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Now relatively well established, the profession of conflict resolution faces a number of critical challenges argues Mayer (a partner at CDR associates, a professional conflict resolution organization) in his "loving critique" of the field. After an exploration of the current limited state of conflict resolution practice and mediation, he makes the argument that there needs to be a refocus from conflict resolution to conflict engagement that considers a multiplicity of levels to work at and roles to play in conflict. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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In this thought-provoking, passionately written book, Bernard Mayer—an internationally acclaimed leader in the field—dares practitioners to ask the hard questions about alternative dispute resolution. What’s wrong with conflict resolution? Why aren’t more individuals and organizations using conflict resolution when they have a problem? Why doesn’t the public know more about it? What are the limits of conflict resolution? When does conflict resolution work and when does it not? Offering a committed practitioner’s critique of the profession of mediation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution, Beyond Neutrality focuses on the current crisis in the field of conflict resolution and offers a pragmatic response.
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