Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk isfull professor of English language and linguistics and head of the Department of Research into Language, Literature, and Translation at the State University of Applied Sciences.Stephen M. Croucher is professor and head of the School of Communication, Journalism, and Marketing at Massey University.Paul A. Wilson is professor in the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of Lodz.

This volume provides an innovative and complex examination of the role of emotions and other dynamics for conflict. It is a strong compilation representing diverse disciplinary and cultural perspectives and makes a significant contribution to the literature on conflict. There are also key practical applications presented making it suitable for students, scholars, and practitioners.

• ContentsChapter 1 – Introducing Approaches to ConflictChapter 2 – A Conflict Model of Communication Theory John E. LaMuth Chapter 3 – Changes in conflict over time: A longitudinal examination of conflict style approaches Stephen M. Croucher Chapter 4 – How do emotions impact conflicts? A neuroscientific perspective François Bogacz & Olga M. Klimecki Chapter 5 – The Role of Shame in Conflict: A cross-cultural PerspectivePaul A. Wilson Chapter 6 – Adolescent girls in China: Managing conflicts in gender role expectationsKara Chan, Yu Leung Ng, Jingjie Zhang, and Zhijuan ChenChapter 7 – Goal vs. relationship-based negotiation: A comparative study between American, Chinese, and Polish negotiators Michal Chmielecki and Lukasz SulkowskiChapter 8 – Discourse, cognition, ideology: Critical-cognitive perspectives on ideological positioning and conflict dynamics in political discourse spacePiotr Cap Chapter 9 – Macro and micro argumentative structures in intercultural conflict: Discourse

Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk isfull professor of English language and linguistics and head of the Department of Research into Language, Literature, and Translation at the State University of Applied Sciences.Stephen M. Croucher is professor and head of the School of Communication, Journalism, and Marketing at Massey University.Paul A. Wilson is professor in the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of Lodz.

This volume provides an innovative and complex examination of the role of emotions and other dynamics for conflict. It is a strong compilation representing diverse disciplinary and cultural perspectives and makes a significant contribution to the literature on conflict. There are also key practical applications presented making it suitable for students, scholars, and practitioners.

• ContentsChapter 1 – Introducing Approaches to ConflictChapter 2 – A Conflict Model of Communication Theory John E. LaMuth Chapter 3 – Changes in conflict over time: A longitudinal examination of conflict style approaches Stephen M. Croucher Chapter 4 – How do emotions impact conflicts? A neuroscientific perspective François Bogacz & Olga M. Klimecki Chapter 5 – The Role of Shame in Conflict: A cross-cultural PerspectivePaul A. Wilson Chapter 6 – Adolescent girls in China: Managing conflicts in gender role expectationsKara Chan, Yu Leung Ng, Jingjie Zhang, and Zhijuan ChenChapter 7 – Goal vs. relationship-based negotiation: A comparative study between American, Chinese, and Polish negotiators Michal Chmielecki and Lukasz SulkowskiChapter 8 – Discourse, cognition, ideology: Critical-cognitive perspectives on ideological positioning and conflict dynamics in political discourse spacePiotr Cap Chapter 9 – Macro and micro argumentative structures in intercultural conflict: Discourse

Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk isfull professor of English language and linguistics and head of the Department of Research into Language, Literature, and Translation at the State University of Applied Sciences.Stephen M. Croucher is professor and head of the School of Communication, Journalism, and Marketing at Massey University.Paul A. Wilson is professor in the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of Lodz.

This volume provides an innovative and complex examination of the role of emotions and other dynamics for conflict. It is a strong compilation representing diverse disciplinary and cultural perspectives and makes a significant contribution to the literature on conflict. There are also key practical applications presented making it suitable for students, scholars, and practitioners.

• ContentsChapter 1 – Introducing Approaches to ConflictChapter 2 – A Conflict Model of Communication Theory John E. LaMuth Chapter 3 – Changes in conflict over time: A longitudinal examination of conflict style approaches Stephen M. Croucher Chapter 4 – How do emotions impact conflicts? A neuroscientific perspective François Bogacz & Olga M. Klimecki Chapter 5 – The Role of Shame in Conflict: A cross-cultural PerspectivePaul A. Wilson Chapter 6 – Adolescent girls in China: Managing conflicts in gender role expectationsKara Chan, Yu Leung Ng, Jingjie Zhang, and Zhijuan ChenChapter 7 – Goal vs. relationship-based negotiation: A comparative study between American, Chinese, and Polish negotiators Michal Chmielecki and Lukasz SulkowskiChapter 8 – Discourse, cognition, ideology: Critical-cognitive perspectives on ideological positioning and conflict dynamics in political discourse spacePiotr Cap Chapter 9 – Macro and micro argumentative structures in intercultural conflict: Discourse