Branislav Kovacic is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Hartford. He is editor of New Approaches to Organizational Communication, and coeditor of Watershed Research Traditions in Human Communication Theory both published by SUNY Press.

"The idea of gathering together emerging theories, with an articulation of their core assumptions, propositions, and practical applications is a good one. There is a good variety of essays collected here. The theme—rather than topic—of emerging theories is quite important and this theme is one of the strongest features of the volume." — Gerry Philipsen, author of Speaking Culturally: Explorations in Social Communication

• Introduction Branislav Kovacic1. A View of Communication and Culture: Scenes in an Ethnic Cultural Center and a Private College Donal Carbaugh, Timothy A. Gibson, and Trudy Milburn2. A Relational Model of Communication Competence John M. Wiemann, Jiro Takai, Hiroshi Ota, and Mary Wiemann3. Conflict Communication: An Emerging Communication Theory of Interpersonal Conflict Dudley D. Cahn4. An Interactionist Framework for Peace William A. Donohue5. Media Agenda-Setting Theory: Telling the Public What to Think About Jian-Hua Zhu and Deborah Blood6. New Rhetoric and New Social Movements Gerald A. Hauser and Susan Whalen7. Managing Government Competitiveness: The Changing Role of Communications Ron B. Cullen8. A Pluralistic View of the Emerging Theories of Human Communication Branislav Kovacic and Donald P. CushmanReference About the Contributors Index