The Structure of Conflict

by Coombs; Clyde H.

• ISBN13: 9780805800111
• ISBN10: 0805800115
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1988-07-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

A theory that attempts to bring order to the chaotic variety of conflict usually begins by distinguishing types of conflict and formulating general explanatory principles that relate and integrate them. In contrast to traditional methods, this book describes and explores the structural aspects of different types of conflicts, and discusses the important implications involved for both choosing and achieving methods for resolving conflict. Two important facets of conflict structure are recognized: the individuals involved and the behavioral principles that govern them; and the existence of options and their structural relation. This monograph will be of interest to researchers and practitioners of conflict resolution, such as mediators, lawyers, diplomats, counselors and psychologists, and students in experimental and social psychology, labor relations, poilitical science and law.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. i
Introduction	p. 1
Type I Conflict	p. 7
Preview	p. 9
The Theory of Individual Preference: Type I Conflict Resolution	p. 11
Motivational Processes, Framing Effects and the Classification of Type I Conflicts	p. 37
The Difficulty of Resolving Type I Conflicts: Research Suggestions and Conjectures	p. 49
Type II Conflict	p. 63
Preview	p. 65
Basic Concepts	p. 67
Utility, Power, and Fairness	p. 75
Edgeworth's Economical Calculus	p. 95
On Constructing Options	p. 107
The Frontier of Preference	p. 111
The Classification and the Difficulty of Resolving Type II Conflicts	p. 153
Multiparty Conflicts and Election Systems	p. 167
A Summary, Some Correspondences, and a Transition	p. 177
Type III Conflict	p. 183
Preview	p. 185
Type III Conflict	p. 187
Perspective and Conclusions	p. 205
On Proper Preference Functions	p. 213
On Proper Additive Difference Models as Preference Functions	p. 217
Glossary	p. 221
References	p. 225
Index	p. 237
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