Taming Intractable Conflicts

Taming Intractable Conflicts
Author: Chester A. Crocker
Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781929223558

Some conflicts seem to defy resolution. Marked by longevity, recurrent violence, and militant agendas, these intractable conflicts refuse to be settled either on the battlefield or at the negotiating table. The longer they fester, the stronger the international community's inclination to lose heart and to turn away. But, explain the authors of this provocative volume, effective mediation in intractable conflicts is possible if the mediator knows what to do and when to do it.Written from the mediator's point of view, "Taming Intractable Conflicts" lays out the steps involved in tackling the most stubborn of conflicts. It first puts mediation in a larger context, exploring why mediators choose or decline to become involved, what happens when they get involved for the wrong reasons, and the impact of the mediator's institutional and political environment. It then discusses best mediation tradecraft at different stages: at the beginning of the engagement, when the going gets very rough, during the settlement negotiations, and in the post-settlement implementation stage.Forceful, concise, and highly readable, "Taming Intractable Conflicts" serves not only as a hands on guide for would-be mediators but also as a powerful argument for students of conflict management that intractable conflicts are not beyond the reach of mediation."

Taming the Dragons

Taming the Dragons
Author: Brenda Wilbee
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1992
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9780060694197

Brenda Wilbee presents six biblical heroines as role models for women, showing that while women would like to go back to the Garden, they remain in a world of tough choices. They need to know that when faced with a conflict, they do not have to endure or give in--they can flee, wait for a deliverer, do battle, or change the situation.

Iran and Saudi Arabia

Iran and Saudi Arabia
Author: Fraihat Ibrahim Fraihat
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2020-02-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1474466214

Hostile relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia are a major contributing factor to political instability in the Middle East. This book argues that rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh is possible and delves into the complexities of managing their long-standing conflict. By interviewing scholars and former policy makers from the Gulf region and abroad, the author draws out the core themes, strategies, and dynamics of the conflict since the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 to form a basis of an agenda for achieving peace. The result is a fresh perspective on a dangerous and unpredictable rift that affects not only its primary parties - Iran and Saudi Arabia - but also the geopolitics, economic stability and civil wars of the wider Middle Eastern region.

Confronting Without Offending

Confronting Without Offending
Author: Deborah Smith Pegues
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2009-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736932569

Where there are people, there are disagreements and misunderstandings. The author of 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue (more than 500,000 copies sold), a popular speaker, and a relationship strategist, Deborah Smith Pegues draws on biblical principles, personal experience, and research to show how to approach difficult situations so relationships are strengthened rather than broken. Meeting face-to-face to resolve an issue is difficult, but Pegues makes it easier by revealing how to avoid complications, sharing examples of good communication, and offering specific steps for dealing with conflicts. Readers will discover: effective and compassionate techniques for handling conflict practical strategies for resolving conflict how personality types influence discussions suggestions for minimizing defensiveness ideas for developing and promoting cooperation Confronting Without Offending gives readers the tools to successfully talk over and resolve issues and misunderstandings at home, at work, and in social situations.

Agonistics

Agonistics
Author: Janet Lungstrum
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780791434116

Focuses on a very significant psycho-cultural concept (that of "agonistics" or "contestatory creativity") with ramifications in several areas of the postmodern debate: cultural philosophy, psychologies of race, gender and the body, and narratology.

Taming Aggression in Your Child

Taming Aggression in Your Child
Author: Henri Parens
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2011-12
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0765708973

Taming Aggression in Your Child: How to Avoid Raising Bullies, Delinquents, or Trouble-Makers is a guide to preventing children from developing aggressive behaviors. Dr. Henri Parens explains what causes aggression to develop in children and how to achieve compliance in childr...

A Savage Order

A Savage Order
Author: Rachel Kleinfeld
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2018-11-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1524746878

The most violent places in the world today are not at war. More people have died in Mexico in recent years than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined. These parts of the world are instead buckling under a maelstrom of gangs, organized crime, political conflict, corruption, and state brutality. Such devastating violence can feel hopeless, yet some places—from Colombia to the Republic of Georgia—have been able to recover. In this powerfully argued and urgent book, Rachel Kleinfeld examines why some democracies, including our own, are crippled by extreme violence and how they can regain security. Drawing on fifteen years of study and firsthand field research—interviewing generals, former guerrillas, activists, politicians, mobsters, and law enforcement in countries around the world—Kleinfeld tells the stories of societies that successfully fought seemingly ingrained violence and offers penetrating conclusions about what must be done to build governments that are able to protect the lives of their citizens. Taking on existing literature and popular theories about war, crime, and foreign intervention, A Savage Order is a blistering yet inspiring investigation into what makes some countries peaceful and others war zones, and a blueprint for what we can do to help.

Taming the Diet Dragon

Taming the Diet Dragon
Author: Constance C. Kirk
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2002-09
Genre: Body image
ISBN: 9781567183832

Now you can end your perennial yo-yo dieting, lose weight, and keep it off forever, when you get Taming the Diet Dragon by Dr. Constance C. Kirk. The U.S. has statistics matching those of other industrialized nations: an enormous percentage of the population is overweight. Worse, only five per cent of all dieters succeed at losing weight and keeping it off. If you would like to know how they do it, you must get Taming the Diet Dragon. The secret is not in counting calories. The dangerous cycles of weight loss/weight gain that plagues ninety-five per cent of all dieters actually slows the body's metabolism, making it harder for the body to burn food and easier for it gain the fat back. The secret of the successful five per cent is what health educator Dr. Constance Kirk has given to hundreds of people who have permanently lost weight without frustration and starvation. Now you can learn this secret in the pages of Taming the Diet Dragon. If you follow the breakthrough concepts and techniques presented in this book, other people will soon be begging you for your weight loss secret. Discover how "languaging" is the key to unlocking limitless possibilities Learn to create your own affirmations Create your own goals Discover how imagery can be the source for your success Uncover the levels of imagery See how languaging and imagery, together, can become your personal "Power Pack" Discover and avoid negative language Learn how to listen to the body With the techniques and information in Taming the Diet Dragon, you will finally stop dieting and start living. You will lose the weight you want to achieve a new level of health and wellbeing. Discover the slender you that is hiding inside. Get Taming the Diet Dragon.