Author : Cheryl Hughes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781889680309
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)
Book Synopsis Communication, Conflict, and Reconciliation by : Cheryl Hughes
Download or read book Communication, Conflict, and Reconciliation written by Cheryl Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the intersections between the issues of conflict, communication, and reconciliation. Topics include careful analysis of the language used to describe and condemn conflict, consideration of the public use of reason in political debate, presentation of certain problems of group dynamics that can undermine communication and cooperation, a creative exploration of the role of humor in conflict resolution, a consideration of ethical questions for mediators engaged in alternative dispute resolution, analyses of the role of critical communication in the politics of gender and race, explorations of social criticism and reconciliation processes in post-communist Ukraine and Latvia, and a reconsideration of the task of social philosophy as critical social theory.