Ronald J Fisher
Biographic Data
| ID | 3777342 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ronald J Fisher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ronald J |
| FAMILY NAME | Fisher |
| SIGNATURE | FISHER R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 165 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Transfer Effects from Problem-Solving Workshops to Negotiations
The problem-solving workshop (PSW) is a small-group method of conflict analysis and resolution that is identified with the very origins of the field and that has a considerable history of theorizing and practice. Since the creation of the method, scholars have addressed the question of the transfer of outcomes and effects from workshops to negotiation, policy making, and political discourse. Following a definition and review of the intentions and…
Ronald J. Fisher
Ronald J. Fisher
Ronald J. Fisher’s Selected Bibliography
The Role of National Identity in Conflict Resolution
Herbert C. Kelman
This edited volume presents selected papers capturing Herbert Kelman’s unique and seminal contributions to the social psychology of conflict analysis and resolution, with a special emphasis on the uti
Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Social Psychology of
Comparing a Problem-Solving Workshop to a Conflict Assessment Framework
The nexus between peacebuilding and development is widely acknowledged, and yet the two fields continue to operate differently in diagnosing destructive intergroup conflicts, as demonstrated by conflict analysis methods versus conflict assessment frameworks. This article juxtaposes conflict analysis, as illustrated by a problem- solving workshop on the Cyprus conflict, with a specialised conflict assessment workshop on an intergroup conflict in I…
Challenges of power asymmetry and justice for problem-solving workshops
The applicability and effectiveness of problem-solving workshops (PSWs) has been questioned in the case of significant power differences between the parties and in relation to an impartial facilitation role that may be blind to questions of justice in conflict resolution. This article analyzes these challenges in light of the theory of practice and the social-psychological rationale that support PSW methods. These methods attempt to acknowledge a…
Commentary on Herbert Kelman's contribution to interactive problem solving
It is an honor and a challenge to provide a commentary on Herbert Kelman's work on interactive problem solving (IPS), which presents a complex and integrated tapestry of theory, research, and practice devoted to the resolution of violent intergroup conflict, with special attention to the Israeli–Palestinian tragedy. In his tapestry, Herb has created a systematic and comprehensive description of the major components of IPS and its connections to t…
Assessing the Contingency Model of Third-Party Intervention in Successful Cases of Prenegotiation
The theory and practice of third-party intervention continue to develop in constructive directions and increasingly acknowledge the utility of unofficial methods directed more toward the subjective and relational aspects of international conflict. A previously developed contingency model of third-party intervention articulates the potential complementarity of these unofficial approaches (e.g. problem-solving workshops) with more traditional, offi…
Coordination Between Track Two and Track One Diplomacy in Successful Cases of Prenegotiation
An important form of coordination between track one and track two diplomacy revolves around unofficial problem-solving workshops at the level of politically influential individuals that make contributions to the process and outcomes of official negotiations. These contributions typically occur during the prenegotiation phase through the opening up of communication, the improvement of attitudes, the analysis of conflict issues and dynamics, the de…
The Problem-Solving Workshop as a Method of Research
Early proponents of the problem-solving workshop cast it as a method of research to study the phenomenon of social conflict, not only as a method of practice. As a research technique, problem-solving workshops can serve as both a forum for applying and testing concepts and models about conflict, and as a laboratory for inductive theorizing based on information provided by participants. Workshops can also be useful for identifying the typical barr…
Collective Self-Esteem and Construal of Racism
Participants from various ethnic groups were included in a study of the effects of collective self-esteem (CSE) on construal of racism. It was hypothesized that low CSE participants are more likely than high CSE participants to construe ambiguous behavior targeted at their group members as racist. Personal self-esteem was hypothesized to not predict construal of racism. It was further hypothesized that low CSE participants are more likely than hi…
Cyprus
The Cyprus conflict is an intractable, identity-based conflict that has challenged the international community for over 40 years. This article provides an overview of the history and sources of the conflict, followed by a description of both official and unofficial third-party interventions. Formal mediation, primarily by the United Nations, has consistently failed to produce a settlement by which the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot communities…
The Culture of Conflict
Generic Principles for Resolving Intergroup Conflict
Destructive intergroup conflict saps resources, perpetuates injustice, and wreaks horrendous costs on individuals and societies. Generic principles are developed for analyzing, confronting, and resolving intergroup conflict by drawing on theoretical, empirical, and practical work in applied social science. The principles are compatible with humanistic values and planned social change and are illustrated with reference to three case studies of int…
The Potential for Peacebuilding Forging a Bridge From Peacekeeping to Peacemaking
Protracted social conflicts rooted in the denial of the basic needs of identity groups are highly resistant to de‐escalation. The difficulty of following peacekeeping with successful peacemaking calls for the fuller development of peacebuilding, defined as interactive and developmental activities to improve the relationship and address basic needs. A contingency model of third‐party intervention provides a context for peacebuilding in which appro…
The Comparative Utility of Third Party Consultation and Mediation Within a Complex Simulation of Intergroup Conflict
Third party interventions designed to de-escalate intergroup conflict can be differentiated by their underlying assumptions regarding conflict. Process-oriented approaches such as third-party consultation try to de-escalate conflict by taking a subjective emphasis and focusing on the basic relationship between parties, their attitudes, and their perceptions. Traditional third-party interventions, particularly mediation, try to de-escalate conflic…
Developing the Field of Interactive Conflict Resolution
Inetractive conflict resolution involves small-group, problem-solving discussions between unofficial representatives of parties engaged in destructive conflict, facilitated by a third party of social scientist/practitioners. A review of primary contributions from the mid-1960s to the present concludes that the small number of limited applications demonstrates significant potential. For continuing development, the field needs to train larger numbe…
Two Nato Allies at the Threshold of War
As ambassador to Turkey during the Cyprus crisis (1965-1968), Parker T. Hart provides an insider's view of the management of that crisis in NATO and Greek-Turkish relations. Greece and most Greek Cypriots favored enosis (union with Greece), but Turkey and the Turk Cypriots were prepared to go to war to prevent such an annexation. A massacre of Turk Cypriot villagers in November 1967 focused the anger of Turkey, which was prepared to send troops t…
The Potential Complementarity of Mediation and Consultation within a Contingency Model of Third Party Intervention
This article provides a conceptual rationale for the potential complementarity of international mediation and third party consultation or problem-solving within the context of a contingency model. Social conflict is viewed as a dynamic process involving a mix of objective and subjective factors which changes over time, thus creating opportunities for different third party interventions. In the model, the various methods of intervention (conciliat…
The social psychology of intergroup and international conflict resolution
Needs Theory, Social Identity and an Eclectic Model of Conflict
The appeal of Needs Theory is that it offers additional support and a fresh perspective for the appropriateness and utility of the problemsolving approach to conflict resolution.
Towards a Contingency Approach to Third Party Intervention in Regional Conflict
management strategies, particularly third party approaches. Effective interventions need to acknowledge and address the numerous issues and demands which fuel the conflict. Thus, the different constituencies involved, their demands and interests, the belief systems challenged, the perceptions held, the history of the relationships, and the fundamental needs to be met must be dealt with if a conflict is to be resolved.1 With such a large number of…
Third Party Consultation as a Method of Intergroup Conflict Resolution
Third party consultation is a small group, problem-solving method for the study and resolution of social conflict. A statement of the major components of the method is followed by a review of studies involving intergroup conflict resolution in organizational, community and international settings. A number of theoretical issues are identified. Although the wide variety of practical applications are promising, the underlying theory is assessed to b…
Third party consultation
Conflict in its many forms is an omnipresent fact of human existence.Since it often includes dysfunctional and destructive components, men have explored numerous methods for its management, including techniques of avoid- ance, regulation, and resolution.A number of these methods involve the intervention of an outside third party as in mediation, arbitra- tion, and conciliation.Recently several investi- gators in various fields have been developin…
Towards a Contingency Approach to Third Party Intervention in Regional Conflict
management strategies, particularly third party approaches. Effective interventions need to acknowledge and address the numerous issues and demands which fuel the conflict. Thus, the different constituencies involved, their demands and interests, the belief systems challenged, the perceptions held, the history of the relationships, and the fundamental needs to be met must be dealt with if a conflict is to be resolved.1 With such a large number of…
The Potential Complementarity of Mediation and Consultation within a Contingency Model of Third Party Intervention
This article provides a conceptual rationale for the potential complementarity of international mediation and third party consultation or problem-solving within the context of a contingency model. Social conflict is viewed as a dynamic process involving a mix of objective and subjective factors which changes over time, thus creating opportunities for different third party interventions. In the model, the various methods of intervention (conciliat…
Prenegotiation Problem-Solving Discussions
Ronald J. Fisher, Prenegotiation Problem-Solving Discussions: Enhancing the Potential for Successful Negotiation, International Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2, Getting to the Table: Process of International Prenegotiation (Spring, 1989), pp. 442-474
Cyprus
The Cyprus conflict is an intractable, identity-based conflict that has challenged the international community for over 40 years. This article provides an overview of the history and sources of the conflict, followed by a description of both official and unofficial third-party interventions. Formal mediation, primarily by the United Nations, has consistently failed to produce a settlement by which the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot communities…
Developing the Field of Interactive Conflict Resolution
Inetractive conflict resolution involves small-group, problem-solving discussions between unofficial representatives of parties engaged in destructive conflict, facilitated by a third party of social scientist/practitioners. A review of primary contributions from the mid-1960s to the present concludes that the small number of limited applications demonstrates significant potential. For continuing development, the field needs to train larger numbe…
Generic Principles for Resolving Intergroup Conflict
Destructive intergroup conflict saps resources, perpetuates injustice, and wreaks horrendous costs on individuals and societies. Generic principles are developed for analyzing, confronting, and resolving intergroup conflict by drawing on theoretical, empirical, and practical work in applied social science. The principles are compatible with humanistic values and planned social change and are illustrated with reference to three case studies of int…
Coordination Between Track Two and Track One Diplomacy in Successful Cases of Prenegotiation
An important form of coordination between track one and track two diplomacy revolves around unofficial problem-solving workshops at the level of politically influential individuals that make contributions to the process and outcomes of official negotiations. These contributions typically occur during the prenegotiation phase through the opening up of communication, the improvement of attitudes, the analysis of conflict issues and dynamics, the de…
Assessing the Contingency Model of Third-Party Intervention in Successful Cases of Prenegotiation
The theory and practice of third-party intervention continue to develop in constructive directions and increasingly acknowledge the utility of unofficial methods directed more toward the subjective and relational aspects of international conflict. A previously developed contingency model of third-party intervention articulates the potential complementarity of these unofficial approaches (e.g. problem-solving workshops) with more traditional, offi…
Two Nato Allies at the Threshold of War
As ambassador to Turkey during the Cyprus crisis (1965-1968), Parker T. Hart provides an insider's view of the management of that crisis in NATO and Greek-Turkish relations. Greece and most Greek Cypriots favored enosis (union with Greece), but Turkey and the Turk Cypriots were prepared to go to war to prevent such an annexation. A massacre of Turk Cypriot villagers in November 1967 focused the anger of Turkey, which was prepared to send troops t…
The Culture of Conflict
The Comparative Utility of Third Party Consultation and Mediation Within a Complex Simulation of Intergroup Conflict
Third party interventions designed to de-escalate intergroup conflict can be differentiated by their underlying assumptions regarding conflict. Process-oriented approaches such as third-party consultation try to de-escalate conflict by taking a subjective emphasis and focusing on the basic relationship between parties, their attitudes, and their perceptions. Traditional third-party interventions, particularly mediation, try to de-escalate conflic…
The Problem-Solving Workshop as a Method of Research
Early proponents of the problem-solving workshop cast it as a method of research to study the phenomenon of social conflict, not only as a method of practice. As a research technique, problem-solving workshops can serve as both a forum for applying and testing concepts and models about conflict, and as a laboratory for inductive theorizing based on information provided by participants. Workshops can also be useful for identifying the typical barr…
The Potential for Peacebuilding Forging a Bridge From Peacekeeping to Peacemaking
Protracted social conflicts rooted in the denial of the basic needs of identity groups are highly resistant to de‐escalation. The difficulty of following peacekeeping with successful peacemaking calls for the fuller development of peacebuilding, defined as interactive and developmental activities to improve the relationship and address basic needs. A contingency model of third‐party intervention provides a context for peacebuilding in which appro…
The Relationship Between Personal Desirability and Endorsement With a Forced-Choice Technique
Reliable differences were found between the personal desirability ratings given by individual Ss to the two statements comprising the EPPS items
Third party consultation
Conflict in its many forms is an omnipresent fact of human existence.Since it often includes dysfunctional and destructive components, men have explored numerous methods for its management, including techniques of avoid- ance, regulation, and resolution.A number of these methods involve the intervention of an outside third party as in mediation, arbitra- tion, and conciliation.Recently several investi- gators in various fields have been developin…
The Impact of Self-Selection and Reference Group Identification in a University Living-Learning Center
A co-educational living-learning center for the arts was studied through participant observation and quantitative assessment. Residents who had selfselected into the center exhibited higher aesthetic interests and greater satisfaction than members who were assigned by their location preferences. Members who perceived the membership group as a positive reference group exhibited higher aesthetic interests, lower religious interests, greater satisfa…
Third Party Consultation as a Method of Intergroup Conflict Resolution
Third party consultation is a small group, problem-solving method for the study and resolution of social conflict. A statement of the major components of the method is followed by a review of studies involving intergroup conflict resolution in organizational, community and international settings. A number of theoretical issues are identified. Although the wide variety of practical applications are promising, the underlying theory is assessed to b…
Prenegotiation Problem-Solving Discussions
Ronald J. Fisher, Prenegotiation Problem-Solving Discussions: Enhancing the Potential for Successful Negotiation, International Journal, Vol. 44, No. 2, Getting to the Table: Process of International Prenegotiation (Spring, 1989), pp. 442-474
The social psychology of intergroup and international conflict resolution
Needs Theory, Social Identity and an Eclectic Model of Conflict
The appeal of Needs Theory is that it offers additional support and a fresh perspective for the appropriateness and utility of the problemsolving approach to conflict resolution.
Towards a Contingency Approach to Third Party Intervention in Regional Conflict
management strategies, particularly third party approaches. Effective interventions need to acknowledge and address the numerous issues and demands which fuel the conflict. Thus, the different constituencies involved, their demands and interests, the belief systems challenged, the perceptions held, the history of the relationships, and the fundamental needs to be met must be dealt with if a conflict is to be resolved.1 With such a large number of…
Two Nato Allies at the Threshold of War
As ambassador to Turkey during the Cyprus crisis (1965-1968), Parker T. Hart provides an insider's view of the management of that crisis in NATO and Greek-Turkish relations. Greece and most Greek Cypriots favored enosis (union with Greece), but Turkey and the Turk Cypriots were prepared to go to war to prevent such an annexation. A massacre of Turk Cypriot villagers in November 1967 focused the anger of Turkey, which was prepared to send troops t…
The Potential Complementarity of Mediation and Consultation within a Contingency Model of Third Party Intervention
This article provides a conceptual rationale for the potential complementarity of international mediation and third party consultation or problem-solving within the context of a contingency model. Social conflict is viewed as a dynamic process involving a mix of objective and subjective factors which changes over time, thus creating opportunities for different third party interventions. In the model, the various methods of intervention (conciliat…
The Potential for Peacebuilding Forging a Bridge From Peacekeeping to Peacemaking
Protracted social conflicts rooted in the denial of the basic needs of identity groups are highly resistant to de‐escalation. The difficulty of following peacekeeping with successful peacemaking calls for the fuller development of peacebuilding, defined as interactive and developmental activities to improve the relationship and address basic needs. A contingency model of third‐party intervention provides a context for peacebuilding in which appro…
The Comparative Utility of Third Party Consultation and Mediation Within a Complex Simulation of Intergroup Conflict
Third party interventions designed to de-escalate intergroup conflict can be differentiated by their underlying assumptions regarding conflict. Process-oriented approaches such as third-party consultation try to de-escalate conflict by taking a subjective emphasis and focusing on the basic relationship between parties, their attitudes, and their perceptions. Traditional third-party interventions, particularly mediation, try to de-escalate conflic…
Developing the Field of Interactive Conflict Resolution
Inetractive conflict resolution involves small-group, problem-solving discussions between unofficial representatives of parties engaged in destructive conflict, facilitated by a third party of social scientist/practitioners. A review of primary contributions from the mid-1960s to the present concludes that the small number of limited applications demonstrates significant potential. For continuing development, the field needs to train larger numbe…
Generic Principles for Resolving Intergroup Conflict
Destructive intergroup conflict saps resources, perpetuates injustice, and wreaks horrendous costs on individuals and societies. Generic principles are developed for analyzing, confronting, and resolving intergroup conflict by drawing on theoretical, empirical, and practical work in applied social science. The principles are compatible with humanistic values and planned social change and are illustrated with reference to three case studies of int…
The Culture of Conflict
Cyprus
The Cyprus conflict is an intractable, identity-based conflict that has challenged the international community for over 40 years. This article provides an overview of the history and sources of the conflict, followed by a description of both official and unofficial third-party interventions. Formal mediation, primarily by the United Nations, has consistently failed to produce a settlement by which the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot communities…
Collective Self-Esteem and Construal of Racism
Participants from various ethnic groups were included in a study of the effects of collective self-esteem (CSE) on construal of racism. It was hypothesized that low CSE participants are more likely than high CSE participants to construe ambiguous behavior targeted at their group members as racist. Personal self-esteem was hypothesized to not predict construal of racism. It was further hypothesized that low CSE participants are more likely than hi…
The Problem-Solving Workshop as a Method of Research
Early proponents of the problem-solving workshop cast it as a method of research to study the phenomenon of social conflict, not only as a method of practice. As a research technique, problem-solving workshops can serve as both a forum for applying and testing concepts and models about conflict, and as a laboratory for inductive theorizing based on information provided by participants. Workshops can also be useful for identifying the typical barr…
Coordination Between Track Two and Track One Diplomacy in Successful Cases of Prenegotiation
An important form of coordination between track one and track two diplomacy revolves around unofficial problem-solving workshops at the level of politically influential individuals that make contributions to the process and outcomes of official negotiations. These contributions typically occur during the prenegotiation phase through the opening up of communication, the improvement of attitudes, the analysis of conflict issues and dynamics, the de…
Assessing the Contingency Model of Third-Party Intervention in Successful Cases of Prenegotiation
The theory and practice of third-party intervention continue to develop in constructive directions and increasingly acknowledge the utility of unofficial methods directed more toward the subjective and relational aspects of international conflict. A previously developed contingency model of third-party intervention articulates the potential complementarity of these unofficial approaches (e.g. problem-solving workshops) with more traditional, offi…
Challenges of power asymmetry and justice for problem-solving workshops
The applicability and effectiveness of problem-solving workshops (PSWs) has been questioned in the case of significant power differences between the parties and in relation to an impartial facilitation role that may be blind to questions of justice in conflict resolution. This article analyzes these challenges in light of the theory of practice and the social-psychological rationale that support PSW methods. These methods attempt to acknowledge a…
Commentary on Herbert Kelman's contribution to interactive problem solving
It is an honor and a challenge to provide a commentary on Herbert Kelman's work on interactive problem solving (IPS), which presents a complex and integrated tapestry of theory, research, and practice devoted to the resolution of violent intergroup conflict, with special attention to the Israeli–Palestinian tragedy. In his tapestry, Herb has created a systematic and comprehensive description of the major components of IPS and its connections to t…
Comparing a Problem-Solving Workshop to a Conflict Assessment Framework
The nexus between peacebuilding and development is widely acknowledged, and yet the two fields continue to operate differently in diagnosing destructive intergroup conflicts, as demonstrated by conflict analysis methods versus conflict assessment frameworks. This article juxtaposes conflict analysis, as illustrated by a problem- solving workshop on the Cyprus conflict, with a specialised conflict assessment workshop on an intergroup conflict in I…
Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Social Psychology of
Ronald J. Fisher
Psychology (23 works) · Political science (22 works) · Sociology (21 works) · Conflict resolution (19 works) · Law (19 works) · Social Psychology (17 works) · Computer Science (14 works) · Conflict Management and Negotiation (11 works) · Law (11 works) · Politics (9 works)