Constructive conflict management : Asia-Pacific cases / editors, Fred E. Jandt, Paul B. Pedersen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Forewords -- Preface -- 1. Culturally Contextual Models for Creative Conflict Management -- 2. Community Mediation in Malaysia: A Pilot Program for the Department of National Unity -- 3. The Reconciliation System of the Republic of China -- 4. The Moral Recovery Program as a Political Tool for Social Transformation in the Philippines -- 5. Culture and Conflict in Canada: Tradition and Transition -- 6. Nabin and Nasima: A Clash of Hindu and Muslim Communities -- 7. Khukumoni and Masud: Living Happily Now -- 8. Rawshan Ara: The Victim of Polygamy -- 9. Conflict Over the Role of Women in Contemporary China: Prospects for Liberation and Resolution -- 10. The Effects of Tribal Wars on Personal and Family Disputes in Papua New Guinea -- 11. Mediation, an Effective Way of Conflict Resolution: Sri Lanka Experience -- 12. Ishaq Gets Back Land After 40 Years -- 13. Vendetta and Buddhist Mediator in Southern Thailand -- 14. Tiger Saves Taiga: Saving the Siberian Ecosystem From Hyundai's Logging Operations -- 15. Toxic Waste Management in Malaysia -- 16. The Dumping of Industrial Waste in Teshima, Japan -- 17. Child Labor in Nepal's Carpet Industries -- 18. Arbitration in Thailand -- 19. China and Japan Dispute Copyright of "Ultraman" Toys -- 20. Han and Hui and a Shared Cooking Stove -- 21. Citizens' Right to Their Reputation -- 22. Manakamana Village's Demand for Drinking Water -- 23. An Indigenous Perspective on One Aspect of Reconciliation -- 24. Philippine Rural Development and Indigenous Communities: Aytas and the Sacobia Project -- 25. Recent Attempt at Ethnic Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka -- 26. The Cultural Context of Mediation and Constructive Conflict Management -- Index -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors.

How did environmental groups and a multinational company agree to halt logging operations in a Korean old-growth forest? How did the families of a Muslim woman and a Hindu man resolve a crisis in the couple's relationship? How did the government of China manage a copyright infringement case between a Japanese company and a Chinese business?

Different cultures employ a wide range of styles in managing conflict. Using cases drawn from the Asian and Pacific Island area, this unique volume examines how conflict within and between cultures can be successfully mediated on the micro (businesses and individuals) level, and how this success can be applied to the macro (government and nongovernment organizations) level.

In Constructive Conflict Management the editors present models for conflict management in a cultural context, and apply those models to 24 wide-ranging cases. The cases cover a variety of conflict types: regional/cultural, nuclear family, extended family, land and environmental, neighborhood disputes, and those involving indigenous peoples. The book reveals how culture can provide a positive resource, rather than a barrier, for the mediation of multicultural conflict.

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