Dealing with Differences Dramas of Mediating Public Disputes

Name: Dealing with Differences Dramas of Mediating Public Disputes
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ISBN: 9780195385908

ISBN-10: 019538590X

ISBN-13: 9780195385908

Edition: 2009

Authors: John Forester

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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, politicians, planners, and policymakers. John Forester is one of America's eminent scholars of activist planning and dispute resolution in the policy arena, and in Dealing with Differences he focuses on a series of 'hard cases'-conflicts that appeared to be insoluble yet which were resolved in the end. Forester ranges across the country-from Hawaii to Maryland to Washington State-and across issues-the…

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List price: $37.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/6/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.10" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English



Introduction: Discovery, Creativity, and Change in the Face of Conflict



When Parties Conflict, Expect that More Is Possible than Anyone Says



Beyond Promises: Making Public Participation and Democratic Deliberation Work



Cultivating Surprise and the Art of the Possible: The Drama of Mediating Differences



Respecting Value Differences and Acting Practically Together Too



Exploring Values-Based Disputes



Dealing with Deep Value Differences in Participatory Processes



From Venting and Posturing to Learning and Proposing



Practical Consensus Building in the Face of Deep Value Differences: Negotiating HIV/AIDS Prevention



Planning and Mediation, Participation and Posturing: What's a Facilitative Leader to Do?



From Arguing to Inventing, from Presuming to Enabling Action



Making Public Participation in Governance Work: Distinguishing and Integrating Dialogue, Debate, and Negotiation



Envisioning Possibilities: How Humor and Irony Recognize Dignity and Build Power



Conclusion: Transforming Participatory Processes Integrating and Transcending Dialogue, Debate, and Negotiation


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