Transforming Conflict through Insight / / Cheryl A. Picard, Kenneth R Melchin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Melchin, Kenneth R,; Picard, Cheryl A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

Examining the difficulties of conflict resolution, Transforming Conflict through Insight demonstrates how applying Bernard Lonergan's philosophy of insight to mediation can lead to more productive and constructive negotiations. Kenneth R. Melchin and Cheryl A. Picard provide both an overview of conflict research and an introduction to Lonergan's "insight theory," offering an outstanding piece of ethical philosophy and a useful method of mediation. Introducing readers to a method of self-discovery, the different kinds of operations involved in learning, and the role of feelings and values in shaping interactions with others in conflict, this volume also includes the practical experience of mediators who detail strategies of insight mediation for working creatively through conflict. Attending to the important role played by transformative learning in navigating conflicts, the authors show how insights and learning can move people past obstacles caused by feelings of threat. Informative, compassionate, and convincing, Transforming Conflict through Insight is a welcome resource for working to resolve difficulties in an ethical and educational manner.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Conflict and Insight: Setting the Stage -- 2 Studying Conflict: Where Have We Arrived and Why Think About Insight? -- 3 Insight Theory: Transformation through Learning -- 4 Insight Mediation: Applying Insight Theory to Mediation -- 5 Insight, Conflict, and Justice: Two Case Studies -- 6 Concluding Reflections -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index