Reconstructing ripeness I: A study of constructive engagement in protracted social conflicts

Conflict Resolution Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-42

  Coleman, Peter T ^a,b   Hacking, Antony G ^a,c   Stover, Mark A ^d   Fisher Yoshida, Beth ^a   Nowak, Andrzej ^e,f,g,h,i  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

^b International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution

^c C Global Consulting   (United States)

^d GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^f Institute of Social Psychology of Informatics and Communications

^g UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^h Center for Complex Systems

ⁱ FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54949147626     PISSN: 15365581     EISSN: 15411508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/crq.222     Document Type: Article

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