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Essential Books in the Field
One of the goals of this site is to offer useful resources. In this endeavor, I would like to see if some members might want to suggest their top 10-15 books in the conflict resolution and development fields (and/or the intersection of the two). This could be interesting to compare lists and see what are the most frequently recommend texts:
Here are some key texts (feel free to recommend more)
Anderlini, Sanam. (2007). Women Building Peace: What They Do, Why It Matters. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Anderson, Mary. (1999). Do No Harm: How Aid Can Support Peace – Or War. Lynne Rienner
Avruch, Kevin. (1998). Culture and Conflict Resolution. United States Institute of Peace Press.
Bercovitch, Jacob and Jackson, Richard. (2009). Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century
Principles, Methods, and Approaches. University of Michigan Press.
Bercovitch, Jacob (Ed.) (1996), Resolving International Conflicts: The Theory and Practice of Mediation, Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Burton, John, (1990), Conflict: Resolution and Provention, London: Macmillan Press
Davies, John and Kaufman, Edy (Eds) (2002), Second Track / Citizens’ Diplomacy: Concepts and Techniques for Conflict Transformation, Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield
Diamond, Louise and McDonald, John, (1996), Multi-Track Diplomacy: A Systems Approach to Peace, Connecticut: Kumarian Press
Galtung, Johan. (1996). Peace by Peaceful Means: Peace and Conflict, Development and Civilization. PRIO.
Kriesberg, Louis. (2006). Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution, 3rd Edition, Rowman and Littlefield
Lederach, J.P. and Jenner, J.M. (Eds) (2002) A Handbook of International Peacebuilding: Into The Eye Of The Storm. Jossey-Bass
Lederach, John Paul (2005) The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace. Oxford University Press
Mitchell, Christopher R. (1981). The Structure of International Conflict.
Moghaddam, Fathali (2008). How Globalization Spurs Terrorism: The Lopsided Benefits of One World and Why That Fuels Violence. Praeger.
Paris, Roland. (2004). At War’s End. Building Peace after Civil Conflict. Cambridge, University Press.
Ramsbotham, O., Woodhouse, T, and Miall, H. (2005). Contemporary Conflict Resolution. Blackwell Publishers.
Reychler, Luc and Paffenholz, Thania (Ed.s) (2001). Peacebuilding: A Field Guide, Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Rubinstein, Robert. (2008). Peacekeeping under Fire: Culture and Intervention. Paradigm Publishers.
Van Tongeren, P, Brenk, M, Hellema, M., & Verhoeven, J. (Eds.) (2005) People Building Peace II. Successful Stories of Civil Society. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Zartman, William I. and Rasmussen, J. Lewis (Eds) (1997), Peacemaking in International Conflict: Methods & Techniques, Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press
Zelizer, Craig and Rubinstein, R. (Eds)(2009). Building Peace. Practical Reflections from the Field. Kumarian Press.
Here are some key texts (feel free to recommend more)
Anderlini, Sanam. (2007). Women Building Peace: What They Do, Why It Matters. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Anderson, Mary. (1999). Do No Harm: How Aid Can Support Peace – Or War. Lynne Rienner
Avruch, Kevin. (1998). Culture and Conflict Resolution. United States Institute of Peace Press.
Bercovitch, Jacob and Jackson, Richard. (2009). Conflict Resolution in the Twenty-first Century
Principles, Methods, and Approaches. University of Michigan Press.
Bercovitch, Jacob (Ed.) (1996), Resolving International Conflicts: The Theory and Practice of Mediation, Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Burton, John, (1990), Conflict: Resolution and Provention, London: Macmillan Press
Davies, John and Kaufman, Edy (Eds) (2002), Second Track / Citizens’ Diplomacy: Concepts and Techniques for Conflict Transformation, Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield
Diamond, Louise and McDonald, John, (1996), Multi-Track Diplomacy: A Systems Approach to Peace, Connecticut: Kumarian Press
Galtung, Johan. (1996). Peace by Peaceful Means: Peace and Conflict, Development and Civilization. PRIO.
Kriesberg, Louis. (2006). Constructive Conflicts: From Escalation to Resolution, 3rd Edition, Rowman and Littlefield
Lederach, J.P. and Jenner, J.M. (Eds) (2002) A Handbook of International Peacebuilding: Into The Eye Of The Storm. Jossey-Bass
Lederach, John Paul (2005) The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace. Oxford University Press
Mitchell, Christopher R. (1981). The Structure of International Conflict.
Moghaddam, Fathali (2008). How Globalization Spurs Terrorism: The Lopsided Benefits of One World and Why That Fuels Violence. Praeger.
Paris, Roland. (2004). At War’s End. Building Peace after Civil Conflict. Cambridge, University Press.
Ramsbotham, O., Woodhouse, T, and Miall, H. (2005). Contemporary Conflict Resolution. Blackwell Publishers.
Reychler, Luc and Paffenholz, Thania (Ed.s) (2001). Peacebuilding: A Field Guide, Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Rubinstein, Robert. (2008). Peacekeeping under Fire: Culture and Intervention. Paradigm Publishers.
Van Tongeren, P, Brenk, M, Hellema, M., & Verhoeven, J. (Eds.) (2005) People Building Peace II. Successful Stories of Civil Society. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Zartman, William I. and Rasmussen, J. Lewis (Eds) (1997), Peacemaking in International Conflict: Methods & Techniques, Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press
Zelizer, Craig and Rubinstein, R. (Eds)(2009). Building Peace. Practical Reflections from the Field. Kumarian Press.
Tags: conflict resolution, key books, recommended texts, top 10
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Comment by Tzovig Sonya Ramian on November 3, 2009 at 6:49pm - Lederach's "The Moral Imagination" has been the most powerful peacebuilding book I've ever read. I highly highly recommend it.
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Comment by Rey Ty on October 28, 2009 at 5:08pm - Thanks for this list! Very useful.
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Comment by Samantha Hoyt on June 30, 2009 at 12:15am - I would include Bill Easterly's The White Man's Burden, Thomas Dichter's Despite Good Intentions: Why Development Assistance to the Third World has Failed and Paul Collier's The Bottom Billion in any book list about development. Also, Paul Farmer's Pathologies of Power is an interesting take on development of health care in the developing world and Desmond Tutu's No Future Without Forgiveness hits the peacebuilding and conflict resolution combination.
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Comment by mark mulligan on June 25, 2009 at 9:13pm -
I take this opportunity to direct you to my web-published samizdat:
_LEARNERS: On the Move from WeaponWorld to PeaceWorld_, at
http://peaceworld.110mb.com/020TABLEOFCONTENTS.htm.
The text is available for free in English and in French. It is available as a complete text or as individual chapters. I would be delighted to hear back from you, should you be interested in commenting on this text. (Email link at the bottom of each chapter/page).
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Comment by Raffi Aftandelian on June 25, 2009 at 6:41pm -
Owen, Harrison. The Practice of Peace. Human Systems Dynamics Institute.
Arrien, Angeles. The Fourfold Way: Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer, and Visionary.
A favorite on the personal practice of peace.
Rosenberg, Marshall. Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life.
Rough, Jim. Society's Breakthrough: Releasing Essential Wisdom and Virtue in All the People.
Rated by one of Amazon's top reviewers as one of the most significant books written in the English language.
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Comment by Craig Zelizer on June 25, 2009 at 12:22pm - Thanks. For this list I think just books as if we start exploring articles the list would be endless, but perhaps there would be a way to do a separate blog entry on key articles under various themes/sectors.
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Comment by Ned Lazarus on June 25, 2009 at 11:47am - Do you want just books, or bibliography? I think Herbert Kelman's article, “The Interdependence of Israeli and Palestinian National Identities: The Role of the Other in Existential Conflicts” (in Journal of Social Issues 55 (3): Fall 1999, 581-600) provides an excellent explanation of identity dynamics in intractable conflict.
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Comment by Craig Zelizer on June 25, 2009 at 9:54am
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HI All
Thanks. Jake, will add the text on peace journalism. Perhaps you can start a separate guide to peace journalism, provide an overview and some key resources as with the other guides on the site. Maria Lucia, I agree the list needs many more texts and resources from all parts of the world, this is just a start, but perhaps you can start a list in Spanish?
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Comment by Jake Lynch on June 24, 2009 at 5:29pm
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Thanks Nick,
Short intro to Peace Journalism by me here:
http://www.transcend.org/tms/about_peace_journalism.php
and by Johan Galtung here:
http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za/archive/two/7_4/p07_highroad_lowroad.html
Browse in Conflict and Communication Online, www.cco.regener-online.de/ for more academic articles.
Peace and Policy Edition 13, which contains several PJ articles, can be requested free of charge from the Toda Institute, www.toda.org
Order my new book, Debates in Peace Journalism, here:
http://purl.library.usyd.edu.au/sup/9781920899134
View my film, Peace Journalism in the Philippines, and other resources, here:
http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/centres/cpacs/research/peace_journalism.shtml
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Comment by Maria Lucia Zapata on June 24, 2009 at 4:52pm -
Thank you Craig for posting this list. I have read some of the titles and I find the suggestions very interesting. However the list mostly presents English Speaking authors. There are many authors in the global south that have made important and significant contributions to peacebuilding but their voices are not as strong because they don't publish in English or with Western publishers and journals. I invite the members of this network to also contribute authors from the global south and/ or in languages different than English. These are some of my favorite in Spanish:
1. Vincenç Fisas, Cultura De Paz Y Gestión De Conflictos (Barcelona: Icaria 1998).
2. Orozco, Ivan, Sobre los Límites de la Conciencia Humanitaria. Dilemas de la Paz y la Justicia en América Latina. Bogotá - Colombia: Temis. 2005
And of course, you can find John Paul's Lederach books in Spanish
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