Social Conflict

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Contents, Foreword xiii, Preface xvii, Part I: Conflict And Strategic Choice 1, Overview 3, Toward A Theory Of Conflict 5, What Is Conflict? 7, Some Good News And Some Bad News About Conflict 9, Summary And Conclusions 13, Plan Of The Book 14, Nature And Sources Of Conflict 15, Defining Components Of Conflict 15, Conditions That Encourage Conflict 20, Sources Of Intergroup Conflict 27, Summary And Conclusions 35, Strategic Choice 37, Nature Of The Strategies 38, Choosing A Strategy 39, The Dual Concern Model 40, The Perceived Feasibility Perspective 47, Blame Direction And Strategic Choice 53, Culture And Strategic Choice: Individualism Vs. Collectivism 56, Summary And Conclusions 60, Contentious Tactics 63, Ingratiation 65, Promises 66, Persuasive A Mentation 68, Shaming 69, Tit-For-Tat 70, Threats 71, Coercive Commitments 75, Violence 79, Nonviolent Resistance 80, Summary And Conclusions 82, Part II: Escalation 85, Escalation And Its Development 87, Development Of The Cold War 87, Transformations That Occur During Escalation 88, A Domestic Escalation 91, Escalation Models 92, Summary And Conclusions 99, 4 The Structural Change Model 101, Psychological Changes 102, Changes In Groups 113, Changes In Communities 118, Summary And Conclusions 119, 5 Conditions That Encourage And Discourage Escalation 121, A Light Escalation 122, A Heavy Escalation 123, Basic Antecedents Of Escalation 124, Features Of The Situation 126, Features Of The Parties 128, Features Of The Relationship Between The Parties 134, Features Of The Broader Community 136, Stability Through Threats 143 Summary And Conclusions 148, 6 The Persistence Of Escalation 151, The Tail Of Cerberus 152, Overview Of Theory 153, The Persistence Of Psychological Changes 153, The Persistence Of Changes In Groups 161, The Persistence Of Community Polarization 163, Overcommitment And Entrapment 164, Summary And Conclusions 167, Part Ill: Stalemate And Settlement 169, 7 Perceived Stalemate And De-Escalation 171, Why Conflicts Stop Escalating 172, Perceived Stalemate 172, How De-Escalation Begins 177, Getting Unstuck 181, Summary And Conclusions 188, Problem Solving And Reconciliation 189, Problem Solving 190, Strategies For Persuading Others To Engage In Problem Solving 213, Beyond The Agreement 217, Summary And Conclusions 223, The Intervention Of Third Parties 226, What Is A Third Party? 227, Advantages And Disadvantages Of Third Party Involvement 229, How And Why Do Third Parties Enter A Conflict? 230, Medi