Conflict Management: Theory and Practice offers practitioners and students a powerful framework for analysing how conflicts arise and evolve. Drawing upon a variety of theoretical foundations, this text provides tools to manage complex interpersonal, group and organisational dynamics—whether in workplace, community, legal, or everyday settings. This revised edition blends theory with practice, combining contemporary research with accessible explanations, practical techniques, real-world scenarios, and structured exercises. Readers will learn how to foster constructive dialogue, resolve impasses, and lead with clarity and confidence.
Features
Incorporates and reflects some of the changes that flow from the systemwide reform brought on by the establishment, in 2025, of new national mediation standards overseen by the Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards (AMDRAS) Board
Includes commentary from indigenous and multicultural conflict perspectives
Provides improved analysis of multi-party and multi-issue conflict contexts and those relevant to Australian practice and systems
Covers advances in online dispute resolution and artificial intelligence (AI) and their impacts upon conflict management
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Peter Condliffe Imprint: LexisNexis Butterworths Australia Country of Publication: Australia Edition: 7th edition Weight: 3.100kg ISBN:9780409361193 ISBN 10: 0409361194 Publication Date:04 December 2025 Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1 Navigating Conflict Chapter 2 Responding to Conflict Chapter 3 Conflict Management in Australia: A Short History Chapter 4 Essential CMR Skills Chapter 5 Managing Difficult Conversations and Complaints Management Chapter 6 Restorative Justice and Conferencing Chapter 7 Negotiation Essentials Chapter 8 Mediation Essentials Chapter 9 Comparative Mediation Approaches Chapter 10 Collaborative Practice and its Use in Legal Disputes Chapter 11 Group Conflict and Facilitation Skills Chapter 12 Dispute System Design: Ensuring Justice