Intractable Conflicts: Socio-Psychological Foundations and Dynamics

Introduction Part I: 1. Nature of intractable conflicts 2. Eruption of intractable conflicts 3. Escalation of intractable conflicts Part II: 4. Collective memory of intractable conflicts 5. Ethos of conflict 6. Collective emotional orientations in intractable conflicts Part III: 7. Institutionalization of the culture of conflict 8. Socio-psychological barriers to peaceful conflict resolution Part IV: 9. Breaking the cycles of intractable conflict 10. Peace building: concepts and their nature 11. Peace building: processes and methods Epilogue References.