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Negotiating Buck Naked

Doukhobors, Public Policy, and Conflict Resolution

by (author) Gregory Cran

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2011
Category
Social History, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Rights
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774840927
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $99.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774812597
    Publish Date
    Jan 2007
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774812580
    Publish Date
    May 2006
    List Price
    $95.00

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Description

Negotiating Buck Naked examines the accord closely. Why did the violence end? How was the accord reached? What factors enabled it to succeed when numerous other interventions had failed? How did it change the patterns of conflict between the factions? To answer these questions, Cran develops a theoretical framework for understanding the process of dispute resolution, emphasizing that competing discourses are juxtaposed and that it is these different but equally valid narratives that must be negotiated. Using this approach, Cran extracts from the Doukhobor conflict valuable lessons for understanding the nature of both terrorism and hegemonic practices, and traces how we view conflict and intervention from a Western perspective.

About the author

Awards

  • Long-listed, George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in BC Writing and Publishing

Contributor Notes

Gregory J. Cran is Director of the School of Peace and Conflict Management at Royal Roads University and is a former treaty negotiator for the BC provincial government.

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