Document Type
Review
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
Bernie is at it again! And we can be thankful for that. For the past three decades, he has consistently provided leadership in our field. A central part of his work has been his invitation for us to rethink just what our field is. Through his work, he has offered us an expanded definition of our role. This time, in Staying with Conflict, he wants us to consider how misleading and confining our tag line of “conflict resolution” is. So much of what we deal with cannot be resolved! If that is our self-concept, he argues, we will often be irrelevant in our work. We need to stop equating “progress with solutions.”
Recommended Citation
Schneider, Carl E. Review of Staying with Conflict: A Strategic Approach to Ongoing Disputes, by Bernard Mayer. Family Court Review 47, no. 4 (2009): 737-8.