'The SAGE Handbook of Conflict Resolution demonstrates the range of themes that constitute modern conflict resolution. It brings out its key issues, methods and dilemmas through original contributions by leading scholars in a dynamic and expanding field of inquiry. This handbook is exactly what it sets out to be: an indispensable tool for teaching, research and practice in conflict resolution' - Peter Wallensteen, Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University and University of Notre Dame

Introduction: The Nature of Conflict and Conflict Resolution - Jacob Bercovitch, Victor Kremenyuk and I William ZartmanPART I: History and Methods of Study The Evolution of Conflict Resolution - Louis Kriesberg Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution - Christer Jönsson and Karin Aggestam Conflict Resolution in the International System: A quantitative approach - J. David Singer and Shahryar Minhas Case Studies and Conflict Resolution - Jack S. Levy Game Theory as an Approach to Conflict Resolution - Rudolf Avenhaus Experimental Research on Social Conflict - Dean G. Pruitt Doing Conflict Research Through a Multi-Method Lens - Daniel Druckman Problem Solving Approaches - Tamra Pearson d'Estrée Constructivism and Conflict Resolution - Richard JacksonPART II: Issues and Sources of Conflict Territory as a Source of Conflict and a Road to Peace - John A. Vasquez and Brandon Valeriano Economic and Resources Causes of Conflicts - Philippe Le Billon Resolving Ecological Conflicts: Typical and special circumstances - Gunnar Sjösted Ethnicity, Negotiation and Conflict Management - Donald Rothchild Ethno-Religious Conflicts: Exploring the role of religion in conflict resolution - S. Ayse Kadayifci-OrellanaPART III: Methods of Managing Conflict Conflict Prevention: Theory in pursuit of policy and practice - Michael Lund Conflict Resolution and Negotiation - I. William Zartman Mediation and Conflict Resolution - Jacob Bercovitch The Settlement of International Disputes by Legal Means - Arbitration and Judicial Settlement - Franz Cede Dialogue as a Process for Transforming Relationships - Harold H. Saunders NGOs and Conflict Resolution - Andrea Bartoli United Nations Mediation Experience: Practical lessons for conflict resolution - Connie PeckPART IV: Current Features and Dilemmas in the Study of Conflict Resolution Terrorism and Conflict Resolution - William A. Donohue Media and Conflict Resolution - Eytan Gilboa Democracy and Conflict Resolution - David Kinsella and David L Rousseau Why Mediation Matters: Ending intractable conflicts - Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall Culture and Conflict Resolution - Guy Olivier Faure Peacekeeping and Beyond - Paul F. Diehl Reconciliation as a Peace-Building Process: Scope and limits - Valérie Rosoux Assessing Outcomes: Conflict management and the durability of peace - Scott Sigmund Gartner and Molly M Melin Peace versus Justice - and Beyond - Cecilia Albin The Spread of Civil War - Kristian Skrede Gleditsch Conflict Resolution and Human Rights: The state of the art - Eileen F. Babbitt Resolution of Military Conflicts and Confrontations (Force and Arms Control) - Victor Kremenyuk Training and Education - Paul Meerts Conclusion: Emerging Problems in Theory and Practice - Jacob Bercovitch, Victor Kremenyuk and I. William Zartman