History of Conflict Resolution

1. Origins

Bondurant, J. 1958: Conquest of Violence: The Gandhian Philosophy of Conflict. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.

McConnell, J. 1995: Mindful Mediation: A Handbook for Buddhist Peacemakers. Bangkok: Buddhist Research Institute.

Richardson, L. 1960: Arms and Insecurity. Pittsburgh, PA: Boxwood Press.

Richardson, L. 1960: Statistics of Deadly Quarrels. Pittsburgh, PA: Boxwood Press.

Sharp, G. 1973: The Politics of Nonviolent Action. Boston: Porter Sargent.

Sorokin, P. 1937: Social and Cultural Dynamics. New York: American Book.

Wehr, P. 1979: Conflict Regulation. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Wiberg, H. The peace research movement. In Wallensteen, P. (ed.) 1988: Peace Research: Achievements and Challenges. Boulder/London: Westview Press. 30-53.

Wright, Q. 1942: A Study of War. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

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2. Johan Galtung

Galtung, J. 1959: Pacifism from a sociological point of view. Journal of Peace Research.

Galtung, J. 1975: Three approaches to peace: peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding. In Peace, War and Defence - Essays in Peace Research Vol. 2, 282-304. Copenhagen:  Christian Ejlers.

Galtung, J. 1977-88: Essays in Peace Research (6 vols).

Galtung, J. 1980: Papers in English (7 vols) (*T).

Galtung, J. 1984: There are alternatives! Four Roads to Peace and Security. Nottingham: Spokesman.

Galtung, J. 1985: Twenty-five years of peace research: ten challenges and some responses. Journal of Peace Research, 22(2).

Galtung, J. 1987: Only one friendly quarrel with Kenneth Boulding. Journal of Peace Research, 24(2), 199-203.

Galtung, J. 1989: Solving Conflicts: A Peace Research Perspective. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press.

Galtung, J. 1990: Cultural violence. Journal of Peace Research, 27(3), 291-305.

Galtung, J. 1996: Peace by Peaceful Means: Peace and Conflict, Development and Civilization. London: Sage.

Lawler, P. 1995: A Question of Values: Johan Galtung's Peace Research.  Boulder, CO: Lynne Reinner.

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3. Kenneth Boulding

Boulding, K. 1961: Perspectives on the Economics of Peace. New York: Institute for International Order.

Boulding, K. 1962: Conflict and Defense. New York: Harper and Row.

Boulding, K. Twelve friendly quarrels with Johan Galtung. Journal of Peace Research, 14(1), 75-86.

Boulding, K. 1978: Future directions in conflict and peace studies. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 22(2), 342-354.

Boulding, K. 1989: Three Faces of Power. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Kerman, C. 1974: Creative Tension: The Life and Thought of Kenneth Boulding.  Ann Arbor: Michigan.

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4. John Burton

Azar, E. 1990: The Management of Protracted Social Conflict: Theory and Cases.  Aldershot: Dartmouth.

Azar, E. 1991: The analysis and management of protracted social conflict. In Volkan, J., Montville, J., and Julius, D. (eds): The Psychodynamics of International Relationships, vol. II. Lexington Mass: D.C.Heath. 93-120.

Azar, E. and Burton, J. 1986: International Conflict Resolution: Theory and Practice. Sussex: Wheatsheaf.

Burton, J. 1968: Systems, States, Diplomacy and Rules. London: Macmillan.

Burton, J. 1969: Conflict and Communication: The Use of Controlled Communication in International Relations. London: Macmillan.

Burton, J.W 1972: World Society. London: Macmillan.

Burton, J. 1984: Global Conflict: The Domestic Sources of International Crisis. Brighton: Wheatsheaf.

Burton, J. 1987: Resolving Deep-Rooted Conflict: A Handbook. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

Burton, J. 1990: Conflict: Resolution and Provention (vol. 1 of the Conflict Series). London:  Macmillan.

Burton, J. (ed.) 1990: Conflict: Human Needs Theory (vol. 2 of the Conflict Series). London:  Macmillan.

Burton, J. and Dukes, F. (eds) 1990: Conflict: Readings in Management and Resolution (vol. 3 of the Conflict Series). London: Macmillan.

Burton, J. and Dukes, F. (eds) 1990: Conflict: Practices in Management, Settlement and Resolution (vol. 4 of the Conflict Series).  London: Macmillan.

de Reuck, A. & Knight, J. (eds) 1966:  Conflict in Society.  London: CIBA Foundation.

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5. Problem Solving and Principled Negotiation at Harvard

Fisher, R. and Ury, W. 1981: Getting to Yes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Kelman, H. 1992: Informal Mediation by the Scholar/Practitioner. In Bercovitch, J. and Rubin, J. (eds) Mediation in International Relations: Multiple Approaches to Conflict Management. London:  Macmillan. 191-237.

Kelman, H. 1996: The interactive problem-solving approach. In Crocker, C. and Hampson, F. (eds). Managing Global Chaos: Sources of and Responses to International Conflict. Washington DC: United States Institute of Peace Press. 500-520.

Kelman, H. 1997: Social-Psychological Dimensions of International Conflict. In Zartman, W. and Rasmussen, J. (eds). Peacemaking in International Conflict: Methods and Techniques. Washington DC: United States Institute of Peace Press. 191-237.

Kelman, H. and Cohen, S. 1976: The problem-solving workshop: a social-psychological contribution to the resolution of international conflicts. Journal of Peace Research, 13(2), 79-90.

Mitchell, C. and Banks, M. 1996: Handbook of Conflict Resolution: The Analytical Problem-Solving Approach. London:  Pinter/Cassell.

Raiffa, H. 1982: The Art and Science of Negotiation. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Ury, W., Brett, J. and Goldberg, S. 1989: Getting Disputes Resolved. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

Ury, W. 1991: Getting Past No. New York: Bantam Books.

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6. Adam Curle and Quaker mediation

Bailey, S. 1985: Non-official mediation in disputes: reflections on Quaker experience. International Affairs, 61(2), 205-222.

Curle, A. 1971: Making Peace. London: Tavistock.

Curle, A. 1981: True Justice: Quaker Peacemakers and Peacemaking. London: Swarthmore.

Curle, A. 1986: In the Middle: Non-Official Mediation in Violent Situations. Oxford: Berg.

Curle, A. 1990: Tools for Transformation. Stroud: Hawthorn Press.

Curle, A. 1994: New challenges for citizen peacemaking. Medicine and War 10(2), 96-105.

Curle, A. 1996: Another Way: Positive Response to Contemporary Conflict.  Oxford: John Carpenter.

Williams, S. and Williams, S. Being in the Middle by Being at the Edge: Quaker Experience of Non-Official Political Mediation. London: Quaker Peace and Service.

Woodhouse, T. 1991: Peacemaking in a Troubled World. Oxford: Berg.

Yarrow, C.H. 1978: Quaker Experiences in International Conciliation. New Haven, CO: Yale University Press.

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7. Elise Boulding

Boulding, E. 1976: The Underside of History: A View of Women through Time. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Boulding, E. 1979: Children's Rights and the Wheel of Life. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Books.

Boulding, E. 1989: One Small Plot of Heaven: Reflections of a Quaker Sociologist on Family Life. Wallingford, PA: Pendle Hill Publications.

Boulding, E. 1990: Building a Global Civic Culture: Education for an Interdependent World.  Syracuse: Syracuse University Press.

Boulding, E. and K. Boulding. 1994: The Future: Images and Processes.

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