The Generalist Approach to Conflict Resolution
A Guidebook- Authors:
- Publisher:
- 2012
Summary
This book outlines the generalist approach to conflict resolution. The approach was inspired by the generalist approach to social work but has now emerged in the fields of conflict resolution and peace studies. Essentially, the approach considers conflict resolution practice and scholarship very broadly. Generalist scholarship and practice are contrasted against specialized ways of conducting conflict resolution, whereby practitioners become well versed in one mode of practice or a specific theoretical orientation to scholarship. Several theories provide a foundation for this inclusive approach: conflict transformation, eco-systemic scholarship, the strengths perspective, and a new theory of social conflict, the theory of differences.
The generalist approach is intended to provide a way for conflict resolution and peace studies scholar-practitioners to help diverse parties address complex conflicts at various levels (personal to international). Generalist scholar-practitioners assist parties to comprehensively and holistically address these conflicts, in a multi-layered, multi-level fashion, but they must be comfortable with ambiguity, monitor intervention complexity, and give parties control over how their conflicts are addressed. Ultimately, this may make parties more committed to their conflict interventions and outcomes.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2012
- ISBN-Print
- 978-0-7391-7632-0
- ISBN-Online
- 978-0-7391-7633-7
- Publisher
- Lexington, Lanham
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 200
- Product type
- Book Titles
Table of contents
- Contents No access
- Preface No access
- Acknowledgements No access
- 1 Introduction to the Generalist Approach No access Pages 1 - 18
- 2 Theoretical Foundations of the Generalist Approach No access Pages 19 - 38
- 3 The Role of Scholar-Practitioners in the Generalist Approach No access Pages 39 - 52
- 4 Intake and Analysis No access Pages 53 - 68
- 5 Decision-Making: The Locus for and Magnitude of Desired Change (The Overall Scope of Intervention) No access Pages 69 - 84
- 6 Decision-Making: Intervention Processes No access Pages 85 - 100
- 7 Decision-Making: Practice Theories, Models, and Techniques No access Pages 101 - 116
- 8 Implementation No access Pages 117 - 128
- 9 Single Systems Research Designs, Evaluation, and Follow-Up No access Pages 129 - 144
- 10 The Framework for the Generalist Approach to Conflict Resolution with Examples No access Pages 145 - 162
- 11 Challenges and Opportunities in the Generalist Approach to Conflict Resolution No access Pages 163 - 174
- 12 The Place and Status of the Generalist Approach in the Field of Conflict Resolution No access Pages 175 - 184
- Appendix 1 No access Pages 185 - 190
- Bibliography No access Pages 191 - 194
- Index No access Pages 195 - 200





