Konfliktdynamik

The article at hand takes a look at the potential as well as the risks of an apology process in mediation. With a grasp of the apology process, mediators can avoid roadblocks in moments of unfulfilled apology requests or futile pleas for forgiveness...

It is crucial for human coexistence to deal appropriately with misconduct. Apologies and forgiveness play a specific role in this context. They differ from alternative reactions to wrongdoing. Thus, it makes a difference whether we forgive a person,...

This case description is based on a shareholder dispute that broke out between four siblings in the second generation. One of the two sons wanted to leave the company and, in the opinion of the other siblings, endangered its continued existence with...

This is a description of a mediation based on Nonviolent Communication. (NVC). The case involves a conflict between two shareholders of a planning office (civil law partnership). In total, 13 mediation sessions took place over a period of 9 months....

A law firm consisting of 10 lawyers felt under threat by the secession of its younger members. The groundwork for further cohesion within the firm was achieved during a two-day mediation workshop, where both sides, younger and older members, were...

This article offers a detailed description of a mediation that was conducted using the transformative approach to practice. The case involves three co-workers who manage a mid-size organization and have different ideas about the overall goals of the...

Common sense psychology, characterized by »psychological laymen«, among other things, strives to explain and anticipate interpersonal conflicts. Communication and conflict psychology as a science, on the other hand, provides profound empirical...

How can debates on social media evolve to be more constructive, respectful, and inclusive? This article attempts to answer this question from a journalistic perspective. Drawing on Habermas’ (1995[1981]) concept of deliberation from the theory of...

Political decision-makers in democracies need to justify their actions and decisions well and explain them in a comprehensible way if they want to maintain and strengthen citizens’ acceptance, political support, identification and participation....

In the previous part of the paper (KonfliktDynamik, issue 1/2023), a typology of forces threatening cohesion in entrepreneurial families was presented. This second part focuses on the subset of separation forces. These were characterized above in...

Science communication always moves in the field of tension between scientific theory and educational policy issues on the one hand and the implementation of concrete research and transfer measures on the other. The article takes up aspects of both...

The aim of this article is to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the concept of discursive journalism in addressing social conflicts. For this purpose, three central implications of this normative concept introduced by Carsten Brosda...

In structurally based conflicts such as those between management and works council, chronic mistrust and permanent confrontation can arise, partly because of the need for coordination and the lack of opportunities for disentanglement. The...

People shape their own lives and the lives of those around them in and through organizations. In this process, situations of conflict, crisis and change can arise. If these situations are not effectively managed, the people concerned can develop...