Dealing with differences : dramas of mediating public disputes /
Conflict and dispute pervade political and policy discussions. Moreover, unequal power relations tend to heighten levels of conflict. In this context of contention, figuring out ways to accommodate others and reach solutions that are agreeable to all is a perennial challenge for activists, politicia...
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Oxford University Press,
2009
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Discovery, Creativity, and Change in the Face of Conflict
- Part One: When Parties Conflict, Expect that More Is Possible than Anyone Says
- 1. Beyond Promises: Making Public Participation and Democratic Deliberation Work
- 2. Cultivating Surprise and the Art of the Possible: The Drama of Mediating Differences
- Part Two: Respecting Value Differences and Acting Practically Together Too
- 3. Exploring Values-Based Disputes
- 4. Dealing with Deep Value Differences in Participatory Processes
- Part Three: From Venting and Posturing to Learning and Proposing.
