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The conflict resolution field is moving from a paradigm of coherent peace processes, which seek to fit various "pieces of peace" together, to a paradigm of holistic peace processes, which seek a whole peace indivisible into separate parts. To present this shift in the conflict resolution field, this chapters reviews both the development of the literature on building overall peace processes through contingent application of particular conflict resolution interventions in various combinations and at various stage in the peace processes.
This major new handbook comprises cutting-edge essays from leading scholars in the field of conflict analysis and resolution (CAR). The volume provides a comprehensive overview of the core concepts, theories, approaches, processes, and intervention designs in the field. The central theme is the value of multidisciplinary approaches to the analysis and resolution of conflicts. This consists of moving from the study of analytical approaches to understanding the deep-rooted causes of conflict, to third-party intervention approaches to preventing or ending violence, and to resolving and transforming conflict.
