Overview
Dialogue can be an effective response to group and community conflict. This book focuses on the many ways of organizing and facilitating dialogue in conflict resolution. It delivers a wide range of cutting-edge perspectives from experts in the field and shows how transformative dialogue works in a variety of contexts to support peace and justice.
Full Product Details
Author: Erik Cleven ,
Judith Saul ,
Judith A. Saul, fellow and board member, Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Weight: 0.249kg
ISBN: 9781538189573
ISBN 10: 1538189577
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 12 March 2025
Recommended Age: From 18 to 22 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This is a valuable book for anyone who wants to understand non-directive group interventions, with convincing and detailed illustrations across diverse settings. It offers a much-needed counterpoint to the belief that only substantive experts can facilitate meaningful change. This powerful book highlights the transformative impact of community-driven dialogue. Through stories from around the world, the contributors show how co-created conversations foster healing, empathy, and agency-whether in addressing racial divides, family crises, or police reform. For anyone seeking to harness the power of voice to strengthen communities, Transformative Dialogue is an inspiring and invaluable guide.
Author Information
Erik Cleven, Ph.D., is professor of international relations and comparative politics at Saint Anselm College, specializing in the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) efforts to transform political violence and conflict to peace through transformative dialogue. For many years, he worked in high-conflict areas including Yugoslavia, the North Caucasus, and Central and East Africa, using dialogue to transform conflict. His current research focuses on transnational terrorism’s connections to press freedom and press attention. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation (ISCT). Judith A. Saul is mediator and facilitator of the Community Dispute Resolution Centers Program of the Unified Court System of the State of New York, and a roster member of the United States Institute of Environmental Conflict Resolution. She is a Fellow of and serves on the Board of Directors of the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation (ISCT). She formerly taught at Hofstra University School of Law, was a founding member of the National Association of Mediation in Education, and through her committee work for the American Bar Association, collaborated with the National Commission on Uniform State Law to develop and draft a Uniform Mediation Act.
