Escalation and Negotiation in International Conflicts ISBN-13: 9780521856645

Author: Zartman, I. William

Brand: Cambridge University Press

Edition: Illustrated

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9780521856645

Release Date: 16-01-2006

Languages: English

Binding: Hardcover

Part Number: 16 tables

model number: 16 tables

Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 1.1 inches

Details: How can an escalation of conflict lead to negotiation? In this systematic study, Zartman and Faure bring together European and American scholars to examine this important topic and to define the point where the concepts and practices of escalation and negotiation meet. Political scientists, sociologists, social psychologists, and war-making and peace-making strategists, among others, examine the various forms escalation can take and relate them to conceptual advances in the analysis of negotiation. They argue that structures, crises, turning points, demands, readiness and ripeness can often define the conditions where the two concepts can meet and the authors take this opportunity to offer lessons for theory and practice. By relating negotiation to conflict escalation, two processes that have traditionally been studied separately, this book fills a significant gap in the existing knowledge and is directly relevant to the many ongoing conflicts and conflict patterns in the world today.