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Review: "On behalf of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution(SPIDR), I am pleased to Andorse the Dictionary of ConflictResolution. I am certain that the book will be an importantcontribution to the field of conflict resolution. It may very wellbecome to the conflict resolution field what Roberts' Dictionary ofIndustrial Relations has been to the labor-management literature.As such, it will become a standard reference for anyone who is aserious scholar or practitioner in the field of conflict resolutionand collaborative decision making. One of the most importantcontributions that SPIDR has made over the years is to contributesignificantly to the intellectual capital of the field. SPIDR'scontribution to the development of the Dictionary is in the besttradition of that intellectual enterprise." (Homer C. La Rue, president, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution) "A crucial step in establishing conflict resolution as a distinctdiscipline, this dictionary is a remarkable and ambitious work thatmakes sense out of a 'tower of Babel' and successfully captures thediversity of meaning in this rapidly expanding field. This will bean essential reference for the profession." (William K. Slate, II, president, American Arbitration Association)
 

The first and only dictionary for the field of conflict resolution.Defining 1,400 terms, this comprehensive resource will standardizethe language of conflict resolution--improving dialogue andunderstanding among professionals and theorist and promotinguniformity and consistency in the language. The Dictionary ofConflict Resolution offers common and varied uses of terms,clarifies differences between terms, and recommAnds accurate usage.Bringing much-needed clarity and cohesion to this evolvingprofession, the Dictionary of Conflict Resolution is a majorbreakthrough in the field's linguistic evolution.In Cooperation with the Society of Professionals in DisputeResolution and with the support of the William and Flora HewlettFoundation and the Georgia Consortium on Negotiation and ConflictResolution. - from Amzon 

Table of Contents
About the dictionary of conflict resolution
Process
Reviewers
Criticisms and continuing the dialogue : an on-going process
Guide to using the dictionary of conflict resolution
Coverage
Cultural and historical frames
Scope
Format and treatment
Signals
Citations
Sources
Semantics
Abbreviations
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