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Student Conflict Resolution Bookshelf

Note: Each issue of our Conflict Management in Higher Education Report includes some reviews of books and resources. See our table of contents to past resource reviews for quick access.

On this page we provide somewhat random selection of books on topics we think might interest students exploring our field.

Recently Released - Mediation-related

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Title: Construction Adjudication

By: Stevenson, Robert; Chapman, Peter
Date: 1999
This text examines the rules of adjudication, looking at CIC Model Adjudication Procedure, the ICE Adjudication Procedure 1997, TeCSA Adjudication Rules 1998 version 1.2, and the CEDR Rules of Adjudication. It reviews the differences between these schemes and how each deals with the potential problems of short time scales, liability of the adjudicator to the parties concerned, enforcement of awards and more. The process of adjudication is fully explained and the Dispute Review Boards (DRBs) place in international projects is also discussed. The conduct of adjudication and enforcement of an adjudicator's decision is also dealt with. -bol.com
Publisher: Jordans
Pages: 100
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0853084882

Title: Freshfields Guide to Arbitration and ADR: Clauses in International Contracts, The, 2nd Edition

By: Paulsson, Jan, ed.; et al.
Date: 1999
This acclaimed book shows practitioners how to steer clear of that all-too- common obstacle by drafting fully-informed, comprehensive contract provisions at the outset. - Publisher
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Pages: 192
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 904111226X
Obtain From: Major booksellers and libraries.

Title: True Justice: Quaker Peacemakers and Peacemaking

By: Curle, Adam
Date: 1981
Publisher: London: Quaker Home Service
ISBN/ISSN: ASIN: 0852451563
Obtain From: This title is out of print, find in libraries.

Title: Conflict Analysis and Resolution as Education: Culturally Sensitive Processes for Conflict Resolution

By: LeBaron Duryea, Michelle
Date: 1994
This Canadian training curriculum is designed for those interested in learning to handle conflict effectively in multi-cultural settings. Self-exploration, cultural assessment, process design, power dynamics, and working with strong emotions are some of the themes covered in this five unit training course.
Publisher: Vancouver, BC: University of Victoria: Institute for Dispute Resolution
Pages: 135

Title: Capturing the Complexity of Conflict: Dealing With Violent Ethnic Conflicts in the Post-Cold War Era

By: Sandole, Dennis J. D.
Date: 2000
This book explores the terrain of ethnic conflicts in the post-cold war era, focusing specifically on the causes, conditions, and perpetuation of violent conflict and war.
Publisher: Pinter Pub Ltd
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 1855676192
Obtain From: Major booksellers and libraries.

Title: Violence Through Environmental Discrimination: Cause, Rwanda Arena, and Conflict Model (Social Indicators Research Series, V. 2)

By: Baechler, Gunther
Date: 1999
This book demonstrates how the cause of some violent conflicts in developing countries is rooted in environmental degradation. The book focuses on a case study of Rwanda as an example of ethnic, social, political, and ecological factors interacting.
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub.
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0792354958
Obtain From: Major booksellers and libraries.

Title: Violence Prevention Skills Lessons and Activities for Secondary Students

By: Begun, Ruth Weltmann ; Huml, Frank J.
Date: 1998
This book is designed to assist teachers and counselors in predicting and preventing violent behavior. This ready-to-use curriculum gives provides strategies for dealing with the issues of gangs, guns, drugs, retribution, and other issues.
Publisher: West Nyack, NY: Center for Applied Research in Education
Pages: 256
ISBN/ISSN: 876289170
Obtain From: all major booksellers

Title: Arbitration 1998, the Changing World of Dispute Resolution: Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting National Academy of Arbitrators

By: Najita, Joyce
Date: 1999
This book contains the proceedings from the 51st Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Arbitrators in 1998. Among the topics discussed at the meeting, law, arbitration, negotiation, and mediation were the primary focus.
Publisher: BNA Books
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 1570181748
Obtain From: major booksellers

Title: Words Over War: Mediation and Arbitration to Prevent Deadly Conflict

By: Greenberg, Melanie, ed.; Barton, John H., ed.; McGuinness, Margaret E., ed.
Date: 2000
This book discusses efforts to prevent situations of conflict from becoming violent through the use of international mediation and arbitration.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 560
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0847698939(paperback), 0847698920(hardcover)
Obtain From: major booksellers

Title: Practicing California Judicial Arbitration--12/99 Update

By: Robinson, William A., ed.; Compton, Linda A., ed.
Date: 1999
An excellent aid in resolving and avoiding complex procedural and substantive issues. Provides clear, concise analysis of the applicable statutes, rules, and case law on judicial arbitration. Coverage includes statutory deadlines and tactical considerations, an overview of current arbitration practice, representing plaintiffs and defendants, acting as arbitrator, plus appendixes on statutes and selected rules of court and all recent developments. Also includes charts, checklists, and forms. -Editor
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Title: Conflict Resolution Theory and Practice: Integration and Application

By: van der Merwe, Hugo, ed.; Sandole, Dennis J. D., ed.
Date: 1993
This collection of diverse essays provides a broad overview of the field of conflict resolution.
Publisher: New York: Manchester University Press
ISBN/ISSN: 719037476
Obtain From: Major Booksellers, Libraries

Title: Leadership Skills for Department Chairs

By: Gmelch, Walter H; Miskin, Val D
Date: 1993
This book discusses The Call for Leadership, Developing an Academic Team, Department Planning: Analysis and Direction, Department Results: Goal Setting, Managing Time: For Department Chairs Only, Managing Conflict Creatively: Valuing Diverse Perspectives, Coping with Stress: Maintaining Your Enthusiasm, and Leadership Trade-Offs and Pay-Offs. -Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Publisher: Bolton, MA: Anker Pub. Co.

Title: Getting to Peace: Transforming Conflict at Home, at Work, and in the World

By: Ury, William L.
Date: 1999
In this book, the author proposes a new approach for conflict resolution called the "Third Side," which gets disputants to think outside of perspectives that only allow for two, opposing perspectives. This third side can be filled by the roles of mediation and negotiation. The insights offered by the author can be applies to conflicts in the workplace, at home, or in the community.
Publisher: Viking Press
Pages: 256
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0670887587
Obtain From: Major booksellers and libraries.

Title: Reconstructing Justice: An Agenda for Trial Reform

By: Strier, Franklin
Date: 1996
In this book, the author not only addresses problems with the American trial system, but proposes reform. Arguing that lawyers need to share more power with the judge and jury, Strier recommends ways we can retain and improve the basic adversarial system.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN/ISSN: ISBN: 0226777189
Obtain From: major booksellers

Title: Ombudsman Handbook

By: Hendry, James B.
Date: 1987
This handbook explains the process of settling short-term insurance claims through memoranda and other documents used in the office of the Short-term Insurance Ombudsman.
Publisher: Corporate Ombudsman Assoc., Inc.
Pages: 60+