Description
Book SynopsisSimon Fisher is the director of Responding to Conflict based in Birmingham, England.
Trade ReviewUntil now, it has been impossible to find a book that synthesized current approaches to understanding and dealing with conflict. Working With Conflict has undertaken this monumental task - and has produced a book that will be extraordinarily useful for both practitioners and policy makers alike. Developed in tandem with people who are working at the heart of many conflicts around the world, and displaying much of the wisdom gleaned from their practice, the book provides a unique resource. An invaluable and timely reference book for all those working in the field of conflict. * Mari Fitzduff, Director of INCORE (the Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity in Northern Ireland) *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Part I: Analysis 1. Understanding Conflict - Towards a Conceptual Framework Making sense of conflict Conflict and Violence are different things Causes of conflict Addressing conflicts Conflicts: To manage, resolve or transform? Theories about different approaches to intervention in conflict Violence is more than behaviour Attitudes and Values in relation to violence Violence and Nonviolence as ways of bringing about change Peace as a process How is it best to start? 2. Tools for Conflict Analysis What is conflict analysis? Stages Timeline Mapping Stages Timeline Mapping ABC Triangle The Onion: Needs, Interests and Positions The Conflict Tree Force-Field Analysis Pillars Pyramid: Three-level Triangle 3. Critical Issues Power Culture Identity Gender Rights Part II: Strategy 4. Building Strategies to Address Conflict Visions: Building and Sharing Multi-level Triangles Mapping for Entry Points The Grid: Ideas for Work on Conflict The Wheel: Integration of Work to Build Sustainable Peace Aid and Conflict Impact Mapping: Tracing the Impact of Aid and Development Programmes on Conflict The Strategy Circle 5. Influencing Policy: Bringing Your Own Organization with You The Values Tree Spectrum of Strategic Options Checklist for Programming Assessing Organizational Capacity The Radar Chart Helping Individuals to Change Part III: Action 6. Intervening Directly in Conflict Nonviolence as an Approach to Conflict Intervention Preparing for Intervention Awareness-raising and Mobilization for Change Prevention Maintaining a Presence Enabling a Settlement 7. Addressing the Consequences Post-war Reconstruction: Combining Physical and Social Aspects Psychological Reconstruction: Helping Individuals to Deal with the Past Social Reconstruction: Building Relationships 8. Working on the Social Fabric Education for Peace and Justice Participation of People in Decision-making Good Governance Part IV: Learning 9. Evaluation Evaluating Working with Conflict The Evaluation Wheel Impact Assessment Indicators Key Issues in Evaluation 10. And Find Out More? Organizations Resources Appendices Glossary Index
