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Gestures of Conciliation: Factors Contributing to Successful Olive Branches
C. R. Mitchell
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Description for Gestures of Conciliation: Factors Contributing to Successful Olive Branches
Hardcover. This work examines the ideas, assumptions and theories that underpin how leaders of parties in intractable conflicts begin and sustain a process of peacemaking by offering to their adversaries the modern equivalent of "olive branches". Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 649.
Gestures of Conciliation examines the ideas, assumptions and theories that underpin how leaders of parties in intractable conflicts begin and sustain a process of peacemaking by offering to their adversaries 'olive-branches' - in more modern terms symbolic gestures, concessions, tension-reducing moves or confidence-building measures. It discusses means of overcoming political and psychological barriers to accurate communication, trust-building, domestic consensus formation, and 'ripe' conditions for conciliation, suggesting practical guidelines for accommodation.
Gestures of Conciliation examines the ideas, assumptions and theories that underpin how leaders of parties in intractable conflicts begin and sustain a process of peacemaking by offering to their adversaries 'olive-branches' - in more modern terms symbolic gestures, concessions, tension-reducing moves or confidence-building measures. It discusses means of overcoming political and psychological barriers to accurate communication, trust-building, domestic consensus formation, and 'ripe' conditions for conciliation, suggesting practical guidelines for accommodation.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Macmillan Pub Co
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
333
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333474334
SKU
V9780333474334
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99-15
About C. R. Mitchell
Christopher Mitchell is Drucie French-Cumbie Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University.
Reviews for Gestures of Conciliation: Factors Contributing to Successful Olive Branches
'...a significant contribution...Mitchell's...rich examination of a wide range of variables involved in the contemplation and implementation of such moves deserves to be read by practitioners and students of conflict resolution alike. This book should become a required text in graduate courses on the techniques of successful conflict resolution.' - Paul D. Senese, American Political Science '...worth reading ... Read more