Book Announcement: Radical Conflict: Essays in Violence, Intractability, and Communication. Edited by Andrew R. Smith.

Book Announcement

Radical Conflict: Essays in Violence, Intractability, and Communication.  Edited by Andrew R. Smith.  Lexington Books, 2016.  Series on Peace and Conflict Studies

This book examines instances of radical conflict in order to provide critical analyses of media and mediation implicated in such conflicts, often for ill but sometimes for good. Chapters offer ways of thinking intended to attenuate spirals of violence in many diverse national and international contexts, and move radical conflicts toward new means of discourse.  To access the Table of Contents and Introduction, go to https://edinborouniversity.academia.edu/AndrewRSmith

REVIEWS

 “Radical Conflict is an interesting, timely, and essential edited collection. It is a notable contribution to the collective understanding of peace and conflict, showcasing the need for ongoing recollection, reflection, and interpretation that can result in thoughtful and imaginative solutions. The essays in this collection help readers understand radical and intractable conflict not as insurmountable problems but rather as issues that can be addressed through deeper understanding, and through the building and maintenance of faith, hope, and trust. It is a valuable contribution to the field.”—Laura Finley, Barry University

“Radical Conflict: Essays on Violence, Intractability, and Communication meets contentiousness and passionate intentions with creative, thoughtful, and pragmatic suggestions situated within tenacious hope. Andrew Smith's volume addresses impossible conflict and the necessity of the human spirit in addressing the possibilities of difference grounded in the pursuit of pragmatically-shared self-interest.”—Ronald C. Arnett, Duquesne University

“This timely, wide-ranging, and ambitious collection provides a theoretically rich yet empirically grounded critique of how we think about and do conflict resolution in a world of increasingly complex and resilient forms of mass violence—corporeal, institutional, epistemic, and otherwise. The application of a common methodology allows each chapter to reconstitute and analyze the essential discourses of the case in question. In so doing, this volume successfully elucidates new horizons of understanding and action.”—Jacob Mundy, Colgate University