ISBN:
9780805800111
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (264 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version The Structure of Conflict
DDC:
303.6
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
A theory that attempts to bring order to the chaotic variety of conflict usually begins by distinguishing types of conflict and formulating general explanatory principles that relate and integrate them. In contrast to traditional methods, this book describes and explores the structural aspects of different types of conflicts, and discusses the important implications involved for both choosing and achieving methods for resolving conflict. Two important facets of conflict structure are recognized: the individuals involved and the behavioral principles that govern them; and the existence of optio
Description / Table of Contents:
The Structure of Conflict; Copyright; Preface; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I Type I Conflict; Chapter 2 The Theory of Individual Preference: Type I Conflict Resolution; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Single Peaked Functions; 2.2.1 Summary; 2.3 A Behavioral Basis for Single Peaked Preference Functions; 2.4 Technical Note: A Mathematical Basis for Single Peaked Preference Functions; 2.4.1 Proper Preference Functions; 2.4.2 Pareto Optimal Sets and Efficient Sets; 2.4.3 Existence of Single Peaked Functions; 2.5 If Bad Things Adapt; 2.6 Summary
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 3 Motivational Processes, Framing Effects, and the Classification of Type I Conflicts3.1 Motivational Processes and the Concept of Ambience; 3.2 The Effect of Framing; 3.3 The Classification of Type I Conflicts; Chapter 4 The Difficulty of Resolving Type I Conflicts: Research Suggestions and Conjectures; 4.1 The Effect of Ambience; 4.2 On Changing Ambience; 4.3 Concluding Remarks on Type I Theory; Part II Type II Conflict; Chapter 5 Basic Concepts; 5.1 Introduction to Type II Conflict; 5.2 An Example: Conflict Between Husband and Wife Over Number of Children
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5.3 Structural Differences Between Types I and IIChapter 6 Utility, Power, and Fairness; 6.1 Utility; 6.1.1 Interpersonal Comparability of Utility; 6.2 Power; 6.3 Fairness; Chapter 7 Edgeworth's Economical Calculus; 7.1 Edgeworth's Scale of Options for Negotiation; 7.2 Type II Representation; 7.3 Application of Edgeworth's Model to Changes in Economic Conditions; 7.3.1 Summary on Renegotiation; Chapter 8 On Constructing Options; Chapter 9 The Frontier of Preference; 9.1 The First Problem: An Optimal Scale of Options; 9.2 The Second Problem: Choosing an Option
Description / Table of Contents:
9.2.1 Some Alternative Composition Rules That Yield Single Peakedness9.2.2 The Problem with Multipeaked Functions; 9.2.3 Which Option?; 9.2.4 Some Related Literature; 9.2.5 The Debate; 9.2.6 Negotiation: The View from Within and from Without; 9.3 Construction of the Contract Curve; 9.4 An Extension of the Frontier of Preference to Type I Conflict; 9.5 Game Theory; Chapter 10 The Classification and the Difficulty of Resolving Type II Conflicts; 10.1 The Variety of Type II Conflicts; 10.2 Distance Between Adversaries; Chapter 11 Multiparty Conflicts and Election Systems
Description / Table of Contents:
11.1 Majority Vote and Intransitivity11.2 Effect of Single Peakedness; 11.3 The Jury System; 11.4 An Extension of the Frontier of Preference to Election Data; Chapter 12 A Summary, Some Correspondences, and a Transition; 12.1 Summary of Part II; 12.2 Correspondences Between Type I and Type II Conflict; 12.3 Relation Between Type II and III Conflict; Part III Type III Conflict; Chapter 13 Type III Conflict; 13.1 The Nature of Type III Conflict; 13.1.1 Conflict Resolution in the Animal Kingdom; 13.2 Resolving Type III Conflict; 13.2.1 The Availability of Courses of Action
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13.2.2 Selecting a Course of Action: Higher Game Theory
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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