Special Issue Announcement

Abstract

This unique special issue illustrates how ethnic issues are important in understanding conflict management. These articles illustrate how it is particularly important to understand the differences in conflict styles and also the means and methods of participation of constituents and third parties in the field of ethnic conflict management. One of the goals of the International Journal of Conflict Management is to encourage research from a wide range of scholars from many different countries (Posthuma, 2005). This special issue achieves this goal by gathering papers from different countries and cultures that deal with managing ethnic conflicts. The five studies in this issue examine various topics, including differences in conflict styles, participation of different constituencies and stakeholders in conflict resolution, and the influence of different forms of communication on conflict intervention preferences. These papers represent a diverse set of countries, ethnic groups, and a wide range of research methods. Countries represented in this special issue include France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Israel, and the United States, whilst a range of ethnic groups are discussed, including Arabs, Christians, Hindus, Israelis, Muslims, and Palestinians. The research methods include experiments, qualitative interviews, and surveys.