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

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. Th...

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2011]
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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.) :; 15 illus; 13 tables
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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