Managing Public Disputes: A Practical Guide for Professionals in Government, Business, and Citizen's GroupsISBN: 978-0-7879-5742-1
Paperback
320 pages
August 2001, Jossey-Bass
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For more than a decade, Managing Public Disputes has been the first choice, hands-on guide for managers, offering useful instructions for handling a wide range of large and small public controversies from the national to the community level. It includes:
- Ten proven principles for managing conflict
- A comprehensive framework with step-by-step procedures for creating productive outcomes
- Seven illustrative case examples
- Detailed advice on effective methods for collecting information, conducting interviews, and analyzing a conflict situation
- Suggestions for handling special problems such as reluctant participants, keeping people at the negotiation table, and handling situations where emotions are running high
- Eight tasks targeted for designing an overall strategy for managing public disputes

