Transforming Violent Conflict: Radical Disagreement, Dialogue and Survival

by Oliver Ramsbotham

Book Overview

This book investigates intractable conflicts and their main verbal manifestation - radical disagreement - and explores what can be done when conflict resolution fails.

The book identifies agonistic dialogue - dialogue between enemies - as the key to linguistic intractability. It suggests how agonistic dialogue can best be studied, explored, understood and managed even in the most severe political conflicts when negotiation, mediation, problem...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415552087
• ISBN13: 9780415552080
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"