Resolving Community Conflicts and Problems : : Public Deliberation and Sustained Dialogue / / ed. by Jon Van Til, Roger Lohmann.

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• MitwirkendeR: Acheson, Nick,; Althouse, Ronald,; Bedinger, Lisa,; Colyer, Corey,; Conti, Norman,; Ford, Dolly,; Gelles, Erna,; Kirby, Jeri,; Lohmann, Nancy,; Lohmann, Roger A.,; Ludeman, Richard F.,; McIntosh, Jennifer,; Milofsky, Carl,; Morris, Charles,; Nemeroff, Teddy,; Newfield, Neal,; Newfield, Susan,; Nolan, James J.,; Parker, Priya Narayan,; Robinson, David,; Ryfe, David,; Saunders, Harold H.,; Til, Jon Van,; Tukey, David,; Williams, David G.,
• HerausgeberIn: Lohmann, Roger,; Van Til, Jon,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (384 p.) :; 15 illus; 13 tables

Public deliberation and group discussion can strengthen the foundations of civil society, even when the groups engaged in debate share a history of animosity. Scholars have begun to study the dialogue sustaining these conversations, especially its power to unite and divide groups and individuals. The twenty-four essays in this collection analyze public exchanges and the nature of sustained dialogue within the context of race relations, social justice, ethnic conflicts, public-safety issues, public management, community design, and family therapy. They particularly focus on college campuses and the networks of organizations and actors that have found success there. Open discussion may seem like an idealistic if not foolhardy gesture in such milieus, yet in fact the practice proves crucial to establishing and reinforcing civic harmony.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- SECTION I. BASIC STATEMENTS -- Introduction -- 1. The Structure of Sustained Dialogue and Public Deliberation -- 2. The Sustained Dialogue Model: Transforming Relationships, Designing Change -- 3. Sustained Dialogue in Action -- 4. Sustained Dialogue and Public Deliberation: Making the Connection -- 5. Let's Talk: Dialogue and Deliberation in Higher Education -- 6. Deliberation, Dialogue, and Deliberative Democracy in Social Work Education and Practice -- SECTION II. SUSTAINED DIALOGUE IN PRACTICE -- Introduction -- 7. Diving In: A Handbook for Improving Race Relations on College Campuses Through the Process of Sustained Dialogue -- 8. Derry Exceptionalism and an Organic Model of Sustained Dialogue -- 9. The Role of Dialogue in Achieving Social Justice at a Large Public University -- 10. A Public Safety Process: Sustained Dialogue for Situational Policing -- 11. Facilitating Neighborhood Growth: A Commonsense Approach to Public Safety from the Relational Paradigm -- SECTION III. PUBLIC DELIBERATION IN PRACTICE -- Introduction -- 12. THE DELIBERATIVE POSTURE -- 13. Public Deliberation and Dialogue in Public Management -- 14. Deliberation and Dialogue and Commons Theory -- 15. Question Mapping: A Method for Organizing and Sustaining Dialogue -- 16. Applying Family Therapy Principles to the Body Politic Through Sustained Dialogue -- SECTION IV. BUILDING PRACTICE AND RESEARCH -- Introduction -- 17. Social Entrepreneurship in the Practice of Deliberation and Dialogue -- 18. The Future of Deliberation and Dialogue Studies -- List of Contributors -- Appendix: Core Principles for Public Engagement -- References -- Index