Conflict Resolution and Human Needs

Kevin Avruch is the Henry Hart Rice Professor of Conflict Resolution and Professor of Anthropology at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, and senior fellow and faculty in the Peace Operations Policy Program, School of Public Policy, at George Mason University. He is author or editor of six books, including Context and Pretext in Conflict Resolution: Culture, Identity, Power and Practice (2012), Culture and Conflict Resolution (1998) and Information Campaigns for Peace Operations (2000).

This edited volume examines Basic Human Needs theory and interactive problem solving, looking at recent developments in thinking about both and how these might affect peacebuilding in contemporary conflicts of the twenty-first century.

Introduction: Basic Human Needs in Theory and Practice, Kevin Avruch and Christopher Mitchell PART 1: BASIC HUMAN NEEDS IN THEORY 1. Extending the Reach of Basic Human Needs(BHN): A Comprehensive Theory for the Twenty-First Century, Dennis J.D. Sandole 2. Basic Human Needs and the Dilemma of Power in Conflict Resolution, Kevin Avruch 3. Through Gender Lenses: Human Needs in Theory in Conflict Resolution, Ingrid Sandole-Staroste 4. Moral Judgements, Human Needs and Conflict Resolution: Alternative Approaches to Ethical Standards, Louis Kriesberg 5.Ethics of Conflict Resolution Mediator: From Scientific Gaze to Sensitive and Skillful Action, Tarja Vayrynen 6. Explaining Human Conflict: Human Needs Theory and the Insight Approach, Jamie Price 7. From Human Needs to the Moral Imagination: The Promise of Post-Burtonian Conflict Resolution, Solon Simmons PART 2: BASIC HUMAN NEEDS IN PRACTICE 8. Beyond the "Classical Model" of Problem Solving Workshops: 25 Years of Experience, Experiment and Adaptation, Christopher Mitchell 9: Basic Human Needs: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice, Mohammed Abu-Nimer 10. Acknowledging Basic Human Needs and Adjusting the Focus of the Problem-Solving Workshop, Ronald J. Fisher 11.Basic Human Needs in Practice: The Georgian-South Ossetian Point of View Process, Susan Allen Nan and Jacquie L. Greiff 12. Human Needs and Conflict Resolution in Practice: Environment and Community, E. Franklin Dukes Afterword