Interactive conflict resolution is a method by which skilled and impartial parties - through facilitated dialogue and focused analysis - bring together unofficial representatives of groups or nations engaged in protracted and violent conflict. This book both describes and assesses this method.

This edited volume presents selected papers focusing on Ronald Fisher's cumulative contributions to understanding destructive intergroup conflicts from a social-psychological perspective, and to the development and assessment of small group, interactive methods for resolving them. Highlights include schematic models of third party consultations, intergroup conflicts, and a contingency approach to third party intervention. Overall, the selected texts offer a comprehensive description and clear rationale for interactive conflict resolution and its unique contributions to peacemaking.

This edited volume presents selected papers capturing Herbert Kelman's unique and seminal contributions to the social psychology of conflict analysis and resolution, with a special emphasis on the utility of concepts for understanding and constructively addressing violent and intractable conflicts. Central concepts covered include perceptual processes, basic human needs, group and normative processes, social identity, and intergroup trust, which form the basis for developing interactive methods of conflict resolution.

This edited volume presents selected papers focusing on Ronald Fisher's cumulative contributions to understanding destructive intergroup conflicts from a social-psychological perspective, and to the development and assessment of small group, interactive methods for resolving them. Highlights include schematic models of third party consultations, intergroup conflicts, and a contingency approach to third party intervention. Overall, the selected texts offer a comprehensive description and clear rationale for interactive conflict resolution and its unique contributions to peacemaking.

This edited volume presents selected papers capturing Herbert Kelman's unique and seminal contributions to the social psychology of conflict analysis and resolution, with a special emphasis on the utility of concepts for understanding and constructively addressing violent and intractable conflicts. Central concepts covered include perceptual processes, basic human needs, group and normative processes, social identity, and intergroup trust, which form the basis for developing interactive methods of conflict resolution.

'A View on Cancer' was inspired by the clients who came to our clinic seeking natural medicine support for their cancer treatment. It took many hours of work to find the best alternatives for each client. Eventually we developed a checklist approach to make sure that we covered the many complicated issues. The checklist developed into this book which provides a structured approach applicable to anyone with cancer, or anyone planning to prevent cancer. The key message of the book is that no matter how advanced the cancer, a strategy of treating the underlying cause of your cancer has considerable benefits and may eventually restore you to good health even if your medical options for a cure are limited. We highlight the research that shows that 95% of cancers are caused by a combination of lifestyle and environmental issues. The reason this checklist approach has been so successful is that we address the full range of underlying causes. While a medical treatment like chemotherapy may be important to treat an aggressive cancer, it is also important at the same time to address the underlying cause so that your body can manage both the cancer and the treatment. The checklist approach also reduces the chances that a cancer will re-occur and is useful for someone at risk of developing cancer, to use as a preventative tool. If there is no medical treatment for your cancer then this book has considerable benefits for you. It provides you with practical ways of helping your body manage the situation and allowing you to live with cancer. The authors, Ronald Fisher, ND and Caryn Wichmann, ND are qualified naturopathic doctors and their clinic is in Brisbane, Australia.

Treatment for depression with drugs has failed to help with depression because the causes of depression are not being addressed. Our clients were not responding to drug treatments for depression and traditional natural medicines did not seem to be any more effective than drugs. We found convincing research that demonstrated the link between the way people responded to stress and the development of depression. We started with this research and then developed a treatment protocol for our clients that focused on the key issues related to the underlying causes of depression. The results were impressive and that is why we have written this book. By following our treatment protocol not only do you remove the symptoms of depression, you also improve your health and energy levels. The effects of depression can be devastating and leave people struggling to achieve the things they want out of life. Our treatment protocol for depression can be implemented by anyone, including those suffering from a major depressive disorder. The book is an effective self-help tool for treating stress, anxiety and depression and is also suitable as a hand out for people being treated medically for depression.

Two Australian naturopathic doctors discovered that their clients were in 'fat storage mode' most of the time even when the client complied with a low calorie diet. The cause was a combined affect of 4 factors that can be summarized with the acronym FEAR. An important discovery was how any combination of these factors could keep anyone in 'fat storage mode' and prevent effective weight loss. Another important discovery was that having key nutrients in your diet didn't mean that you were actually absorbing them or utilizing them in your body. This means that the amount of calories that you consume is not the direct cause of weight gain or weight loss. In fact, people who consume very small amounts of food can still gain weight if they are in 'fat storage mode'. FEAR Made You Fat & Not Calories provides an easy to use, structured approach to achieving fast weight loss while you still enjoy eating. The common question of "how do I lose weight" is solved and you get lasting and healthy loss of fat. Ease of implementation is what has made this book popular. Implementing change is never easy and the authors have included ways to resolve emotional issues, gain control of your life and make effective and lasting changes. Some clients had developed chronic diseases like cancer, diebetes, arthritis and cardiovascular disease as a result of the four elements of FEAR. For these clients a process of converting a 'Disease State' into a 'Healthy State' was developed and is outlined in the book. Read this book, implement the changes, lose weight quick, use the best diet, and enjoy the new you.

This first-of-a-kind collection brings together in one volume the strongest available evidence of successful transfer effects from unofficial third-party work to official peacemaking. Using comparative case analysis from several real-world interventions, Paving the Way offers insights into the conditions and qualities of successful programs of interactive conflict resolution from experts in the field. Editor Ronald J. Fisher has assembled a collection of seminal case studies that illustrate interactive approaches to conflict resolution from the Malaysia-Indonesia conflict in the 1960s to the Peru-Equador peace process of the late 1990s. Integrating theory, research, and practice, the cases posit that interactive conflict resolution can make a significant, and sometimes essential, contribution to the resolution of protracted and violent identity conflicts. The methods and solutions offered in Paving the Way will serve as best practices for those in the field and as training tools and resources for scholars and policymakers.

This first-of-a-kind collection brings together in one volume the strongest available evidence of successful transfer effects from unofficial third-party work to official peacemaking. Using comparative case analysis from several real-world interventions, Paving the Way offers insights into the conditions and qualities of successful programs of interactive conflict resolution from experts in the field. Editor Ronald J. Fisher has assembled a collection of seminal case studies that illustrate interactive approaches to conflict resolution from the Malaysia-Indonesia conflict in the 1960s to the Peru-Equador peace process of the late 1990s. Integrating theory, research, and practice, the cases posit that interactive conflict resolution can make a significant, and sometimes essential, contribution to the resolution of protracted and violent identity conflicts. The methods and solutions offered in Paving the Way will serve as best practices for those in the field and as training tools and resources for scholars and policymakers.

Almost all current wars are primarily intra-state, involving complex societal conflicts with at least one party a non-state community. Second Track/ Citizens' Diplomacy is broadly defined as facilitated dialogue to address conflict issues between unofficial representatives or equivalent opinion leaders dfrom communities in conflict. It is an essential complement to official (first track) diplomacy for responding to the enormous challenge that these complex conflicts pose to building a sustainable and dynamic peace. In this volume, prominent contributors explain the development, theory and current practice of second track diplomacy. They examine the dynamics of modern complex conflicts, such as those in Sri Lanka, Israel/Palestine, Cyprus, or the Caucasus. Exploring innovative problem-solving methodologies, the book provides a detailed program for guiding 'Partners in Conflict' in the search for common ground and analyzes core issues that arise in the practice and evaluation of second track diplomacy. This book will be valuable to both academics and professionals involved in first or second track diplomacy, or interested in integrative methods of dispute resolution or conflict prevention, as well as to those working in development, peace-building or humanitarian programs at any phase of the conflict cycle.