(1)
Conflict Behavior	288	(29)
Theoretical Considerations	288	(14)
Conflict Schemas
Blake and Mouton's Conflict Management Grid
Integrative and Distributive Outcomes
Goal Concerns and Conflict Goals
Conflict Goals
Conflict Escalation	302	(6)
Social Processes
Psychological Processes
Rational Thinking and Intractable Conflicts	308	(3)
Conclusion	311	(1)
Reflections on Chapter 11	312	(5)
PART FOUR: CONFLICT ANALYSIS
Conflict Theory	317	(19)
Sociology and Conflict Theory	318	(10)
Marx and Weber: The Conflict Tradition in Sociology
Exchange Theory
Social Constructionism and Social Interactionism
A Social Power View of Conflict	328	(4)
The Nature of Social Power
Sources of Power Capacity
Other Theories of Conflict	332	(2)
Human Needs Theory
Integrating Theories
Conclusion	334	(1)
Reflections on Chapter 12	335	(1)
Game Theory	336	(28)
Economic Theory vs. Game Theory	337	(1)
Cooperative vs. Noncooperative Games	338	(1)
Elements of a Game	339	(1)
The Prisoner's Dilemma	340	(3)
Equilibrium	343	(5)
Definition
Dominant Strategy
The Nash Equilibrium
Focal Points
Equilibrium and Mediation
Game Theory and Social Dilemmas	348	(4)
Information	352	(6)
Common Knowledge
Perfect vs. Imperfect Information
Certain vs. Uncertain Information
Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Information
Complete vs. Incomplete Information
Dynamic Games with Asymmetric Information
Information and Efficiency
Cooperative Games	358	(4)
Conclusion	362	(1)
Reflections on Chapter 13	363	(1)
Conflict Analysis	364	(21)
Introduction	000	(364)
Systems Approach to Conflict Analysis	364	(4)
Structural Approaches to Conflict Analysis	368	(13)
Conflict Parties
Conflict Goals
Power Analysis
History and Context
Climate
Escalation History
Preparing a Conflict Map	381	(1)
Reflections on Chapter 14	382	(3)
PART FIVE: PEACEMAKING
Ethics	385	(27)
Introduction	385	(1)
Ethical Codes Generally	386	(1)
Sources of Ethical Standards	387	(12)
SPIDR-AAA-ABA Model Standards
CPR-Georgetown Commission
Special Ethical Considerations	399	(11)
Confidentiality
Situations of Extreme Power Imbalance
Unauthorized Practice of Law
Conclusion	410	(1)
Reflections on Chapter 15	411	(1)
Apology and Forgiveness	412	(27)
Introduction	412	(2)
The Nature of Apology and Forgiveness	414	(5)
Appeasement and Account
Apology
Forgiveness
Impediments to Apology	419	(18)
Cultural Issues
Structural Legal Issues
Apology as an Admission of Fault/Liability
Apology and Attorneys
To Propose or Not Propose Apology	437	(1)
Conclusion	437	(1)
Reflections on Chapter 16	438	(1)
Principles of Peacemaking	439	(22)
Introduction	439	(2)
The Peacemaker as a Leader	441	(10)
The Momentum of Agreement
The Commitment to Cooperation
Managing Information
Maintaining Safety, Order, and Security
Empathic Communication	451	(4)
Process Choice and the Escalation Stages	455	(4)
De-Escalation
Processes for De-Escalation
Conclusion	459	(1)
Reflections on Chapter 17	459	(2)
Final Word	461	(2)
Notes	463	(2)
References	465	(10)
The Author	475