From family feuds to labor strikes and national warfare, human conflict is an ever-present and universal social
problem and the methods to manage it are a challenge for everyone, from average citizens to policymakers and social
theorists. This study will educate students about how and why conflict erupts, and under what conditions it can
be managed. It is a unique classroom book blending theory and practical application and the first to bridge the
science of social theory and the art of practice for students.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Understanding conflict
3. Development of incompatible goals
4. Application to the civil rights struggle
5. Emergence of overt conflicts
6. Application to a university conflict
7. Escalation and de-escalation
8. Application to conflict in Bosnia
9. Making conflict work economically
10. Understanding and managing conflicts.
