Working for Peace

Rachel M. MacNair, Ph.D., in collaboration with
Psychologists for Social Responsibility

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Choir's Gotta Know How to Sing
Rachel M. MacNair, with Neil Wollman

Part I. Peace Workers: Getting Yourselves Together

1. Building Confidence for Social Action
Barry Childers

2. Cultivating Inner Peace
Christina Michaelson

3. Improving Your Personal Appeal
Neil Wollman

4. Overcoming Anger and Anxiety
Helen Margulies Mehr

5. Overcoming Helplessness and Discouragement
Gerald D. Oster

6. Overcoming Burnout
Christina Maslach and Mary E. Gomes

7. Dealing with the Distressed
Rachel M. MacNair

8. Parenting in the Peaceful Home
Susan M. Sisk and Larissa G. Duncan

9. Peace Within, Peace Between, Peace Among
Miriam L. Freeman

10. Working for Peace and Social Justice: Who's Watching?
Robert E. Alberti

Part II. Peace Groups: Getting Organized

11. Motivating Others to Work with You
Neil Wollman

12. Effective Group Meetings and Decision Making
Donelson R. Forsyth

13. Changing Within to Bring Change Outside: Promoting Healthy Group Dynamics
Shawn Meghan Burn

14. How to Know When It's Not Time to Get Discouraged
Rachel M. MacNair

15. Storytelling: A Workshop for Inspiring Group Action
Niki Harré, Pat Bullen, and Brad Olson

16. Three Examples of Successful Social Action Groups
Susan M. Koger, Carol J. Merrick, John W. Kraybill-Greggo, and Marcella J. Kraybill-
Greggo

Part III. Peacemaking: Transforming Conflict into Creativity

17. Using Conflict Constructively
Robert Pettit

18. Promoting Peaceful Interaction
Paul W. Keller and Charles T. Brown

19. Nonviolent Communication
Roxanne Manning and Jane Marantz Connor

20. Resolving Conflict from the Third Side
Carolyn Gellermann and Kurt C. O’Brien

21. Conflict Transformation Skills for Left and Right Wings
Rachel M. MacNair

22. Moving from the Clenched Fist to Shaking Hands: Working with Negative Emotions
Provoked by Conflict
Deborah Du Nann Winter

23. Preparing for Nonviolent Confrontations
George Lakey

Part IV. Peace Work: Getting the Message Out

24. Effective Media Communication
Matt Keener

25. Attracting an Audience: The Psychology of Layout and Design
J. W. P. Heuchert

26. Adding Peace to the Curriculum: Preschool through College
Linden L. Nelson

27. Parenting for Peace
Rita Sommers-Flanagan and John Sommers-Flanagan

28. Regrets, Realizations, and Resolutions of an Online Activist
Scot Evans

Part V. Peaceful Persuasion: Changing Attitudes

29. Creating a Peaceful Climate for Peace Work
Jo Young Switzer

30. Principles of Opinion Change
Neil Wollman and John Keating

31. Techniques of Behavior Change
Christopher S. Grundy and Richard Osbaldiston

32. Dialogs across Differences
Susan E. Hawes

33. Using the Mind's Drive for Consistency
Rachel M. MacNair

34. Humor for Peace: Finding Laughing Matters
Gary A. Zimmerman

Epilogue
Anne Anderson

About the Authors

Resources for Peace Work

Index

Posted by Evelin at February 8, 2006 09:42 AM