Introduction to Conflict Studies examines the nature, causes, dynamics, and ethical issues of all levels of conflict through a variety of theoretical lenses. With a strong awareness of the increasing complexity of conflict in the twenty-first century, the authors explore how and why conflicts start, how they escalate, and how they might be managed or resolved through such techniques as negotiation, mediation, peacekeeping, and reconciliation.

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Dr Jean-Francois Rioux is an associate professor in the Department of Conflict Studies at Saint Paul University. He's written extensively on conflict studies, Canadian foreign policy, and armed conflicts, including two books in French and one in English.

Dr Vern Neufeld Redekop is an associate professor in the Department of Conflict Studies at Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Ontario. He has written numerous articles, papers, and contributed chapters on conflict studies and resolution, and has published three books on the subject.

"This text covers an impressive amount of intellectual ground. . . . The authors have capably presented both the unity and diversity of conflict studies." --Nathan Funk, University of Waterloo

"The book covers a vast array of theoretical literature and would be very useful for someone coming to the subject matter for the first time." --Paul Gecelovsky, University of Western Ontario