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Small Group Research

Implications for Peace Psychology and Conflict Resolution

  • Integrates research findings on small groups Clarifies potential applications to peace and conflict resolution through an inductive process
  • Editors are well-published and well-known in the field
  • Resource (collective) dilemmas covers key and general studies, paradigms and theories, individual background (real and perceived), group size, framing of issues, and reward structures
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Peace Psychology Book Series (PPBS)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-1
  2. Cooperation, Competition, and Conflict Resolution

    • Herbert Blumberg, M. Valerie Kent, A. Paul Hare, Martin F. Davies
    Pages 1-44
  3. Bargaining, Coalitions, and Games: Classified Citations

    • Herbert Blumberg, M. Valerie Kent, A. Paul Hare, Martin F. Davies
    Pages 45-54
  4. Group Dynamics and Social Cognition

    • Herbert Blumberg, M. Valerie Kent, A. Paul Hare, Martin F. Davies
    Pages 55-84
  5. The Group and the Organization

    • Herbert Blumberg, M. Valerie Kent, A. Paul Hare, Martin F. Davies
    Pages 85-117
  6. Team Performance

    • Herbert Blumberg, M. Valerie Kent, A. Paul Hare, Martin F. Davies
    Pages 119-166
  7. Intergroup Relations

    • Herbert Blumberg, M. Valerie Kent, A. Paul Hare, Martin F. Davies
    Pages 167-201
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 192-192

About this book

Small group research is of particularly wide interest to people working in a fairly broad variety of areas concerned with understanding conflict, especially for practitioners and researchers concerned with conflict resolution, peace, and related areas.

The editors will focus on six main topical areas of small group research, which include:

- Cooperation, competition, and conflict resolution
- Coalitions, bargaining, and games
- Group dynamics and social cognition
- The group and organization
- Team performance
- Intergroup relations

Authors and Affiliations

  • Goldsmiths College, Dept. Psychology, University of London, London, United Kingdom

    Herbert Blumberg, Martin F. Davies

  • Nairobi, Kenya

    M. Valerie Kent

  • Blaustein Inst.Desert Research, Ctr. Desert Architecture, Ben-Gurion University Negev, Sede Boqer, Israel

    A. Paul Hare

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Small Group Research

  • Book Subtitle: Implications for Peace Psychology and Conflict Resolution

  • Authors: Herbert Blumberg, M. Valerie Kent, A. Paul Hare, Martin F. Davies

  • Series Title: Peace Psychology Book Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0025-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-0024-0Published: 04 October 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2983-8Published: 28 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-0025-7Published: 05 October 2011

  • Series ISSN: 2197-5779

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-5787

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 362

  • Topics: Personality and Social Psychology

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
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  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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