More Justice, More Peace: When Peacemakers Are Advocates

by Susanne Terry (Editor)

Overview

More Justice, More Peace: When Peacemakers Are Advocates gives voice to the conundrum of how mediators and other impartial third-party intervenors can revisit their roles in turbulent times. Designed to be used by conflict practitioners (mediators, facilitators, negotiators) and those in other professions where dealing with injustice is a constant struggle, the book’s contributions show that impartial parties can be advocates for justice.

In this engaging collection of personal stories, seasoned mediators show how they have worked to help justice emerge in or as a result of conflicts in families, institutions, organizations, and communities and across geographic boundaries. From the streets of Baltimore and Charlottesville to Karachi and Berlin, we hear of divided communities, terrible losses, relational wounds that appear to be beyond healing. We hear also of courage, compassion, imagination, and heart. These conflict practitioners are paving the way for others to see beyond conventional limits on the practice of mediation. Essential reading for students and practitioners alike, this work continues a much-needed conversation around the future of the conflict resolution field and will be an inspiration to anyone who wants to make a difference in the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538132944
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	04/13/2020
Series:	The ACR Practitioner's Guide Series , #2
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.32(w) x 10.37(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Susanne Terry is a pioneer in mediation and conflict education. She was one of the first mediators and conflict educators in the state of Vermont and was instrumental in writing the requirements for certification in mediation in the state. She created the Mediation Program of Woodbury College which later moved to Champlain College and became a highly respected graduate degree program.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Chapter One: And Justice for All

Author: Susanne Terry

Chapter Two: Or It Can Swallow You, Whole

Author: Erricka Bridgeford

Chapter Three: Leaning Into Justice

Author: E. Franklin Dukes

Chapter Four: Working From the Heart

Author: Helen Winter

Chapter Five: Productive Confrontation: Challenging Privilege, Power, and Access

Authors: Mary Dumas and Marina Piscolish

Chapter Six: Blazing Trails for Justice in Politics and Governance

Author: Rachel Barbour

Chapter Seven: Everyone Belongs

Author: Lucy Moore

Chapter Eight: Field Lessons from Latin America: Can dialogue manage the dynamics of extreme polarization and contribute to justice?

Authors: Julian Portilla and Gastón Aín

Chapter Nine: Pursuit of Peace through Mediation: A Pakistani Struggle

Author: Vishal Shamsi

Chapter Ten: “I Just Want My Family to Get Along!”: Eldercaring Coordination, Pathway to Justice and a Legacy of Peace

Authors: Sue Bronson and Linda Fieldstone

Chapter Eleven: A story of a journey – From Resolution beyond Transformation

Author: David Anderson Hooker

Chapter Twelve: Standing on Strong Shoulders

Authors: Beth Roy and Marlon Sherman

Chapter Thirteen: Beloved Communities for All

Author: Don Edwards

Chapter Fourteen: When the Steel Shutter Melts: The Power of Acknowledgement within a Relational Justice Process

Author: Geoffrey Corry

Chapter Fifteen: When Mediators Sue

Authors: Julie Macfarlane and Bernie Mayer

Biographies

Index

Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

The work of justice is not the exclusive province of the courts, it belongs to everyone. The contributors to this book demonstrate the special courage and enduring work needed to make justice and peace accessible to the most vulnerable in our communities. More Justice, More Peace is a must read for anyone who cares about justice and peace—and that should be all of us.

Michael John Aloi

What happens when we give justice a seat at the same table as those we serve with our conflict engagement skills and processes? Through the stories of those who’ve forged unconventional paths with their conflict engagement skills, this remarkable book paints a powerful picture of what becomes possible when we choose to work at the intersection of neutrality and activism, justice and accord.

Tammy Lenski

More Justice, More Peace is an impressive compilation of articulate voices from a community of innovative, problem-solving pathfinders and conflict resolution trailblazers. It addresses head-on the perennial paradox of how so-called impartial intervenors/third parties handle the questionable notion that dispute resolvers are to be neutral and are not to be advocates. In fifteen chapters, practitioners describe their conflict journeys and experiences that go beyond status quo affirming practices and processes. Each story told here opens a portal beyond neutrality to the promising frontiers of just peace in our evolving futures. It is a useful guide for the conflict-perplexed.

Thomas A. Fee

More Justice, More Peace is an impressive compilation of articulate voices from a community of innovative, problem-solving pathfinders and conflict resolution trailblazers. It addresses head-on the perennial paradox of how so-called impartial intervenors/third parties handle the questionable notion that dispute resolvers are to be neutral and are not to be advocates. In fifteen chapters, practitioners describe their conflict journeys and experiences that go beyond status quo affirming practices and processes. Each story told here opens a portal beyond neutrality to the promising frontiers of just peace in our evolving futures. It is a useful guide for the conflict-perplexed.

The work of justice is not the exclusive province of the courts, it belongs to everyone. The contributors to this book demonstrate the special courage and enduring work needed to make justice and peace accessible to the most vulnerable in our communities. More Justice, More Peace is a must read for anyone who cares about justice and peace--and that should be all of us.

What happens when we give justice a seat at the same table as those we serve with our conflict engagement skills and processes? Through the stories of those who've forged unconventional paths with their conflict engagement skills, this remarkable book paints a powerful picture of what becomes possible when we choose to work at the intersection of neutrality and activism, justice and accord.

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