“The way out is through”.

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 29(4), Nov 2023, 461-462; doi:10.1037/pac0000696Reviews the book Constructive Conflicts: From Emergence to Transformation (6th Ed.) by Bruce W. Dayton and Louis Kriesberg (2022). Constructive Conflicts wants to equip its readers with a ready-to-use conceptual toolkit for identifying, analyzing, and transforming conflicts. The book is addressed at three types of readers: those who would simply like to know more about conflicts, those who seek advice on how to engage in conflicts constructively, and those who manage conflicts as part of their profession. All three of these may of course include psychologists. The book requires no previous knowledge of conflict studies or any other academic field. Instead, it provides a very accessible and well-structured introduction to the topic. Throughout the book, the reader can feel the intellectual fascination driving its authors, Bruce W. Dayton and Louis Kriesberg, and their genuine desire to share their full-fledged expertise most effectively. To summarize. First published in 1998, Constructive Conflicts is now available in its sixth edition. Even for readers not familiar with the previous editions, it is palpable how much careful work has gone into collecting and processing the book’s contents as well as into polishing their exposition. Despite the mentioned idiosyncrasies (and quite a few typos), the book fully lives up to its promises: It provides a comprehensive, very well-orga...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research